tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596231821271459872.post462552754832433472..comments2023-11-20T00:29:03.847-05:00Comments on MArooned: New Shooter Report #8Jay Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11085873775096542015noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596231821271459872.post-50800539992116299122009-04-20T15:08:00.000-04:002009-04-20T15:08:00.000-04:00Did she anything about recoil?
The pic with the B...Did she anything about recoil?<br /><br />The pic with the BHP in full recoil looked uncomfortable.Arthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09289639279717534292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596231821271459872.post-25210607303088283892009-04-20T15:04:00.000-04:002009-04-20T15:04:00.000-04:00jay, you predicted correctly that i'd be called ou...jay, you predicted correctly that i'd be called out for the cup and saucer hold. heh.<br /><br />Just so everyone knows, i really was focused on getting used to doing this. I wasn't doing it for accuracy per se -- the just experiencing and knowing how this feels, the rise in caliber numbers etc... was very interesting for me. learning to control for accuracy will come. <br /><br />all told, and this is what i'm most impressed with, is in looking at the plate and the target, for a first timer i think i rocked it and kicked its ass. <br /><br />the recoil on that shot still resulted in me hitting in the black, very much towards the center. not spot on like with the rifle, but hey. <br /><br />if it was me vs. goblin, to steal from jay's vernacular, it'd be a hurtin' goblin for sure.<br /><br />;-)<br />that is all.Christine G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17781551364340088590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596231821271459872.post-12556726262838661902009-04-20T12:16:00.000-04:002009-04-20T12:16:00.000-04:00Why, it's waiting for my birthday, of course!
:)...Why, it's waiting for my birthday, of course! <br /><br />:)Jay Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11085873775096542015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596231821271459872.post-45995972850220101492009-04-20T12:13:00.000-04:002009-04-20T12:13:00.000-04:00Jay,
You are too kind referring to my presence a...Jay, <br /><br />You are too kind referring to my presence as indespensible. Too kind, indeed. All I did was lay a second set of eyes on the scene. I have to admit it was a bit disconcerting to see another shooter a few lanes down from us racking the slide on his pistol while his finger was on the trigger. At least that fellow had the good sense to have his piece pointed downrange. <br /><br />One further point of observation . . . where's the pic of you holding your token birthday present? Hmmmm? I bet inquiring minds want to know. <br /><br /> - BradBrad_in_MAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596231821271459872.post-38400229441842687002009-04-20T11:54:00.000-04:002009-04-20T11:54:00.000-04:00amusings,
I'm so glad you had a good time.
That...amusings,<br /><br />I'm so glad you had a good time. <br /><br />That it might help diagnose your son's trouble with the rifle is even better! <br /><br />We'll see if it helps when it's his turn - he may have less trouble with the pistols, since eye dominance is easier to correct with a handgun...<br /><br />Breda,<br /><br />Thanks! I'm hoping that this year will see at least two more gun-chicks created - Mom G. wants to go, as does Sis G.<br /><br />I'll reel 'em in... <br /><br />OrangeNeck,<br /><br />There's plenty of information for a new shooter to absorb just in the difference between semi-autos and revolvers; sight picture; sight radius; etc.<br /><br />We can work on accuracy later. The first trip is to get the basics down - pick up the gun. Load it safely. Point it down range safely. Make it go boom safely.<br /><br />When/if she'd like to go again, we can introduce more specifics to better shooting. For now, it's just a primer...Jay Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11085873775096542015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596231821271459872.post-40124128027093325802009-04-20T11:48:00.000-04:002009-04-20T11:48:00.000-04:00How come you didn't show her the Todd Jarrett Kung...How come you didn't show her the Todd Jarrett Kung Fu gun grip? She's teacupping the .38 and the 9mm and that's why the recoil is so pronounced. Her accuracy would have improved too.OrangeNeckInNYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596231821271459872.post-33261854640791341452009-04-20T09:44:00.000-04:002009-04-20T09:44:00.000-04:00YAY!! Another chick with a gun! Thanks for doing a...YAY!! Another chick with a gun! Thanks for doing all that that you do, JayG.bredahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216098318849287384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596231821271459872.post-60248145032492954552009-04-20T08:32:00.000-04:002009-04-20T08:32:00.000-04:00you left off that i told you i wanted to do this s...you left off that i told you i wanted to do this since high school. and before anyone asks, because i have been asked on FB and flickr, i am left eye dominant and right handed. so the rifle was literally impossible for me to shoot right handed and see the sights. so i switched and it was immediately comfortable. <br /><br />i learned a lot yesterday -- especially how my son has problems with rifle shooting. <br /><br />he's 12 and has done it 2 or 3 times, and can't hit someone as big as marlon brando standing 10 feet in front of him. he's got a visual/spacial disorder (ask to see what his handwriting on paper looks like). I think i know now exactly what to tell him, how to set it, what to look for. And he may possibly have to do what i did. he's left handed, but may be right eye dominant...so we'll switch sides and see if it clicks in his brain for him. <br /><br />shick shick boom.Christine G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17781551364340088590noreply@blogger.com