For a little while now, my 11 year-old stepdaughter has been expressing an interest in firearms, and has been making some noise about wanting me to take her to the range.
So, to kick off school vacation week, her mother and I took her to Manchester Firing Line this evening. We spent the afternoon "snapping in" at home, and headed off to MFL after dinner. She has never fired a weapon before, but was excited for her first range session. Not owning anything (yet) that was a good match for her, we rented a Beretta 84 Cheetah (.380 ACP), reviewed the fundamentals, and headed out to the lane.
Here she is at her position:
Her first round hit in the X-ring, and she had a grin that will last her a week.
Here are the final results:
I don't think she did too bad for a first time, right? I suspect she's going to be asking me for "her own" soon.
I couldn't be more proud.
So, to kick off school vacation week, her mother and I took her to Manchester Firing Line this evening. We spent the afternoon "snapping in" at home, and headed off to MFL after dinner. She has never fired a weapon before, but was excited for her first range session. Not owning anything (yet) that was a good match for her, we rented a Beretta 84 Cheetah (.380 ACP), reviewed the fundamentals, and headed out to the lane.
Here she is at her position:
Her first round hit in the X-ring, and she had a grin that will last her a week.
Here are the final results:
I don't think she did too bad for a first time, right? I suspect she's going to be asking me for "her own" soon.
I couldn't be more proud.
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