Best range day in awhile!

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  • Nojoy621

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    Not just because I got to shoot my new Vaquero which was awesome! But more importantly I brought three non gun owners with me to teach them some basic shooting. One of my coworkers, my boss and my boss 12 year old daughter all wanted to give shooting a try, so off to the range we went today.

    we started off with some basic safety rules and how to operate a firearm. I started everyone on my ruger 22/45 and 10/22. It was nothing but smiles! The adults moved up to shooting my SP-01 9mm and glock 30 and even tried the super scary 44mag..they loved every second of it. Shot some rounds out of my AR taking a a couple breaks for pictures along the way. My bosses daughter shot the AR but it was a little heavy for her, but she absolutely loved shooting the 22's, And she outshot her dad..by a lot!

    Besides shooting my new vaquero I spent the whole trip loading mags and taking pictures. I haven't had a chance to do that in awhile and it's one of the things I love the most about shooting sports. The smiles on everyone's faces was worth it enough for me.

    A damn good day.
     

    jagee

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    For someone with a username of "Nojoy" this seems like a rather joyful post.

    Sounds like a good day, good job bringing new shooters to the fold!
     

    lovemywoods

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    Every new person we introduce to firearms can become an enthusiast or just someone who has some real-life experience and knows that guns aren't evil.
    Well done Nojoy! We should all try to introduce people to firearms.
     

    STEEL CORE

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    Good job, my 13 year old granddaughter is staying with us this week for spring break, today at 1PM we will take her to the range for her spring break session.
     

    LarryC

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    Great day! Hard to beat a day at the range, especially introducing 3 new shooters to our sport. Good on you for the effort, I'm sure you really enjoyed the day. Sometimes it is almost better to see a young one's excitement at shooting the first time than shooting yourself.
     

    DocIndy

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    My 22/45 is always a favorite for new shooters. I bought a mag loader for it and it sure saves my thumb. I just picked up a couple of 1000 count boxes of M-22 so I'm good to go when I hit the range next with a new shooter. Hopefully the boss and daughter really enjoyed the range trip and it will lead to more group outings to the range.
     

    STEEL CORE

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    Took my granddaughter shooting yesterday at INDY GUN BUNKER with the wife then on to Journey in Fishers to chow down, nice afternoon, what could be better than target practice and food ?!?
     

    TWEAKD4

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    It is so easy to get selfish and focus on your own shooting but it is rewarding seeing the enjoyment of others do something they have never done before. Unlike other hobbies you either have to be invited or jump head first into shooting. I'm glad you were there to give everyone a good start.
     
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