He was in town this week, and I took him & his two sons (ages 14 & 16) to PSC today. They'd never shot a rifle before, and I set them up with my AR-10 clone at 100 yards. One of the cute moments was when they were loading rounds into the FAL mags: "How many rounds do these hold?" "20" "20??!?!!! Wow!!!" - don't think they'd ever seen > 10 round mags before :-(
They did great with the rifle, and their Dad & I eventually had to pry them away to go shoot a variety of pistols - .22 Colt, Walther PPS, S&W Model 19 4", Glock 23, and S&W M&P .40. Paper targets, then steels. An incredibly beautiful day for the outdoor range, too.
Very fun to give them the opportunity, and see them have so much fun. Very proud of my friend for getting his CHL, as well. Bakersfield is a pretty red county, plus he's a pharmacist - so he was pretty much a lock for qualifying for one. But he still had to slog through all the paperwork, and write a 'mother may I' letter.
Oh - the boys taped a penny to the target on the 100 yard line, and eventually managed to put a round through it! They were really tickled, and will be taking it home as a souvenir. Their Dad & I cautioned them about bringing it to school, though. I can just imagine the school district freaking out, deciding that they might be homicidal maniacs, suspending them, sending them away for psychiatric evaluations, etc etc etc
