Bookman
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Friday night was great! I got to introduce two of the guys I work with to the wonderful world of shooting. Neither had ever shot any type of firearm before, but they'd heard myself and a few other talking and were very anxious to do so.
We got to the range at about 6:30. (I was there at 6:00, but both of them were late.) We signed the paperwork. I went over basic range safety, and we headed to the shooting area.
I'd brought both of my pistols. One (primary) is a Tanfoglio .45. The other (BUG) is a Micro Desert Eagle. The first is DA/SA. The second is DAO. I figured these would be a good introduction for two men.
We went over safety and operation of the .45 and made a few dry runs to check comprehension and make a few corrections. Then we went to live fire. Of course, everything about the first shot was a complete surprise, but the grins told me they were having fun. They were all over the target at first, but we worked on trigger control and they got progressively better as the night wore on. I let them shoot 25 rounds apiece at a hostage target and the hostage only died or was severely wounded about 5 times. I figure that's not too bad for a couple of newbies.
Next we went to the .380. They didn't like that much because of the recoil.
Next they decided they wanted to try a .40 S&W, so they rented one, bought a box of ammo, and we went over the Smith. I neglected to check which model, but it was DAO so it had a heavy trigger pull which they really didn't like.
In the end they preferred the .45 and one guy said he wanted to get one. While the .45 is a great gun I suggested he wait until he's shot a few other pistols and maybe some revolvers before making up his mind.
After we finished at the range we retired to Dino's, where Manu's staff took great care of us, whipping up some food that's an 11 on a scale of 1-10.
As we were finishing our meal the two newbies basically asked me when we could go again.
BTW - I started them out at 3 yards for sight picture and to build confidence that they could at least hit the target, then moved them out to 7 yards. Before the end one guy tried it out at 15 yards.
Friday night was great! I got to introduce two of the guys I work with to the wonderful world of shooting. Neither had ever shot any type of firearm before, but they'd heard myself and a few other talking and were very anxious to do so.
We got to the range at about 6:30. (I was there at 6:00, but both of them were late.) We signed the paperwork. I went over basic range safety, and we headed to the shooting area.
I'd brought both of my pistols. One (primary) is a Tanfoglio .45. The other (BUG) is a Micro Desert Eagle. The first is DA/SA. The second is DAO. I figured these would be a good introduction for two men.
We went over safety and operation of the .45 and made a few dry runs to check comprehension and make a few corrections. Then we went to live fire. Of course, everything about the first shot was a complete surprise, but the grins told me they were having fun. They were all over the target at first, but we worked on trigger control and they got progressively better as the night wore on. I let them shoot 25 rounds apiece at a hostage target and the hostage only died or was severely wounded about 5 times. I figure that's not too bad for a couple of newbies.
Next we went to the .380. They didn't like that much because of the recoil.
Next they decided they wanted to try a .40 S&W, so they rented one, bought a box of ammo, and we went over the Smith. I neglected to check which model, but it was DAO so it had a heavy trigger pull which they really didn't like.
In the end they preferred the .45 and one guy said he wanted to get one. While the .45 is a great gun I suggested he wait until he's shot a few other pistols and maybe some revolvers before making up his mind.
After we finished at the range we retired to Dino's, where Manu's staff took great care of us, whipping up some food that's an 11 on a scale of 1-10.
As we were finishing our meal the two newbies basically asked me when we could go again.
BTW - I started them out at 3 yards for sight picture and to build confidence that they could at least hit the target, then moved them out to 7 yards. Before the end one guy tried it out at 15 yards.