My personal international gun day

[hoosierdoc]

We have a German citizen staying with us and she's been very interested in firearms since she arrived. Her grandfather is upset Germany lost the war and hates America. That being said, she loves it here and has been wanting to hit the range for a few months. Today was that day.

We started with a .22, then a .380, then the XD9SC and finally the XD9. She like the SC the best and got fairly proficient after a few magazines.

At one point I realized I was watching a German in America shooting a Croatian gun with Korean ammunition. We are so cosmopolitan...

We then moved to rifle and her first shot with the AK was priceless. HUGE smile and an "I like that". She shot a few mags in the AK and then a few rounds of the Mosin Nagant 91/30 which was too much kick for her.

All in all a fun day at the range even if it was a bit hot. I put my pistol targets to 14y and was still hitting the 5.5" targets about half the time. I found shooting at 7y I was getting lazy because I was settling for decent shots and not taking my time. After shooting at 14y a few times my 7y grouping was phenomenal.

The day ended with me watching a guy shoot his pistol standing up at the 50y targets. I also saw a revolver on a bipod with a scope on the 100y range. Pretty cool stuff.

 

[ludlow]

Sounds like a good day. Always nice to introduce a new comer into the fold.

 

[JohnP82]

Sounds like a great day!!!

 

[GBuck]

I want pics of the German female shooting!

 

[tv1217]

] Her grandfather is upset Germany lost the war and hates America.

Do we need to call the Simon Wiesenthal Center?

 

[hoosierdoc]

Do we need to call the Simon Wiesenthal Center?

Since I've never met the man i'll assume no.

Sorry, no pics of others being posted by me. I'll post later when I hear how the shoulder is feeling

 

[blamecharles]

I have a German, Czech and Russian at the house. Well the Czech is in the car right now. Sounds like a great day at the range.

 

[sampo]

I wish my dad would've took me to the range. Look at me now. I have 30 acres, and my own private 50-200 yd. gun range, because I was so deprived, I need it close to me now!

 

[thompal]

She shot a few mags in the AK and then a few rounds of the Mosin Nagant 91/30 which was too much kick for her.

I guess it's only normal for a German to not care for the Russian Mosin.

 

[boozoo]

I'm sure there are plenty of Mausers available for her to shoot, but if you put a Mauser in her hands, she may have an uncontrollable instinctive urge to point at Paris. That is, after all, how you make a German compass.

 

[superjoe76]

Sehr gut! Das ist ein wunderbar Tag!

Sorry, my German is rusty. Sounds like an awesome day for all!

 

[IndianaResident]

I feel like you're deliberately undermining the Treaty of Versailles.....

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I'm sure there are plenty of Mausers available for her to shoot, but if you put a Mauser in her hands, she may have an uncontrollable instinctive urge to point at Paris. That is, after all, how you make a German compass.