Centerfire newbie at the range

[Toast]

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.

 

[Picton]

.............is she hot?

 

[Toast]

.............is she hot?

She is a close friend's daughter. It would be improper to consider such a question, especially when one considers that her father is armed and may read this.

Then again, all three of us were pretty hot this morning. Full sun at the range and all that.

 

[Arto]

That's why we need AR's - buffer tubes to absorb recoil - Adjustable stocks too, would be good, to make it ergonometric to fit different people

 

[MAGA99]

Wait till she tries a larger caliber center fire!

 

[LuvDog]

.............is she hot?

More tact would have been useful here. How about asking for pictures of the range day.

 

[Picton]

More tact would have been useful here. How about asking for pictures of the range day.

#StudClubDontDoTact

 

[Marty McFly]

I bet that was awesome!

 

[MAGA99]

More tact would have been useful here. How about asking for pictures of the range day.

First, somebody needs the SN ‘NES-StudClub’ or something along those lines.

Second, being as we’re not sure this is a NESers daughter, and being well above the age of majority, although possibly in poor taste, I do believe that the request is within the rules….not saying I condone it….

 

[tinhorn]

Young woman, experienced handgunner, enjoying shooting a rifle--doesn't get hotter than that.

My own middle-age woman shot the heck out of her new pearl-handled stainless Bearcat a few days ago, then blasted the center out of the next target with her youth-stocked Heritage revolving rifle. Yup, hot.