In my quest to introduce as many of my friend as possible to the fun of target shooting, I took my roommate up to Danvers F&G. Initially I was hesitant to ask since he is a Jewish kid, is very quite, and is from NJ (very anti-gun). The worst scenario I could see playing out was I ask him to go, he says no, objects to me having firearms in the apt, and causes a very uncomfortable situation for the remainder of the time we are roommates. I bit the bullet anyway and posed the question when a bunch of us were out the other day and he expressed interest in going.
Bingo.
So today we get to the range and I sit him down at the table and give him a rundown of how my XD works, the safety rules, grip, stance, aiming, etc. He gets comfortable with it so I we toe the line.
I start by putting nine rounds downrange so he can get an idea what the experience is like (sound, recoil, etc). I then turn it over to him. I load a single round into a magazine and let him fire away. Then two rounds, then three, then I load up the whole mag and he takes aim at the target at 25 feet away.
All nine missed low.
He was dipping the muzzle in anticipation of the recoil (something I am still working out). I give a few pointers such as concentrate on keeping the front site still and maintain a slow firm squeeze on the trigger.
All nine hit the black.
I was like a proud father, in a weird way. By the end of 50 rounds he was shooting pretty damn good groups for a newbie.
So that's my story. Good night and good luck.
Bingo.
So today we get to the range and I sit him down at the table and give him a rundown of how my XD works, the safety rules, grip, stance, aiming, etc. He gets comfortable with it so I we toe the line.
I start by putting nine rounds downrange so he can get an idea what the experience is like (sound, recoil, etc). I then turn it over to him. I load a single round into a magazine and let him fire away. Then two rounds, then three, then I load up the whole mag and he takes aim at the target at 25 feet away.
All nine missed low.
He was dipping the muzzle in anticipation of the recoil (something I am still working out). I give a few pointers such as concentrate on keeping the front site still and maintain a slow firm squeeze on the trigger.
All nine hit the black.
I was like a proud father, in a weird way. By the end of 50 rounds he was shooting pretty damn good groups for a newbie.
So that's my story. Good night and good luck.