Guy Miner
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- Apr 6, 2006
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Well, it warmed up to an amazing 53 or so today here. My youngest son and I tossed some guns in his car and headed out to the range, grinning all the way.
Started out with him shooting 25 from his 12 ga Rem 870 while I tossed clay pigeons. The lad needs some work... Still, he hasn't got a lot of shotgun experience, and we were both laughing pretty good too.
Went to the .22 semi-auto Ruger target pistol and did some accuracy work. His trigger finger work is getting real good. Sped things up a bit and got into some "combat" type shooting - and again he did pretty good with the .22 pistol.
Hauled out the ancient .357 mag S&W Model 19, with a mere 2.5" barrel. Stuffed it full of some old .38 Special +P loads, and he had at it. Not bad, but not nearly as accurate as he was with the .22 pistol.
Then after he watched me blaze away with my .45 1911 Kimber for a while, he wanted to try it. Now, I don't remember him ever even handling the 1911 before. So, I gave him a short class on how to shoot it, put the last remaining magazine of practice ammo in it and turned him loose. This may have been a good thing, or a costly mistake. He shot that thing like he was pre-programmed for the 1911! Every single shot landed in the bullseye, and he didn't waste any time doing it.
Dang. Maybe next year he can teach me to shoot a 1911... Meanwhile, I think he's looking up which Kimber he wants for his birthday. Sheesh. It might turn out to be expensive for me, but he really got along good with that .45 Kimber & 230 gr "hardball" loads...
Sorry guys - we were having so much fun, I forgot to snap any photos.
Guy
Started out with him shooting 25 from his 12 ga Rem 870 while I tossed clay pigeons. The lad needs some work... Still, he hasn't got a lot of shotgun experience, and we were both laughing pretty good too.
Went to the .22 semi-auto Ruger target pistol and did some accuracy work. His trigger finger work is getting real good. Sped things up a bit and got into some "combat" type shooting - and again he did pretty good with the .22 pistol.
Hauled out the ancient .357 mag S&W Model 19, with a mere 2.5" barrel. Stuffed it full of some old .38 Special +P loads, and he had at it. Not bad, but not nearly as accurate as he was with the .22 pistol.
Then after he watched me blaze away with my .45 1911 Kimber for a while, he wanted to try it. Now, I don't remember him ever even handling the 1911 before. So, I gave him a short class on how to shoot it, put the last remaining magazine of practice ammo in it and turned him loose. This may have been a good thing, or a costly mistake. He shot that thing like he was pre-programmed for the 1911! Every single shot landed in the bullseye, and he didn't waste any time doing it.
Dang. Maybe next year he can teach me to shoot a 1911... Meanwhile, I think he's looking up which Kimber he wants for his birthday. Sheesh. It might turn out to be expensive for me, but he really got along good with that .45 Kimber & 230 gr "hardball" loads...
Sorry guys - we were having so much fun, I forgot to snap any photos.
Guy