New Shooters...

Going to be bringing not one but two new shooters to the range this weekend. It's a couple, the parents of one of my Cub Scouts who has since moved onto Boy Scouts. They were both interested in learning to shoot (after I *ahem* let slip that I might know a little something about guns...), plus their son is going to be going for the Rifle Merit badge soon, so mom & dad having some background with firearms is a good thing.

Yeah, I can do that...

So out come the old friends, the Model 17, the 422, and the Security Six. The role normally played by the Sig 226 will be played by the Hi-Power, though, as I've been itching to give that a try since I picked it up last weekend, and I really don't see much of a difference between the Sig and the Hi-Power for a new shooter. I'm also bringing the Remington 572 and a box of orange clays for some fun plinking once the basics are established.

Here's the best part. They want me to give the Scout the beginner's safety lesson, too. That's three new shooters. Oh, and their daughter would like to try things out as well... I told them I'd prefer to only do two new shooters at a time, so we'll have a second outing in a few weeks.

Then, one of the outgoing Scout leaders wants to go shooting for *his* first time ever (40 year old virgin!). And I'm going to bring Mom G. to the range this spring if I have to drag her. Heck, she's the reason I cleaned out the Nylon 66 - it was her favorite gun back in the day (her quote: "100 years ago, the last time I picked up a gun"). And the highlight, of course, will be when I bring The Boy to the range for his first time ever...

It's going to be a good year, I think...

That is all.