Took another young person shooting for his first time out.

Well done. That sounds very similar to how I was introduced to shooting.

I am good friends with the father of a friend of mine. So much so that when his son (my friend) moved to OH, I still went fishing and hung out with his father. After several talks that focused on my limited knowledge of firearms, he took me to the range with a great deal of his collection. We shot mostly handguns but a few high-power rifles, too. No 1911s that I remember (otherwise, that would probably have been my fist handgun purchase!), but I do recall killing cans at 15 yards with Single Six and blowing holes in paper with a .270 at 100 yards.

He helped me get into flyfishing, shooting, and to some extent, hunting. I can't thank him enough for it either.

Fish
 
i love taking people shooting for the first time.
i'm taking my buddy to the range this friday for the first time.
been working on him for awhile.
i'm trying to talk him into a sig.

never shot the neos. love my buckmark for 22. altho 22 usual bores me.

can't beat the 75b for easy of bullseye shooting in a functional caliber.
as can be shown below.
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Thanks for the good thoughts,,,

I'll keep doing this as long as I meet young folk who want to try shooting.

Thanks for the good thoughts.

Aarond
 
Hit the can with the Neos on the first shot?

And I always thought old age and treachery always overcame youth and skill.........
 
Hello steelbird,,,

Hit the can with the Neos on the first shot?
And I always thought old age and treachery always overcame youth and skill.........
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I did consider shooting him in the foot!

You know how it should go,,,
Show up the old fart,,,
Forfeit a toe. :eek:

Aarond
 
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Met someone yesterday who went shooting for the first time last weekend.

Her brother handed her a Glock and told her to point it down range and pull the trigger.

What she recounted to me didn't sound like a pleasant experience for her.

I told her that usually people start out on a .22

I think there is a kind of mindset that some men have to put a gun in the hands of a woman and see her not do well with it - either have it knock her down, or she gets hit in the face with it when it recoils. There are a lot of videos on YouTube like this - they are usually called "My girlfriend vs. the 454 Casull" or "Wifey fires the S&W 500"

It boils down to having women play some stereotypical role of the fool, I'm not sure what the message is but I think it's driven by the negative stereotyping going on in their husbands' or boyfriends' heads.

I definately think it's important for responsible and experienced shooters to volunteer their time to educate new shooters.
 
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I always take the .44 magnum,,,

But I never just put it their hands and say "Shoot."

I do want to give them the opportunity for "bragging rights" though.

So I'll generally shoot a few rounds so they can see and hear it,,,
Then I'll ask them if they would like to give it a whirl,,,
I've only had one girl say she didn't want to try.

But you are correct,,,
The .22's are what we spend most time with.

The one thing I am very consistent in promoting,,,
Is that every person needs to own at least one .22 handgun.

It doesn't even matter if it's a target or combat style,,,
They just need to own a decent .22 pistol for fun.

Aarond
 
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