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Back in January was at a local range. Dad and son (12'ish) sat down next to me. Kid has a brand new GSG MP5 clone in .22lr. Obviously a X-mas present. Kid was practically wetting his pants. Dad showed him how to load the magazines, chambered a round, fired one, then gave it to the kid and walked away to join his wife on the pistol range. The kid had no clue what he was doing.
I watched closely and prepared to duck.
He put the first 5 rounds in the 25yd overhead baffle before I stopped him.
ME: "Hey man, what are you aiming at?"
KID: "Nothing."
ME: "Tellya what, see my target down there, try aiming at that."
Next couple rounds still in the baffle... I figured out what the problem was.
ME: "Hey, see this little metal circle here, it's called the rear sight. You gotta look through the rear sight at the front site... can't just use the front one."
Everything else went downrange'ish until he emptied the magazine and then he didn't know what to do, so he set the gun down and started to get up.
ME: "Hang on, I'll help..."
And I did help him... a lot. Even let him shoot my Savage MKII FVSR. He said, "the scope makes it easier"... and I agreed.
The Dad came back an hour later... and to my complete and utter astonishment, the kid actually thanked me. The Dad said nothing.
I felt pretty good.
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