I am wanting to take some of my non-shooting coworkers and friends to the range. I say they are "non-shooting", but they are more gunowners than shooters.
A couple of days ago I took a former Marine and coworker to a square range. He had not shot a hi-powered boomdinger in a long time and both of us had a ball. I got some load development data and at the same time had some excellent fellowship with a fine gentleman. He currently does not own a centerfire rifle, but after squeezing off a few .75" groups with my GAP and Howard Pitts rifles he started asking the "how much," "what scope do I need" questions.
I believe he and I are going Tuesday morning, also. He said he wants to go, but has to check with the wife. He is not a full-fledged gun nut as of yet, so I am going to indulge his attempts at domestic courtesy.
A lot of folks that are gunowners have something inside of them that wants to be more of a shooter than an owner. I want to help. I have taken girlfriends shooting and had a ball. The thing to remember is that the day is for them. This topic has been discussed several times. It is not like taking a salty veteran out for some heavy range time. It has to be fun for them. Leave your expectations for getting serious work done at home.
I am going to try to convert some owners into shooters in 2012.
A couple of days ago I took a former Marine and coworker to a square range. He had not shot a hi-powered boomdinger in a long time and both of us had a ball. I got some load development data and at the same time had some excellent fellowship with a fine gentleman. He currently does not own a centerfire rifle, but after squeezing off a few .75" groups with my GAP and Howard Pitts rifles he started asking the "how much," "what scope do I need" questions.
I believe he and I are going Tuesday morning, also. He said he wants to go, but has to check with the wife. He is not a full-fledged gun nut as of yet, so I am going to indulge his attempts at domestic courtesy.
A lot of folks that are gunowners have something inside of them that wants to be more of a shooter than an owner. I want to help. I have taken girlfriends shooting and had a ball. The thing to remember is that the day is for them. This topic has been discussed several times. It is not like taking a salty veteran out for some heavy range time. It has to be fun for them. Leave your expectations for getting serious work done at home.
I am going to try to convert some owners into shooters in 2012.
