Gun Date Night

The wife decided that it was time we got out concealed carry weapons license, so we need to go on a quick evening course, which included an hour on the range playing with just about any handgun we wanted.

I was given a 9mm Springfield Armory 1911 (thankfully - as I'd been stroking a Springfield Armory 1911 0.45ACP all evening that refused to lock with the slide open unless i virtually pointed the gun at myself).

Bought a box of "ammo" and then went onto the range.

Instructor did his first bit of instruction for the live range, we each fired a shot. He made comment how it was rare to get a bullseye first time round. 2 minutes later I fired my first ever gun - and got a bullseye. Of course.

Wife was so upset, quite rightly predicted that I would be unbearable now. Which I was.

I continued to blast through my box of ammo, getting bullseyes for the most part. Then got handed a different 1911 .45 and put 3 clips of the instructors bullets through the bullseye. Changed back to the 9mm and proceeded through the box. Made a comment that it aimed low which the instructor admitted was a fault with that gun (it was only a 10 day old gun and they were going to change the sights).

Wife wasn't having such an easy time, and she had a box of ammo, so I went over any put holes in her target for a bit. 30 shots later I decided that that gun also aimed low and to the left. I could consistently get the bullet through the same hole on the target.

Anyway, beginners don't usually have targets that look like this!

We'll be going again.