Daddy-n-Daughter Day

jonnyc · June 25, 2013, 04:01 PM

Had to be out of the house early today, so I talked my little 18 year old into going to breakfast and the range. She hasn't been willing to go with me for about 2 years. We shot some trap with my "big and heavy" Maverick 12ga. and she hit about 2/3 of the clays. Next to the 50 yd. range where she proceeded to shoot 1 in. groups with my 10/22. She wasn't too into the 9mm Luger, but she did like killing my troll targets with a Beretta Mod. 71. I got some positive vibes when I ventured that we might like to get a smallish 20 ga. O/U.
Daddy had a good morning.

dakota.potts · June 25, 2013, 04:06 PM

Wish I could get "my" 18 year old out to the range. My girlfriend that is

Sounds like a good day

SgtLumpy · June 28, 2013, 01:28 PM

Good job, getting your kids, any kids, anyBODY out and interested in shooting. With almost no exceptions, I've always found that anyone I take shooting has a blast and before long, starts talking about "So what would be a good gun to get started with?"..

Sgt Lumpy

Ted D · July 1, 2013, 09:05 AM

I wish I could get my 10yr.daughter to go.all she wants to do is play with her friends.

joe45c · July 1, 2013, 01:50 PM

My son was home on leave from the AF last week, and I took he and his wife to our range to shoot some clays. She had never shot a gun before. I brought my 20ga citori, 16ga A-5, and 12 ga 1100. They shot them all, and had fun.

std7mag · July 2, 2013, 05:20 PM

Kudos to all!!!

Luckily I had my daughter ask me about hunting the other year. I decided to take her to the range.
She is now 15 and enjoys shooting her Browning 22, my Mossberg 22WMR bolt rifle, my Hawthorne .410 bolt action, her New England 20ga.

She got a Weatherby Vangard in .243 the other year from Santa... lol

She is accurate with it, and proudly so, but isn't a fan of the bang and recoil, even though we always wear muffs at the range.

I'm looking to experiment with the stock, to see if I can get the "felt" recoil to a place where she is ok with it.

June 25, 2013, 04:01 PM	#1
jonnyc Senior Member Join Date: July 20, 2009 Location: PA Posts: 1,731	Daddy-n-Daughter Day Had to be out of the house early today, so I talked my little 18 year old into going to breakfast and the range. She hasn't been willing to go with me for about 2 years. We shot some trap with my "big and heavy" Maverick 12ga. and she hit about 2/3 of the clays. Next to the 50 yd. range where she proceeded to shoot 1 in. groups with my 10/22. She wasn't too into the 9mm Luger, but she did like killing my troll targets with a Beretta Mod. 71. I got some positive vibes when I ventured that we might like to get a smallish 20 ga. O/U. Daddy had a good morning. __________________ 2024 PA Cartridge Collector Show; Aug. 16-17, 2024!!! Buy...Sell...Trade All Types of Ammunition & Ordnance PM or email me for 2024 show details.

July 1, 2013, 09:05 AM	#4
Ted D Member Join Date: January 27, 2013 Location: Dayton.Ohio Posts: 76	I wish I could get my 10yr.daughter to go.all she wants to do is play with her friends. __________________ LIFE MEMBER OF THE NRA.GREENHORN RELOADER

June 25, 2013, 04:06 PM	#2
dakota.potts Senior Member Join Date: February 25, 2013 Location: Keystone Heights, Florida Posts: 3,084	Wish I could get "my" 18 year old out to the range. My girlfriend that is Sounds like a good day

June 28, 2013, 01:28 PM	#3
SgtLumpy Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2013 Posts: 779	Good job, getting your kids, any kids, anyBODY out and interested in shooting. With almost no exceptions, I've always found that anyone I take shooting has a blast and before long, starts talking about "So what would be a good gun to get started with?".. Sgt Lumpy

July 1, 2013, 01:50 PM	#5
joe45c Senior Member Join Date: January 22, 2012 Location: peru ny Posts: 218	My son was home on leave from the AF last week, and I took he and his wife to our range to shoot some clays. She had never shot a gun before. I brought my 20ga citori, 16ga A-5, and 12 ga 1100. They shot them all, and had fun.

July 2, 2013, 05:20 PM	#6
std7mag Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2013 Location: Central Taxylvania.. Posts: 3,609	Kudos to all!!! Luckily I had my daughter ask me about hunting the other year. I decided to take her to the range. She is now 15 and enjoys shooting her Browning 22, my Mossberg 22WMR bolt rifle, my Hawthorne .410 bolt action, her New England 20ga. She got a Weatherby Vangard in .243 the other year from Santa... lol She is accurate with it, and proudly so, but isn't a fan of the bang and recoil, even though we always wear muffs at the range. I'm looking to experiment with the stock, to see if I can get the "felt" recoil to a place where she is ok with it.