I was working from home today, so I took the morning off and went up to Hap with my son for his first trip to the range. He's shot my youth 20ga at trap for a few shots and decided he had enough (he has expressed a willingness to try again, especially now that I have the ancient hard butt pad replaced, yes I was using low recoil shells. It is also a 5lb single shot). He went 2 for 4 though, which I've watched people shoot 2-3 entire rounds of trap their very first time shooting a shotgun and maybe break 1 or 2 clays the entire time. I've also seen people do better. My first time I went 11 for 25. I was also 32 and I had shot guns a few times before then.
Anyway, took my 10/22 up as well as my AR-15 to check my new BCG and ensure zero with it.
He went through a 50rnd box and called it a day. Mostly it was the ear protectors bothering him as he didn't want to take them off during the cease fire so they started to hurt his ears. He enjoyed the heck out of it otherwise and was an amazingly good listener and very attentive to safety. Only time he "messed up" is he put is forearm down on a just ejected casing and dropped the rifle since he burned himself (I mean, we are taking the butt dropped 2 inches on to the bench, but still). He was also really jittery whenever anyone fired a heavier rifle, but he was settling down by the end.
He wants to go back. I told him it might be awhile before I can. He said it was okay if I didn't take him back until next month!
Hahaha, taking after me I guess :-)
Did pretty darned good for shooting an adult LOP 10/22 on his first trip.
He wanted to stretch it out to 50, so about half the box was done at 25 and the rest at 50. After about 10 rounds I left each mag he double feed and he was good at waiting between each shot until I told him he could fire. After about 20rnds I loaded the mags full and repeated the exercise. He didn't once shoot until I told him on each shot it was okay.
Picture is of the 50yd target, only a 1-4x32 scope on the rifle.
Anyway, took my 10/22 up as well as my AR-15 to check my new BCG and ensure zero with it.
He went through a 50rnd box and called it a day. Mostly it was the ear protectors bothering him as he didn't want to take them off during the cease fire so they started to hurt his ears. He enjoyed the heck out of it otherwise and was an amazingly good listener and very attentive to safety. Only time he "messed up" is he put is forearm down on a just ejected casing and dropped the rifle since he burned himself (I mean, we are taking the butt dropped 2 inches on to the bench, but still). He was also really jittery whenever anyone fired a heavier rifle, but he was settling down by the end.
He wants to go back. I told him it might be awhile before I can. He said it was okay if I didn't take him back until next month!
Hahaha, taking after me I guess :-)
Did pretty darned good for shooting an adult LOP 10/22 on his first trip.
He wanted to stretch it out to 50, so about half the box was done at 25 and the rest at 50. After about 10 rounds I left each mag he double feed and he was good at waiting between each shot until I told him he could fire. After about 20rnds I loaded the mags full and repeated the exercise. He didn't once shoot until I told him on each shot it was okay.
Picture is of the 50yd target, only a 1-4x32 scope on the rifle.
