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First time I've actually taken someone who is new to shooting out to the range and it was quite a fun experience. Prior to this trip out, all he'd shot was a single shot from a bolt-action .22 rifle when he was a kid.
Spent a half hour introducing him to the differences between the action types(lever, revolver, semi-auto, pump, etc), teaching him basic safety, and giving him time to pick what he'd like to shoot. In the end, we took out two .22 pistols, two .44 mag revolvers, and a .44 mag rifle.
He really picked up quick on how different a Walther P22 was from a Browning Buckmark. He wasn't half-bad shot with them considering it was his first time out. He liked the feel of the Buckmark more, but if he had to pick; I'd suspect he'd choose the Walther because you could mount a laser on it if you wanted to.
When it came to the .44 revolvers, he decided he liked the Redhawk over the Super Redhawk since it fit his hands better. He shot a little better with the revolvers than he did with .22 pistols which was a pleasant surprise. He did admit he flinched one shot though. It was expected. I wish I'd had some .44 special laying around to help the transition.
Shooting the Marlin 1894 in .44 mag did not go so well. Scope positioning and a stock longer than comfortable for him made it near impossible for him to get a good view through the scope. Only fired a couple of shots from that just to see what it was like.
By the time the trip to the range was done, he was trying to decide if he'd want a .22 plinker or .44 for blasting away the stress at the end of a stressful work-week.
It's rather gratifying to help someone who was rather apathetic about guns see what all the fuss is about. Not only that, but seeing the grin on his face made it well worth the time spent taking him to the range.
First time I've actually taken someone who is new to shooting out to the range and it was quite a fun experience. Prior to this trip out, all he'd shot was a single shot from a bolt-action .22 rifle when he was a kid.
Spent a half hour introducing him to the differences between the action types(lever, revolver, semi-auto, pump, etc), teaching him basic safety, and giving him time to pick what he'd like to shoot. In the end, we took out two .22 pistols, two .44 mag revolvers, and a .44 mag rifle.
He really picked up quick on how different a Walther P22 was from a Browning Buckmark. He wasn't half-bad shot with them considering it was his first time out. He liked the feel of the Buckmark more, but if he had to pick; I'd suspect he'd choose the Walther because you could mount a laser on it if you wanted to.
When it came to the .44 revolvers, he decided he liked the Redhawk over the Super Redhawk since it fit his hands better. He shot a little better with the revolvers than he did with .22 pistols which was a pleasant surprise. He did admit he flinched one shot though. It was expected. I wish I'd had some .44 special laying around to help the transition.
Shooting the Marlin 1894 in .44 mag did not go so well. Scope positioning and a stock longer than comfortable for him made it near impossible for him to get a good view through the scope. Only fired a couple of shots from that just to see what it was like.
By the time the trip to the range was done, he was trying to decide if he'd want a .22 plinker or .44 for blasting away the stress at the end of a stressful work-week.
It's rather gratifying to help someone who was rather apathetic about guns see what all the fuss is about. Not only that, but seeing the grin on his face made it well worth the time spent taking him to the range.