Pistolero
Well-Known Member
My brother and I took my grand nephew to the range to day to knock the rust off of
his shooting skills. He is 9, tangled up in a messy divorce, terrible Dad causing a lot of trouble
for the kids and the Mom. So, for several years we haven't been able to get him to the range
to keep him shooting. At this age, three years layoff is forever. Almost starting over, but he
started picking it back up pretty well. Finally had him doing well with iron sights on his single
shot .22 that I got him a few years ago, and put proper sights on. After he was doing well with
irons we let him try out my brothers old Rem semiauto, which he got in '67, used then. It has an
old 3/4" scope, a pretty decent one at that time. The boy did well with the scoped rifle, put four
of 5 shots into a single 1/4" cluster at 12 yds or so from the bench. We then asked if he wanted
to try a pistol, and of course he did. I set him up for some dry fire with the Ruger Std auto, and
after 4 shots dry, loaded a single round. He wanted to shoot at the 3" spinner at 12 yds, so I said
OK, and he hit it, first try. I was pretty impressed, thinking that that was a pretty challenging and
unforgiving target to start with. I loaded another single round (no mag) and he hit it again. So, I put
the mag in with 5 more and he hit it 4 of 5 shots. He had been hitting the small 1 1/2" spinners
well with his single shot rifle, too.
Moved back to 25 yds with the pistol, and he kept them all on a paper plate, not great, but not too
bad for the first time ever shooting a handgun.
It was a good day. Hopefully the divorce will get better sorted out soon, and I will be able to
see the kids more, and teach them more.
It was a great day, and I cut out the really great target with four of five shots touching, and put his
name, the date and signed it 'Uncle Bill", so he could show his Mom and Grandma. All had a really fine
afternoon at the range.
Bill
his shooting skills. He is 9, tangled up in a messy divorce, terrible Dad causing a lot of trouble
for the kids and the Mom. So, for several years we haven't been able to get him to the range
to keep him shooting. At this age, three years layoff is forever. Almost starting over, but he
started picking it back up pretty well. Finally had him doing well with iron sights on his single
shot .22 that I got him a few years ago, and put proper sights on. After he was doing well with
irons we let him try out my brothers old Rem semiauto, which he got in '67, used then. It has an
old 3/4" scope, a pretty decent one at that time. The boy did well with the scoped rifle, put four
of 5 shots into a single 1/4" cluster at 12 yds or so from the bench. We then asked if he wanted
to try a pistol, and of course he did. I set him up for some dry fire with the Ruger Std auto, and
after 4 shots dry, loaded a single round. He wanted to shoot at the 3" spinner at 12 yds, so I said
OK, and he hit it, first try. I was pretty impressed, thinking that that was a pretty challenging and
unforgiving target to start with. I loaded another single round (no mag) and he hit it again. So, I put
the mag in with 5 more and he hit it 4 of 5 shots. He had been hitting the small 1 1/2" spinners
well with his single shot rifle, too.
Moved back to 25 yds with the pistol, and he kept them all on a paper plate, not great, but not too
bad for the first time ever shooting a handgun.
It was a good day. Hopefully the divorce will get better sorted out soon, and I will be able to
see the kids more, and teach them more.
It was a great day, and I cut out the really great target with four of five shots touching, and put his
name, the date and signed it 'Uncle Bill", so he could show his Mom and Grandma. All had a really fine
afternoon at the range.
Bill
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