Bentonville
12-24-2008, 12:34 AM
Today my son came home from college with his room mate. The young man, age 21, had never fired a firearm of any type in his life. I taught him some basic safety rules, how to hold, sight, and pull trigger on my P30, and how to load, make safe, and unload the gun. He loves the gun and loves shooting. I had a problem teaching him effectively because he is left handed and yet he does some things right handed. I couldn't really get him to hold the gun in any sort of definite style, such as Isocoles, Weaver, Combo. because he couldn't decide which hand he wanted to shoot with. He did both and felt comfortable with both. He actually did better with his left but he wasn't satisfied with the left. Can anyone give me some simple things to say to a newb in this sort of situation? I plan on taking him out to shoot the HK45C and P2000 at the end of the month if all goes according to plan. (He really was at odds when shooting my AK47. He didn't like shooting it left handed at all. Yet he couldn't hit anything right handed.
I have to say my son was proud of me when I kept a close group when demonstrating the proper, cough cough, shooting technique. Actually I felt nervous because I have never taught someone other than my three sons and wife how to shoot. I felt no pressure to impress them. I love my P30.
I have to say my son was proud of me when I kept a close group when demonstrating the proper, cough cough, shooting technique. Actually I felt nervous because I have never taught someone other than my three sons and wife how to shoot. I felt no pressure to impress them. I love my P30.