The main reason I went today was because my daughter has been wanting to do shoot a revolver and the range near our house has Free Ladies Day on Mondays. She gets free lane rental and free gun rental, we just have to pay for range ammo. I chose a .22 Taurus revolver for her to shoot. She love it. At first she was all over the place, but she got used to it and started grouping pretty good.
Next, I took my CZ 82 out. This is the first time I have gotten to shoot this weapon. First the good news, it shoots great. Very accurate, seems reliable, alot of fun to shoot. The bad news, I could only fire 50 rounds today as the Silver Bear I bought 500 rounds of are not allowed at the range near my house because they attract a magnet. I tried to tell the clerk that it was because the cases were steel, but he had none of it. I ended up having to buy 50 rounds of American Eagle for almost $35. I am going to have to order some of that S&B for $15/50 rounds.
The other issue I had has to do with my daughter. She has not fired anything larger than a .22 before today. I got her to fire the CZ 82 once, and she loved it. I loaded it up and let her shoot it some more. She was all over at first. I told her the same thing the military instructors have always told me, squeeze the trigger until the gun goes off and surprises you. She started doing that and, well that is where the problems started. She started shooting better than me! I couldn't be prouder. I am half-way thinking of buying her one of her own, but she liked shooting the revolver so much I am not sure I should get her a pistol. I will probably wait until she graduates college this next year before I get her one.
The best thing, she is now talking about shooting my Glock 19. Until today she thought that the 9mm was to big. Knowing that the 9x18 is just a little smaller is making her feel better about shooting the Glock. All in all, it was a great day.
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