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  1. I took my girlfriend to the range this evening.  She had never shot a gun before in her life and was very eager to give it a go.  The range we chose was the Bayonne PBA range since it was the closest to both of us.  When we got there it was pretty empty so that was a good chance to explain to her the operation of the gun, how to rack the slide, take the safety off, how to load the magazine with bullets and then the magazine into the firearm.  She paid attention to everything and asked questions where she wanted to, it was a good experience.  We also discussed range safety and what to do if a malfunction or jam happened (guns worked flawlessly tonight so we didn't have any need to practice what we talked about).  Now onto the juicy stuff.

     

    To get her started I would ask that she put only one bullet at a time in the magazine till she was used to the recoil.  On the first pull of the trigger with the M&P 22 she giggled like a little school girl and said "that was cool".  After she was confident in the operation and observing all safety rules she loaded the magazine to it's full capacity.  Boy was I surprised how well she could handle that gun, we went over respiratory pause and her groupings got even better.  I'm actually quite scared because with enough time and practice she may become a better shot than me.  After about 200 rounds of .22LR she wanted to try the M&P 9mm.

     

    After showing her the operation of the gun (she complained the slide was harder to rack but liked the fact that the gun was heavier) I let her do her thing while observing her, asking her to make adjustments for safety reasons.  It was quite cool helping her find her dominant eye, a proper weaver stance and a good grip (support hand wrapping around the strong hand) and watching her group get better and better with each magazine.  Afterwards in the jeep on the ride home I asked her if she would come back again and she smiled and said she would go any time and loved it.  In regards to which pistol she liked the most, she loves the M&P 9 and says one day she will get one of her own.

     

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    It was a great night, she's a keeper and I'm glad that I brought a non shooter to the range and converted them into a shooter.

     

    (she asked me when she can shoot my AR-15, I can't wait to take her to the range again)

     

     


  2. PS.  My Son wanted to know why I would even buy a holster when I can't carry in the PRNJ....I responded, wishful thinking!!!

     

    Haha, we are all wishfully thinking for this.  I'm going to leave it in the holster till I come home tonight and then I"m going to see if it stretched it out a little bit.  If not then I"m going to go get me a ziplock or wax paper and try that.


  3. I posted a simple pic back a couple of months ago but she wasn't near finished, and I regretted not posting her when she was finished.  Here she is in all her glory:

     

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    Build specs:

    Aero Precision Inc. Upper Receiver
    Bravo Company USA 1/7 Nato 16" 5.56/.223 heavy barrel with the Socom profile.
    Daniel Defense RIS II Picatinny Rail in FDE
    Yankee Hill Machine Phantom Compensator
    Bravo Company USA Mod 0 charging handle
    M16 full auto bolt carrier group
    Magpul Industries Corp. MBUS front and rear flip up sights
    Vortex Optics StrikeFire red dot sight
    Spikes Punisher Lower
    Palmetto State Armory Classic Lower Parts Base kit
    Mil-Spec Diameter 6-position 7075 Aluminum Buffer Tube Assembly
    B5 Systems SOPMOD Bravo Stock
    B5 Systems Type 23 Pistol Grip
    B5 Systems Trigger Guard
    B5 Systems QD End Plate
     
    I intend for this rifle to be my work horse, I wish I had it finished for my carbine class but I did not.  To lug this thing around I got a VTAC sling.
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