Family shooting trip

[dwarven1]

I took my niece and nephew shooting on Sunday and my mother decided to come along.

I brought most of my arsenal with us; although Liz was only interested in the Mark 1 .22. She'd tried the .357 (with .38 Spec ammo) on Friday morning and didn't really like it, so she stuck with .22. Nothing wrong with that.

Ben wanted to try everything; he proved he's definitely related to me: his favorites were the ParaOrdnance P12 .45 and the S&W 686P with the 6" barrel (using .357 ammo) which REALLY put a grin on his face.

But the big surprise of the day was that after 24 years, I managed to get my mother to shoot! My MOTHER! Now, I only expected taht I might get her to try the mild-recoiling Ruger Mk 1... I never thought that she'd want to try the PPK! and after shooting 1 round out of it, I really never thought that she'd want to shoot more! I mean, that little auto's got a bit of a kick.

But I got proof...

http://photobucket.com/albums/a29/canthsrider/

The secret to getting her to shoot it was when she asked me "what that little gun" was that I told her it was a Walther PPK, the same gun that James Bond used to shoot. (OK, mine is a .380, not a 7.65, but hey.) She's always loved Sean Connery...

But the best part of the day was when all three, including my mom, told me that they'd had a great time... and when my mother told me that she thought shooting was fun!

Lynne... I think I may have a student for you when my mother comes up next.

 

[Lynne]

See Ross...miracles really do happen. Nice pics. Mom's got good form. [lol]

 

[C-pher]

Bond..Mom Bond, that's classic.

That's great. It's really cool when people that have never shot are excited after they do.

 

[Moderator]

Looks like everyone had a good time.

 

[Nickle]

You really do need to be careful around certain "little old ladies".

My mom is now in her 80's. A few years ago, she started asking me about Glocks (she was always a S&W person).

Well, she bought a Glock Model 22. I put a light recoil spring in it already to lighten up the slide.

 

[FalArAk]

I have yet to get my wife to the range.She is still in the "Why do you need guns" mindset.

I tried the "This is the gun Mel Gibson used in Braveheart" trick,but she didn't fall for it.

 

[Nickle]

Greg, I actually went through something similar, after I bought my RomAK 3. "Why do you need a Sniper Rifle?" Then I had to explain that I'm not about to go "Postal", and I've had an interest in this area for many years, but suppressed buying some of the guns.

 

[SiameseRat]

Good job Ross- now what will be even better is when your mom tells all of her friends how much fun shooting is, and she starts her own chapter of "Grammas for Guns" [lol]

 

[Nickle]

Good job Ross- now what will be even better is when your mom tells all of her friends how much fun shooting is, and she starts her own chapter of "Grammas for Guns" [lol]

Hey, my wife resembles that remark. We're grandparents. She shoots.

 

[Lynne]

and she starts her own chapter of "Grammas for Guns" [lol]

[lol] [lol] [lol] I *LIKE* that! Too bad I don't have kids who have kids - I'd start a chapter!