A friend of mine asked if I could take him to the range to shoot pistols. He is not a gun owner and had only shot a 22 rifle way back in the day.

 

I decided tonight was the night. Nothing better to do, especially not interested in listening to the liar in chief.

 

We went to Bayonne. Odd thing is they charged us $15 per person, I am used to paying for the lane. W/E.

 

Anyway, I brought my 92FS and PX4 in 9.

 

We went into the port and I gave him safety instruction, the golden rules, etc. Put the target out at 3 yards and told him just to hit the paper.

 

He is a big guy. 6'2" and 300. Hands like catchers mitts. It was funny to see my 92 looks like a pea shooter. Once we figured out a good grip for him, I loaded a mag with 1 round in it.

 

Big guy or not, you don't know how someone is gonna react to that first BANG! Loading 1 round makes it safer, IMHO. After firing that first round, if a person freaks out and drops the gun, or gets excited and turns around, they are just dropping or pointing a hunk of metal.

 

He did neither. Took his shot and was cool. Gave him a mag with 5 rounds. He went through those. We touched on some pointers and he was shooting pretty damn well, pretty quickly.

 

We blew through 400 rounds.

 

He liked the 92 better than the PX4. A lot less kick.

 

I took the opportunity of this evening to help him, as a non gun guy, understand how our laws work in this state.

 

After we were done, he invited me to dinner. When I told him that if I went to dinner with him, before taking my guns home, I would be committing a felony, he was floored.

 

So I took the guns home and we went to dinner.

 

Besides the fun, we discussed the law a lot. All of this was news to him:

 

Process for FID and P2P.

OGAM

Hollow point in the car.

NICS

FID for pistol ammo

The dinner thing

"How many bullets is my life worth?" Ala Nappen @ Trenton rally

The "shoot the attacker in the leg" myth

No castle doctrine in NJ

The myth of every gun owner masturbating to the idea of getting to shoot a bad guy

Cost of gun ownership

Cost of our little range trip (he bought dinner)

 

 

He commented on how friendly and open all the people at the range were.

 

I think another trip or two and we will have a new shooter in our midst.

 

He mentioned he read the story I was quoted in on nj.com. I told him about tomorrow and why I was going to Trenton again.

 

When I explained the proposed bills, he said "none of that makes any sense". Smart guy for a grave digger.

 

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Nice way to introduce a non shooter to guns.......there s your good deed for the day

 

I also do the 1 round on mag for new people. Different people react differently.

 

Currently lusting after a PX4.........

 

Grave Digger......big hands?????

His actual occupation. He has worked at a cemetery for 20+ years. Home boy could palm a bowling ball.

 

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All I can say is - good on you for getting your friend into the sport with both safety and courtesy. Hopefully he realizes his rights are in jeopardy and joins the rest of us in trying to prevent any more craziness than we already have in NJ.

Currently lusting after a PX4.........

 

You are welcome to shoot mine any time

All I can say is - good on you for getting your friend into the sport with both safety and courtesy. Hopefully he realizes his rights are in jeopardy and joins the rest of us in trying to prevent any more craziness than we already have in NJ.

 

He was aghast at our current laws and proposed laws. Not a guy who gets active, but at least one more better educated non gun owner out there. Hoping he spreads the knowledge.

 

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Currently lusting after a PX4.........

 

 

A fine firearm like the PX4 is like a fine Italian mistress. The lust is mutual, my friend. The PX4 wants you just as much as you want it.

Good work. Get him shooting outdoors and he will be even more hooked. I was amazed how much more I enjoy shooting outdoors.

Yeah - Bayonne is $15/person - not /lane.....