She had a good time and He had an absolute blast. He shot the AK bout as fast as I could load mags.
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- Mon Mar 04, 2019 5:23 pm
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- Mon Mar 04, 2019 2:44 pm
- Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
- Topic: British Couple (Joel & Lia) Go Shooting
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Re: British Couple (Joel & Lia) Go Shooting
About 8 yrs ago a young couple that took one of my training classes wanted to give a whole day on the range to the wife's parents when they came to Texas on vacation. They were from Massachusetts. She had never held a real gun and he had shot a .22 about 5 or 6 times (I ask and that was 5-6 shots not range trips) when he was a little kid. They had a pretty warped view of the Texas gun culture and those who carry. Well indoctrinated by the media and politicians in Mass.
They agreed somewhat reluctantly.
We visited a little and they relaxed.
I showed them how their rifle functioned. (Ruger 10/22)
We went over the 4 major safety rules.
They learned sight alignment, target acquisition, trigger control.
She was real nervous so I shot one first to let her see that the "kickback" was not an issue.
They both had a blast shooting. Started on a bench w/ a rest and progressed to a post then off hand. They were shooting at 30yrds.
Progressed to handguns. Same routine as above. Springfield Armory XD in 9mm.
Started by me shooting one first. One bullet at a time for about 3. Then loaded 5 and one at a time on command. Not at all what they expected.
She did one string of 2 then 3 rapid fire. That was all the rapid fire she wanted. He loved it.
I separated them and let her shoot one at a time til she got tired then let him shoot.
He learned to move and shoot. Loved that. Then he wanted the AK-47.
Same learning drill as above. I don't remember how many rounds he shot but until he got tired. He sure killed a lot of silhouette bad guys.
The couple said they went back to Mass with a much different attitude about the Texas gun culture and shooters. Never stopped talking about how much fun they had that day.
Whether we want to admit it or not we are ambassadors for the 2nd Amendment. Lets be a good one when we have the chance.
They agreed somewhat reluctantly.
We visited a little and they relaxed.
I showed them how their rifle functioned. (Ruger 10/22)
We went over the 4 major safety rules.
They learned sight alignment, target acquisition, trigger control.
She was real nervous so I shot one first to let her see that the "kickback" was not an issue.
They both had a blast shooting. Started on a bench w/ a rest and progressed to a post then off hand. They were shooting at 30yrds.
Progressed to handguns. Same routine as above. Springfield Armory XD in 9mm.
Started by me shooting one first. One bullet at a time for about 3. Then loaded 5 and one at a time on command. Not at all what they expected.
She did one string of 2 then 3 rapid fire. That was all the rapid fire she wanted. He loved it.
I separated them and let her shoot one at a time til she got tired then let him shoot.
He learned to move and shoot. Loved that. Then he wanted the AK-47.
Same learning drill as above. I don't remember how many rounds he shot but until he got tired. He sure killed a lot of silhouette bad guys.
The couple said they went back to Mass with a much different attitude about the Texas gun culture and shooters. Never stopped talking about how much fun they had that day.
Whether we want to admit it or not we are ambassadors for the 2nd Amendment. Lets be a good one when we have the chance.