hazmat
08-02-2010, 08:22 PM
I've been dragging a 1911 along beside me since I got my first permit in 2004. Since then, I've bought several, from full length government models down to micro 3" officers.
But since I 'got*' my folks into shooting and finally convincing them to get their CCW permits, my Mother has been itching to shoot my 1911s.
Last time we went to the range together, she got her wish and put a couple of mags through my Kimber Ultra Raptor. She fell in love. (My wife did the same thing.)
For her birthday, Dad and I went down and picked her up a Rock Island Armory officers model with 3.25" barrel for her birthday.
As she got ready to open the wrapping paper, she knew what it was. When she got the paper off and the case opened, it looked like a kid at Christmas time. Unfortunately, she can't go shooting for a while as she's recovering from a 4-wheeler accident that left her with a fractured pelvis, 2 busted ribs, and 7 staples in her noggin.
*Its taken my folks a little over 6 years to finally realize that what I've been telling them the whole time is true. They've always been gun owners, but that was a token thing. Dad had a couple of rifles for hunting, plus an old Astra wheelgun he used to lug around back in the 70s, while my Mother had a pistol she inherited from her Mother. But nary an autoloader in the house. Going out and shooting was something that was reserved for hunting season prep, and never for skills or for fun.
Now, they've each got semi-auto pistols and each has a CCW permit. My Dad is even considering getting one them 'evil black rifles'. Can you say 'sea change' in attitude? I guess it's better late than never.
But since I 'got*' my folks into shooting and finally convincing them to get their CCW permits, my Mother has been itching to shoot my 1911s.
Last time we went to the range together, she got her wish and put a couple of mags through my Kimber Ultra Raptor. She fell in love. (My wife did the same thing.)
For her birthday, Dad and I went down and picked her up a Rock Island Armory officers model with 3.25" barrel for her birthday.
As she got ready to open the wrapping paper, she knew what it was. When she got the paper off and the case opened, it looked like a kid at Christmas time. Unfortunately, she can't go shooting for a while as she's recovering from a 4-wheeler accident that left her with a fractured pelvis, 2 busted ribs, and 7 staples in her noggin.
*Its taken my folks a little over 6 years to finally realize that what I've been telling them the whole time is true. They've always been gun owners, but that was a token thing. Dad had a couple of rifles for hunting, plus an old Astra wheelgun he used to lug around back in the 70s, while my Mother had a pistol she inherited from her Mother. But nary an autoloader in the house. Going out and shooting was something that was reserved for hunting season prep, and never for skills or for fun.
Now, they've each got semi-auto pistols and each has a CCW permit. My Dad is even considering getting one them 'evil black rifles'. Can you say 'sea change' in attitude? I guess it's better late than never.