Big smiles all around

The smiles after their first shots were huge.  We all had a ton of fun tonight.  Enough so that we'll do it again soon. 

We went for a meal after and I mentioned the courses offered at Range Master.  Of course D looked their site up right then and after they explored it thoroughly we picked a date for all three of us to take the beginner course. 

Then we discussed USPSA and IDPA shooting and they've both already decided they'll need to give that a try.  Not bad for two people who had never seen a real gun before this evening.  Guess I'd better dig out my old cheerleader outfit and dust off the pom-poms. 

The funniest moment of the evening was when I mentioned buying one and P responded, "Oh, I couldn't have one at home." 

Then the light bulb lit and with another big smile he said, "Why, I could have one at home."

Out the computer came again as they started looking up prices.  The number of choices is overwhelming to such new shooters, but I reminded them that the instructions on the Range Master site said not to buy if you don't already own one and that more experience would help narrow the selection.  So I don't think they're going shopping tomorrow, but wouldn't  necessarily count on it. 

I hope they continue to enjoy it as much as tonight.  They'll make good additions to the people of the gun.

And I learned that I know more than I thought I did.  If there had not been an instructor available tonight, we'd still have been fine.

Oh, and P is mailing his first target to his Mum.