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shep854 · July 18, 2012, 05:45 PM

I've started meeting with a group of shooters at a heavily-supervised range, and this I've invited a girl who has never shot a gun to join us this Thursday evening.
If she shows, I will go over the 4 Rules with her (she's very mature, so she should get them quickly), then give her my M34 .22LR revolver w/J-frame grips to shoot. I plan to put up a bull-eye (NO humanoid targets--I want her to think of shooting as fun, not deadly) target as close to the bench as I can so she can see where the shots go and work on her trigger control and accuracy.
There's a LOT that can be taught, but I don't want to overload her too soon. Help her to have safe fun, then let it grow on her!

July 18, 2012, 05:45 PM	#15
shep854 Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2004 Location: Birmingham AL Posts: 632	I've started meeting with a group of shooters at a heavily-supervised range, and this I've invited a girl who has never shot a gun to join us this Thursday evening. If she shows, I will go over the 4 Rules with her (she's very mature, so she should get them quickly), then give her my M34 .22LR revolver w/J-frame grips to shoot. I plan to put up a bull-eye (NO humanoid targets--I want her to think of shooting as fun, not deadly) target as close to the bench as I can so she can see where the shots go and work on her trigger control and accuracy. There's a LOT that can be taught, but I don't want to overload her too soon. Help her to have safe fun, then let it grow on her! __________________ Powder smoke- The Smell of FREEDOM! I don't shoot to kill; I shoot to live. Registration? NEVER!!