So, as most of our friends now, after living in Alaska for almost 5 years Roberta and I know how to shoot pistols, rifles, etc. Well, we can’t let that knowledge go to waste. No matter what this damn Nanny state California thinks.
So, we’ve taken the girls up to a gun range in Watsonville to learn to shoot. Safely.
Nora learning to shoot
Molly learning to shoot
Molly does pretty good at shooting, but Nora, watch out. That kid is pretty darn good. She just naturally knows how to hit what she shoots at. In the picture above she would ask what to shoot for, hands, buttons, nose, and I’ll tell her which and she’d hit it. I think she missed once.
We had the girls shoot both revolvers and semi-auto’s. Starting with .22′s, then a .38 and finally a few rounds through the Smith & Wesson .40 Caliber. The .40 Cal is definitely too big for them to shoot comfortably, but we wanted them to at least know they could shoot it and know what the kick felt like.
For her birthday Nora wanted a target pistol. We haven’t picked one up for her yet. But if she continues to enjoy shooting as much as she does we will probably pick up a target .22 caliber semi-auto for her to plink with.
Oh, and hey California. Kiss my redneck arse. (-:
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February 28, 2013 at 1:42 PM
Kirk R
Very nice! Man, I sure miss CA, but I don’t miss the gun laws. Sold off my guns before I moved there, and now that I’m in a gun-friendly state again (although sheesh, our legislature seems bound and determined to fix that), I’ve got myself a Ruger SR9C, a Sig Sauer P250, and last year got my concealed carry permit. LOVE both guns, but will probably sell the Ruger for something else, as it overlaps the Sig in functionality. Anyway, glad the girls are getting comfortable around firearms, that’s important.
March 20, 2013 at 1:37 PM
Catherine Sunter
Still keep coming and checking regularly to see how you all are but you’re not posting much these days. How is Roberta getting on and how is Gandalf coming on?
March 23, 2013 at 1:26 PM
icehawk55
I know, I suck at keeping the web page updated lately. I get distracted by facebook, google+, etc. Things are going okay. Roberta’s cancer is still moving slow, important part there is slow. She continues to work part time at SeaHarvest for our friends and we are still living in Monterey. However, the government budget issues might make us move. See what happens.