8MM Mauser
New member
A few years ago I introduced a friend of mine from Ecuador to trap shooting; milsurp rifles and whitetail hunting. He continues these activities today; with and without me.
I continued that tradition a few weeks ago: my department at my job had a visitor in from Germany (our corporations hub) to help train us on certain processes for a few weeks. He expressed an interest when I mentioned I owned guns and I ended up taking him to the DNR range about 40 miles south of town. We threw some clays; and I let him shoot my Glock 19, Ruger MKII, and a Czech Mauser! He was a member of the German military about twenty years ago and he was very pleased to have the opportunity to shoot a gun again! This one didn't need much training; the Bundswher taught him to shoot safely and pretty straight too. We blew some water melons and shaken pop bottles and also did a little bit of target shooting.
What really capped the day off though was this: after we left the range I decided to introduce him to Cabela's (he marveled at the low priced smokers...) in the used gun section there was a PRT91 (copy of a German G3, the rifle he woudl have carried in the Bundswher), I snatched it quickly from the rack and put it in his hands and asked if it felt familiar.
He looked confused; then slowly started to smile. Then he laughed and said "Yes, this is my guy!" He peaked through the sites and on the way home he regaled me with tales of his service; including some service on the eastern border with Czechoslovakia; truly he served on THE frontines of freedom in that time.
It was a really great time. I told him to come back in the summer.
I continued that tradition a few weeks ago: my department at my job had a visitor in from Germany (our corporations hub) to help train us on certain processes for a few weeks. He expressed an interest when I mentioned I owned guns and I ended up taking him to the DNR range about 40 miles south of town. We threw some clays; and I let him shoot my Glock 19, Ruger MKII, and a Czech Mauser! He was a member of the German military about twenty years ago and he was very pleased to have the opportunity to shoot a gun again! This one didn't need much training; the Bundswher taught him to shoot safely and pretty straight too. We blew some water melons and shaken pop bottles and also did a little bit of target shooting.
What really capped the day off though was this: after we left the range I decided to introduce him to Cabela's (he marveled at the low priced smokers...) in the used gun section there was a PRT91 (copy of a German G3, the rifle he woudl have carried in the Bundswher), I snatched it quickly from the rack and put it in his hands and asked if it felt familiar.
He looked confused; then slowly started to smile. Then he laughed and said "Yes, this is my guy!" He peaked through the sites and on the way home he regaled me with tales of his service; including some service on the eastern border with Czechoslovakia; truly he served on THE frontines of freedom in that time.
It was a really great time. I told him to come back in the summer.