New-Old Shooter Range Date

I’m taking a new buddie to the range. He is a new gun owner, going from zero to one, but he is not a new shooter.

Let’s call this guy ‘The Contrarian.’ I call him that because during the Bush administration he was a hippy, and he’s gone the other direction against Obama since his election. I guess he has serious anti-authority and libertarian leanings.

Anyway, his wife wouldn’t permit a gun in the house, but she’s no longer there so… He got a Mosquito. I think he did at least. It’s a .22. I’ll confirm what it is for the range report. He wanted something to plink with, and it will more than do.

But he grew up in the upper Midwest and has shot almost as many deer in his life as MBtGE had at his age. His first deer was when he was 12 and he shot it from the window of a pickup truck with a .410 slug shotgun, 15 yards away.

Anyway, he’s shot a lot. I am bring a couple full size pistols for him to sample. He’s probably already shot a 1911, but maybe not a Springfield Loaded. He’s probably shot a SIG but not a 229 DAK. And he may never have tried something tritium sights. So hopefully he’ll get some variety out of the session. We shall see. It will be fun, regardless.