Start off inthe morning headed to the gun show. Walked around and met some of the guys from House of Harley as well as UnderPSI(Brad). Walked around a little bit but the girlfriend wasn't feeling well. I think she was just nervous being around the guns. She hadn't evershot before nor had she ever touched a gun before. So we walked around the place and then had to get going. She said that even though she was feeling "sick" that she still wanted to go shooting. Awesome girlfriend. Anyways, I figured she'd end up shooting my XD9, so I got something that would help the both of us for aiming.
I was hoping that with this sighted in, it'd help her understand how the sights worked and how to acquire a target. It helped me alot as well once it got sighted in and I was then able to replicate accuracy with the lazer off. Was a pretty decent price compared to online prices for it new. So saved $50 on that.
So anyways, we got to the range and there wasn't a ton of people there which is what I was hoping for. I wanted it quiet and not busy so I could talk to Beka and help her out a bit. I rented her a Walther P22 to start with. So after sighting in the 9mm, I tested out the P22, and the thing was broke. Brad looked at it too, and I swapped it out for a Sig Mosquito .22LR.
I got her to understand how it functions and how to aim it and she shot it. Put a clip downrange and was still a little nervous. Then UnderPSI(Brad) stepped over an helped her understand the aiming a little bit better. Gave her a little bit better advice than I could have and then this happens...
(you can see the outside shots and then the afteradvice grouping in the middle. Still no half dollar size, but shit I can't do that either)
Not bad for the first time EVER touching a gun, let alone a handgun that doesn't have the best aiming devices, haha. She then let one rip on my XD9 and it just was too loud for her and too much recoil for her first trip to the range. So she didn't want to shoot that anymore.
So the best news I could expect from today, she's pretty damn decent for a beginner, she likes the little .22LR handgun, she wants one of her own, and she wants to go shooting more with me!
I gotta thank Brad for coming out and helping us both out. Was fun to go shooting with you! Hope you get everything sighted in on your stuff too! haha.