From Frequent Commenter JQ comes this heartening news:
Hi Kim,
I thought you’d be happy to know that I brought one of my nephews to the range for the first time yesterday. We started off with the safety rules. He shot a Ruger Single Six, S&W model 63, Ruger Mk II, S&W model 66 in 38 special and 357 magnum, SW1911 in .45ACP of course, S&W M&P 9c and a S&W model 29-2 in 44 special and magnum. At the rifle range we started with a Ruger 10/22, M1 carbine, M1 Garand and a No4 Mk II Lee Enfield. The lever action Glenfield 30 wasn’t working so we’ll have to try that again on another trip. He liked the 9mm and 22lr rifle best. The 10/22 has a scope on it so it was easier for him to use. With some time, practice and coaching, I’ll bring him to the 1911 side soon enough. If the weather stays nice we’ll visit the range again Friday. Now that the introduction trip has been a success, the flood gates can open. Please have mercy on my ammo locker. lol
Your mantra of making us a nation of riflemen one person at a time still has legs!
Thankee JQ, for doing your civic duty. Your day at the range sounds like so much fun, I’m jealous.
To the rest of my Readers: if that little episode doesn’t warm your heart as it did mine, we can’t be friends.
And yes, the mantra doesn’t just have legs, it’s eternal.
JQ didn’t enclose any pics, but here are a few from the archives:
…etc. etc. etc. All good stuff, and a wonderful intro to The Gun Thing for our young novice.
This is a great thing!
Ruger Single Six and the 10 / 22 are and always were great guns, for all ages.
The 10 / 22 to this day is my favorite rifle ever. Laugh all you want, the 22 LR is no joke. Ammo is available almost anywhere, it is relatively affordable still to this day (though more expensive than years past like anything) and almost anyone if not everyone can operate this rifle easily.
357 Mag revolver is a classic that anyone can and should try out and likely most people will enjoy that when it 357 is shot out of a medium or large framed gun.
And I know Kim is just starting to warm up more to the previously not so favorite 9MM Europellet, but this is one good round.
I will say though, M&P 9C is an ok 9MM, Gotta introduce that newbie to the real classics like the Browning high power, Sig P229 or P226, or some other metal full size.
For poly plastic pieces, Springfield and Glock are my favs.
Overall, this is exactly how you keep the newbies from becoming libtard zombies parroting the whole ban the guns bullshit. Show the newbies that these are good tools, not scary instruments that are to be bastardized by liberal weenies and useless RINO fuckwads.
Thank you for sharing Kim! I hope more of your readers bring more new people to the range.k
My nephew enjoyed our outing so much that we met up again on Friday afternoon and did some more work with the 22lr handguns, 9mm Compact and I brought a Beretta 92FS. Then we went back to the rifle range with the 10/22.
I hope I have lots of company this summer at the range. I’ve taken two nephews to the range so far. I’m working on some more.
JQ