Mr H
Unincited Co-Conservative
Or are you just a good teacher?
Hummmmm
I'm going with Sandbagger...
Or are you just a good teacher?
Hummmmm
I probably take on average, 10 people a year to the range. women are the best students.
They should LOVE you, every new shooter we develop is a potential voter in November
Lol, they must hate me at the Carroll County Gun Club in Eldersburg, MD because I have brought about 10 newbies there in the past 3 months. New job means new shooters.
As a result of my tireless efforts (smug grin here), there have been 4 shotguns and 1 pistol purchased by people in my company alone.
I think it is duty of the gun-owner to spread the gun-culture to the masses.
I take a new shooter (or shooters) to the range at least once a month...spreading the good word. Knowledge of gun safety is critical! I believe it is every American's duty to know how to safely operate a rifle and a pistol. This is especially critical for young people because if they're at a friend's house and a weapon appears--they need to know it's not a toy, and they need to know how to safely handle it, if necessary...and if necessary--leave the premises. The vast majority of non-shooters I've invited to the range are now gun owners themselves, and they enjoy it. As was stated above, many people are "anti-gun" strictly due to ignorance and unfamiliarity.
havent taken a new shooter but taking my wife to the range is like taking a new shooter every time.
I need to get her hooked up with Patty for some training
took a buddy of mine to the NRA not long ago. Brought an AK, a XD45 and a hi-power. He kind of pussed out after one trigger pull on the AK. Got all shaky and jittery and kept saying, "I just don't think i can do this." I didn't know what to say. He had shown no signs of limp wristedness prior to this.
You should start a new shooter out on a .22. Much less intimadating than a larger gun. You don't want to scare them off. If after shooting the .22 for a while, you can pull out the AK and take a shot yourself. If this does not scare them you can allow them to give it a try. If there is anyone here that would like an introductory range trip around Cumberland, let me know.
Diogenes, that was not an admonishment, just a little instructional advice. I meant no offense to you. If their request is as specific as your friends was, you can tell them that you want them to run a few cheap rounds out of a .22 to make sure that they have the basics down before you move on to the gun that shoots the more expensive ammo. Just a suggestion.