Newbie Trip to the Range

[Cuda444]

Yesterday I managed to convince 2 good friends to come to the range with me. Eileen, despite her apprehensions, was a good sport and made the trip up to Harvard. She had never so much as held a gun prior to yesterday. Ryan has shot once or twice before and was really excited to get started. So, after the obligatory safety/basic firearms operation speech, we got started.

Ryan started things off with the AR15, which he had shot before, quite well I might add. Here he is shooting, I'm watching his shots through the scoped 10/22.

After a few shots through the 10/22, Eileen decided she was ready to give the AR15 a go:

We moved over to the 10yd range to introduce Eileen and Ryan to the wonderful world of handguns.

Eileen giving the Beretta 92 a go after first trying the Ruger MkIII:

Ryan with the XD-45:

All in all it was a great afternoon. Eileen had a great time and wants to go again. Ryan is going to apply for his LTC. You can add 2 more to our side

 

[pdm]

Excellent!

 

[doobie]

Tsk,tsk, she's monopoding the AR mag I need to find more people to convert, er introduce to the fine art of firearms.

 

[Mike-Mike]

Good work!

 

[PatMcD]

+1 rep point for taking new people shooting.

 

[packingungal]

Very nice!!

 

[CRSIII]

Cuda, good on you! This is what we need more of !
+1 rep.

 

[ateamrob]

nice job Cuda....

I am so happy to see new people get taught the correct way and develope an appreciation for what we do....

I am bringing 3 of my friends to the range next week who have never fired a weapon either so maybe we can keep this thing going.

nice work....

 

[dwarven1]

Hey, Cuda, I'm glad to see she got over her fears - that was me packing up and leaving when you guys got there.

Damn, NESers are everywhere... Thought I had my NES badge on my hat, too.

 

[MassMark]

Excellent Cuda - excellent!

 

[m44]

Thats great, looks like a lot of fun.

 

[Cuda444]

Hey, Cuda, I'm glad to see she got over her fears - that was me packing up and leaving when you guys got there.

Damn, NESers are everywhere... Thought I had my NES badge on my hat, too.

Aw man, I wish I had known! I usually try to wear NES garb to the range for that very reason; I didn't notice your NES pin. I'm always happy to meet new people! She did very well... Took her a little time to get settled in, but all in all it was a great afternoon at the range.

I'm sure I'll be seeing you again soon!