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Those with access to the Calguns IP logs could tell you that I read here far more often than I post; I feel like I *know* many of you and am downright fond of some of you, but I'm an Old Lady and rarely join in because I'm not hosting an "EBR" build party, nor going through a divorce, or anticipating the arrival of a baby or gauging a career move. In short, I'm out of step with your young, vibrant lives, so please consider this post as coming from an aunt or mother or (shudder!) grandmother.
Back in January, Oaklander arranged a range day for me at Chabot. Several Calgunners graciously attended and offered me an array of their prized handguns to try.
Since then, I've bought a few revolvers and rifles (-praise here for budsgunshop.com and UG Imports) and enjoyed an ongoing email correspondence with a knowledgeable Calgunner who took me under his wing, so to speak, and has taught me more than he realizes about all aspects of responsible gun ownership.
The result -of continued lurking here and questions/concerns addressed by him- is that I finally felt confident enough to go to the range by myself this week and shoot my .38 Special revolvers for the first time.
I know that's peanuts to most of you and laugh-out-loud silly to some of you, but it was huge for me to venture to the range alone, "warm up" with .22LR, and then dare myself to shoot my .38s. And when I discovered that I could do so without dropping the guns or hitting targets three lanes away, I felt like I'd at last joined a portion of the human race that had been a mystery to me all my life.
It's not that I felt "empowered" or wanted to shout, "Bring it on!" -it was simply, gloriously, a revelation of an unknown ability: I could shoot these guns safely and reasonably well. Nope, I'll never be an expert, but my "groups" were good enough, and I plan to practice plenty.
What's all this got to do with you "youngsters"? Well, you've all got Old Ladies in your lives; if they don't know how to shoot, teach them. It's really never too late to learn unless one is seriously debilitated and having such practical knowledge at one's disposal in advanced years is -as you'll all realize yourselves one day- a true blessing.
Heading back into lurk mode now, but I think the world of you guys and Calguns...
Those with access to the Calguns IP logs could tell you that I read here far more often than I post; I feel like I *know* many of you and am downright fond of some of you, but I'm an Old Lady and rarely join in because I'm not hosting an "EBR" build party, nor going through a divorce, or anticipating the arrival of a baby or gauging a career move. In short, I'm out of step with your young, vibrant lives, so please consider this post as coming from an aunt or mother or (shudder!) grandmother.
Back in January, Oaklander arranged a range day for me at Chabot. Several Calgunners graciously attended and offered me an array of their prized handguns to try.
Since then, I've bought a few revolvers and rifles (-praise here for budsgunshop.com and UG Imports) and enjoyed an ongoing email correspondence with a knowledgeable Calgunner who took me under his wing, so to speak, and has taught me more than he realizes about all aspects of responsible gun ownership.
The result -of continued lurking here and questions/concerns addressed by him- is that I finally felt confident enough to go to the range by myself this week and shoot my .38 Special revolvers for the first time.
I know that's peanuts to most of you and laugh-out-loud silly to some of you, but it was huge for me to venture to the range alone, "warm up" with .22LR, and then dare myself to shoot my .38s. And when I discovered that I could do so without dropping the guns or hitting targets three lanes away, I felt like I'd at last joined a portion of the human race that had been a mystery to me all my life.
It's not that I felt "empowered" or wanted to shout, "Bring it on!" -it was simply, gloriously, a revelation of an unknown ability: I could shoot these guns safely and reasonably well. Nope, I'll never be an expert, but my "groups" were good enough, and I plan to practice plenty.
What's all this got to do with you "youngsters"? Well, you've all got Old Ladies in your lives; if they don't know how to shoot, teach them. It's really never too late to learn unless one is seriously debilitated and having such practical knowledge at one's disposal in advanced years is -as you'll all realize yourselves one day- a true blessing.
Heading back into lurk mode now, but I think the world of you guys and Calguns...
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