Since this is my journal this has to be the shot for my day. I did something today that I never dreamed that I would ever do - or even want to do. I went to the range. My good friend Melissa - from church, no less - has always owned guns. She grew up with them and they are no big deal to her. I am 61 years old and have never held a gun in my hand before today. We have been kidding about doing this for over six months and today was the day. She picked my up this morning and we went to the range. All you have to do is show your driver's license and you are allowed to pull a trigger. We had on safety glasses, ear protectors and we bought booth time and ammo - no cheap outing. I fired a Colt revolver, a Glock and a .44 something. I actually hit the bulls eye twice! It was a lot of fun because for about the first 45 minutes we were the only women there and certainly the only folks over a certain age. I don't know if I will ever do it again. I just wanted to do it once. I read about it all the time and see it on TV. Curiosity. But I still don't know how I really feel about them.
We went to lunch and laughed for about an hour and a half. Then we cleaned them. That is not near as much fun and pretty meticulous work.So she taught me that also. And all day she talked gun safety. All in all it was a really fun day and I guess I marked a little something off of the bucket list.....
Must have been an amazing experience Cathy & something that I know is quite a usual thing for some people but you sound like you had fun & something you can say you did...don't mess with me kind of thing !!!! I think there are gun clubs in the UK but it's something most people wouldn't think about doing as we have much stricter laws on guns in the UK although our gun crime has increased but ordinary 'jo public' wouldn't begin to know how to shoot a gun! I am reading a very good book at the moment called ''The Good Father ' by Noah Hawley & that is about gun crime in the USA. Good for your friend to be so careful & teach you well & a fun day too !
Ya hoo!! I like that!! Good for you, you never know, we may all need these skills someday! I used to do outings with pre-1840's weaponry. I shot black powder and it was so fun!! Love your picture, and your target would be a "Dead Fred"
Wow!! You sure have good aim and a steady hand!! I'm very impressed!! This is also on my "bucket list" as I have never held a real gun before. Some day.....
My kind of fun! I've been trying to get my spiritual mother and group of friends (all about 20 yrs older than I am ) to go to gun range for one of our Wednesday night get togethers :)
It will never cross my mind to sneak to your house now. You massacred that man on your first shooting outing, what will you do on the second time. I'm sure it was lots of fun. Love the capture.
@kellc The targets were very funny. @grammyn It was way outside my comfort zone. @happypat My experience has always been whatever I am reading so I wanted to see what a .44 was really like. @rmkgreene Thanks Ruth. My husband says I am preparing for the apocalypse. @timandelke Elke that is exactly why I agreed to go. The person I went with is my favorite "laughing" friend. We laugh all the time that we are together. @chauncygirl Yesterday was a first for me. I would have told you that I would never touch one. @marlboromaam Thanks Maggie. I really couldn't believe how much fun it was. @vskolnik Go do it. You just rent booth space and even a gun if a friend of yours doesn't have any. @jillmstruss It was definitely exhilarating. A person like me living sort of "dangerously" @nlaurie Thank you Laurie. @vickisfotos Vicki I do now. I had a teacher last year that said to watch for that. But I don't even care right here. Just makes me look a little more alien than my kids think I am right now. Mom did what??? @janets It was adventure from start to finish. @granny7 My friend took it on auto and I lightened it up a bit. @lyno It was the most unusual way that I have ever spent a day. But fun. @worthitall Tell them to call me and I will put in a good word for you. I had a blast, pun intended, and never in my wildest dreams thought I would ever do something like it and have such a good time doing it. @clmiller Caren is a CHL a concealed carry? @yonnie It was easy. @wannabe Not half bad. I hit the bullseye two or three times.
How cool! I went to a gun range once and the flash of the gun after it went off startled me so much that I dropped the gun (real safe, huh). I haven't gone back since. You did well!!
@aleksandra It was so surprisingly fun. @filsie65 It was new alright. I'd like to try again. @amandalomonaco That is pretty scary. I think that is part of why I wanted to go - just what did it feel like. The more surprising part to me was the brass ejecting backwards - and over top of the booth from the guy next to us with some kind of rifle. Burnt my cheek!
@cdonohoue I hope you don't think I was making fun of your shot...i think it is funny to find things like that...well, as long as it is not a super important shot.
@vickisfotos I also think it is funny - and never even noticed the antenna. I just was so excited about wearing the gear and pulling the trigger. We all should do something that we think we sill never do.
@cdonohoue there are a few things I know I need to give a try...but I have done of few of those type of things...like I made myself rock rappel and zip line on a vacation a while back...now I found out that it is not so scary after all. now guns...my Dad was a hunter and even though I never hunted, he made sure we knew all about guns and shooting...I can do a pretty good skeet shot, if I do say so! My husband has a pistol and made sure that I know how to use it if the need ever arises. I think it is great you give it a try and now you know how to use it! What is next for you????
@vickisfotos I'm not sure. The good part is that I know there will be something new. That is certainly how photography started out a year ago. @grannysue It was fun.
June 8th, 2012
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@grammyn It was way outside my comfort zone.
@happypat My experience has always been whatever I am reading so I wanted to see what a .44 was really like.
@rmkgreene Thanks Ruth. My husband says I am preparing for the apocalypse.
@timandelke Elke that is exactly why I agreed to go. The person I went with is my favorite "laughing" friend. We laugh all the time that we are together.
@chauncygirl Yesterday was a first for me. I would have told you that I would never touch one.
@marlboromaam Thanks Maggie. I really couldn't believe how much fun it was.
@vskolnik Go do it. You just rent booth space and even a gun if a friend of yours doesn't have any.
@jillmstruss It was definitely exhilarating. A person like me living sort of "dangerously"
@nlaurie Thank you Laurie.
@vickisfotos Vicki I do now. I had a teacher last year that said to watch for that. But I don't even care right here. Just makes me look a little more alien than my kids think I am right now. Mom did what???
@janets It was adventure from start to finish.
@granny7 My friend took it on auto and I lightened it up a bit.
@lyno It was the most unusual way that I have ever spent a day. But fun.
@worthitall Tell them to call me and I will put in a good word for you. I had a blast, pun intended, and never in my wildest dreams thought I would ever do something like it and have such a good time doing it.
@clmiller Caren is a CHL a concealed carry?
@yonnie It was easy.
@wannabe Not half bad. I hit the bullseye two or three times.
@sangwann Be very, very careful.
@filsie65 It was new alright. I'd like to try again.
@amandalomonaco That is pretty scary. I think that is part of why I wanted to go - just what did it feel like. The more surprising part to me was the brass ejecting backwards - and over top of the booth from the guy next to us with some kind of rifle. Burnt my cheek!
@grannysue It was fun.