NCLivingBrit
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So after some discussion my girlfriend and I decided to take her 10 year old daughter to the shooting range today. It was her first time shooting a firearm, although she has plenty of Nerf guns.
I had forgotten how much I enjoy teaching folks the basics. She was attentive, asked questions when she didn't understand and was one of the safest new shooters I've ever escorted.
Here she is shooting my Rossi 62 pump in 22LR
She got in with that like a house on fire, so after a hundred and something rounds (5 at a time due to range rules) we tried her in my 10/22. I didn't want to confuse her with malfunction drills yet, but she was clearing her own malfs by the end from watching me and confirming each step before she did it.
Her groupings were consistent and impressive for a first time, even off a rest at about 10 yards. Her POI would change a bit between strings but each string would usually be clustered close to the first round.
This is her last target of the day. I note the guy next to us was firing off a selection of .45 and 9mm pocket guns that were shaking the roof and hitting her in the head with brass multiple times and she still maintained her cool and kept plugging away.
She had a blast and wants to do it again, and so do I! I never did quite get to shoot my AR and probably only shot 20 or 30 rounds myself but that was one of the best days at the range I've had in forever.
I had forgotten how much I enjoy teaching folks the basics. She was attentive, asked questions when she didn't understand and was one of the safest new shooters I've ever escorted.
Here she is shooting my Rossi 62 pump in 22LR
She got in with that like a house on fire, so after a hundred and something rounds (5 at a time due to range rules) we tried her in my 10/22. I didn't want to confuse her with malfunction drills yet, but she was clearing her own malfs by the end from watching me and confirming each step before she did it.
Her groupings were consistent and impressive for a first time, even off a rest at about 10 yards. Her POI would change a bit between strings but each string would usually be clustered close to the first round.
This is her last target of the day. I note the guy next to us was firing off a selection of .45 and 9mm pocket guns that were shaking the roof and hitting her in the head with brass multiple times and she still maintained her cool and kept plugging away.
She had a blast and wants to do it again, and so do I! I never did quite get to shoot my AR and probably only shot 20 or 30 rounds myself but that was one of the best days at the range I've had in forever.
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