I've created a monster
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 1:11 am
Long story short, two years ago my wife was opposed to guns in the house, now she owns an XD-9, has a shiny-new CHL, and feels "cheated" if she doesn't get at least one day a week in at the range. And she's become quite proficient at punching holes in paper.
Last week we went to our local indoor range on a Tuesday morning, and they were conducting a "newbie" handgun safety course on the pistol range side, so they let us use the "rifle"-range side. No firing lanes or stations, just a 45' x 150' room with freedom to move up and down the length of the room, and multiple target stands available, only requirement was to shoot at least on a 45-degree angle "downrange". As an old one-time IPSC competitor, I quickly jumped on the opportunity to turn it into a "shoot house" and set up a few practical situations for the wife, including shooting from cover, shooting on the move, and multiple target engagements.
I've created a monster. She'll never be happy standing "on the line" again drilling holes in paper. Grinning from ear to ear the whole time, she ran every course of fire I could set up for her given the space and range limitations (and limitations on how much ammo we could afford to expend in one session). She kept repeating that female mantra "make it harder"...
I guess I'm gonna have to hook her up with an IDPA group now...she's a natural pistol shooter, she handles my XD-45 as handily as her XD-9, and very very rarely scores a shot outside the 9-ring, and this little challenge just stoked her appetite.
Last week we went to our local indoor range on a Tuesday morning, and they were conducting a "newbie" handgun safety course on the pistol range side, so they let us use the "rifle"-range side. No firing lanes or stations, just a 45' x 150' room with freedom to move up and down the length of the room, and multiple target stands available, only requirement was to shoot at least on a 45-degree angle "downrange". As an old one-time IPSC competitor, I quickly jumped on the opportunity to turn it into a "shoot house" and set up a few practical situations for the wife, including shooting from cover, shooting on the move, and multiple target engagements.
I've created a monster. She'll never be happy standing "on the line" again drilling holes in paper. Grinning from ear to ear the whole time, she ran every course of fire I could set up for her given the space and range limitations (and limitations on how much ammo we could afford to expend in one session). She kept repeating that female mantra "make it harder"...
I guess I'm gonna have to hook her up with an IDPA group now...she's a natural pistol shooter, she handles my XD-45 as handily as her XD-9, and very very rarely scores a shot outside the 9-ring, and this little challenge just stoked her appetite.
