so after putting it off a wile, i finaly got my ass in gear and decided to go gun shopping today.
not knowing where to start, i went over to a range in amarillo that had rental units. after a little discussion, they pointed me towards a reuger .357 revolver. i plan on ccing this gun, and im left handed, and really didnt find anything in a semi that seemed to work for me. At first i was a lil apprehensive about the whole thing, they gave me a quick written saftey test(perfect score, and the hunting saftey course i took was like 20 years ago), and declared me good to go. wha? yeah, they handed me the gun, a box of .38 rounds, and a pair of muffs, and sent me back to the range, alone.
i managed to get target up on the line, and ran it out about 15 yards. longer than i wanted to start out at, but the light sucked at 10. loaded up, sucked it up, squeezed, and sent my first round to only god knows where. it damn sure wasnt the target. second round went awry as well, was glad i was only one there. after that it got a lot better, id say the last 20 or so shots were in the 9 ring. not bad for first time, unassisted, i think.
damn this was fun. went up, grabbed another box, and a shilloette target. this box went a lot better, put all but about 11 in the 9 ring. five of those 11 were the last ones i shot, at the head. got to where i couldnt tell where i was hitting anymore. i put them in about a four inch group, about three inches low from where i was aiming.
i don't think i did too bad for getting no instruction, and have never fired a handgun before. it was with a two inch barrel, another 5 yards and my beginners luck would prolly have run out. damn i got hooked instantly on this shit. several gun stores later i setteled on a rossi .357, not a sexy name, but itll do for now....
....shame while filling out my paperwork i discovered my drivers license missing...damn it.
ill try to post up pics of those targets when i can
not knowing where to start, i went over to a range in amarillo that had rental units. after a little discussion, they pointed me towards a reuger .357 revolver. i plan on ccing this gun, and im left handed, and really didnt find anything in a semi that seemed to work for me. At first i was a lil apprehensive about the whole thing, they gave me a quick written saftey test(perfect score, and the hunting saftey course i took was like 20 years ago), and declared me good to go. wha? yeah, they handed me the gun, a box of .38 rounds, and a pair of muffs, and sent me back to the range, alone.
i managed to get target up on the line, and ran it out about 15 yards. longer than i wanted to start out at, but the light sucked at 10. loaded up, sucked it up, squeezed, and sent my first round to only god knows where. it damn sure wasnt the target. second round went awry as well, was glad i was only one there. after that it got a lot better, id say the last 20 or so shots were in the 9 ring. not bad for first time, unassisted, i think.
damn this was fun. went up, grabbed another box, and a shilloette target. this box went a lot better, put all but about 11 in the 9 ring. five of those 11 were the last ones i shot, at the head. got to where i couldnt tell where i was hitting anymore. i put them in about a four inch group, about three inches low from where i was aiming.
i don't think i did too bad for getting no instruction, and have never fired a handgun before. it was with a two inch barrel, another 5 yards and my beginners luck would prolly have run out. damn i got hooked instantly on this shit. several gun stores later i setteled on a rossi .357, not a sexy name, but itll do for now....
....shame while filling out my paperwork i discovered my drivers license missing...damn it.
ill try to post up pics of those targets when i can
