A shooting buddy brought his mid-20s daughter (visiting during vacation) along to the range today. I'd been to the indoor range with both of them a time or two when she was younger. She's a decent shot with a handgun, typically using his Ruger .22LR to good effect.
Today, however, we were at the outdoor range and she was firing a rifle for the first time. After just a bit of time getting her comfortable with handling a .22LR rifle, it was really fun watching her first reactions to firing a .223, with the first shot getting "Whoa!", the second "All right!", and the 3rd ending with "OK, this is cool!".
Some days, it's almost as much fun watching. Almost.
Today, however, we were at the outdoor range and she was firing a rifle for the first time. After just a bit of time getting her comfortable with handling a .22LR rifle, it was really fun watching her first reactions to firing a .223, with the first shot getting "Whoa!", the second "All right!", and the 3rd ending with "OK, this is cool!".
Some days, it's almost as much fun watching. Almost.
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