First time shooting

mikeprekopa · July 3rd, 2008, 04:36 PM

so i went up to sunset hills today. i was a little nervous being the first time ive gone to a range, and the first time ive ever shot a gun. my family is mostly anti-gun, so i was never really around them. and was sort of taught to be afraid of them, in a way... idk, but anyway...

im pretty sure dave was my instructor. really nice guy...

i shot a glock g17 9mm and a springfield xd 9mm, before i got a txt from a friend and had to go.

ran 12 rounds through the glock, and only 6 through the XD, and i have to say my first gun will be a glock. i like the way the trigger feels all the way through the pull, and though he said there was more kick on the glock, i felt it less.

heres my targets, the left is the Springfield... right is the Glock

i couldnt stop grinning on the drive home, everytime i looked over to the passenger seat and saw my targets :D

ill be taking a friend up there this sunday. so yea, im officially addicted, and cant wait till payday.

Paco · July 3rd, 2008, 04:39 PM

First off, welcome to the lifestyle; that of those who believe in defending one's self and those they care for!

Second, very nice grouping. What was the distance on those?

mikeprekopa · July 3rd, 2008, 04:44 PM

distance is a good question.... i dont know the actual distance, and forgot to ask, but it was 3 rafters after half way... so maybe someone here knows what half way is ?

it wasnt very far. but i also didnt have it against the paper.

ill be going back sunday and will be sure to mark all targets with range, TOD., pistol, ammo, AND instructor :P lol any other info i should get ?

dukalmighty · July 3rd, 2008, 06:46 PM

sounds like maybe 10 yards,and those are pretty good for first time shooting a handgun

luvmyglock · July 3rd, 2008, 07:03 PM

Good shooting, and welcome to an amazing sport AND lifestyle!

ppkheat · July 3rd, 2008, 07:32 PM

Glad to see you join the "gun crowd".

ExactlyMyPoint · July 3rd, 2008, 07:51 PM

+1 on the Glock.

Nice grouping. Remind me NOT to break into your house.

Ridgeline · July 3rd, 2008, 08:08 PM

Great grouping no matter the range. Oh yeah, you are now hooked. If you are married or a GF go ahead and tell her this will never wear off. She could be next.

Bark'n · July 3rd, 2008, 10:46 PM

Welcome to the dark side! Glock is a great choice!

mikeprekopa · July 3rd, 2008, 11:42 PM

so i set that image as the background on my computer, now whenever i go online, i get the biggest grin in the world

July 3rd, 2008, 04:36 PM	#1
mikeprekopa Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scranton, Pa Posts: 138	First time shooting so i went up to sunset hills today. i was a little nervous being the first time ive gone to a range, and the first time ive ever shot a gun. my family is mostly anti-gun, so i was never really around them. and was sort of taught to be afraid of them, in a way... idk, but anyway... im pretty sure dave was my instructor. really nice guy... i shot a glock g17 9mm and a springfield xd 9mm, before i got a txt from a friend and had to go. ran 12 rounds through the glock, and only 6 through the XD, and i have to say my first gun will be a glock. i like the way the trigger feels all the way through the pull, and though he said there was more kick on the glock, i felt it less. heres my targets, the left is the Springfield... right is the Glock i couldnt stop grinning on the drive home, everytime i looked over to the passenger seat and saw my targets :D ill be taking a friend up there this sunday. so yea, im officially addicted, and cant wait till payday. __________________ i'd rather be judged by 12, than carried by 6. myspace.com/mikeprekopa

July 3rd, 2008, 04:39 PM	#2
Paco Distinguished Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: McKinney, TX Posts: 1,785	First off, welcome to the lifestyle; that of those who believe in defending one's self and those they care for! Second, very nice grouping. What was the distance on those? __________________ "Don't hit at all if you can help it; don't hit a man if you can possibly avoid it; but if you do hit him, put him to sleep." - Theodore Roosevelt If you are not willing to stand behind our Troops, feel free to stand in front of them! -Paco

July 3rd, 2008, 04:44 PM	#3
mikeprekopa Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scranton, Pa Posts: 138	distance is a good question.... i dont know the actual distance, and forgot to ask, but it was 3 rafters after half way... so maybe someone here knows what half way is ? it wasnt very far. but i also didnt have it against the paper. ill be going back sunday and will be sure to mark all targets with range, TOD., pistol, ammo, AND instructor :P lol any other info i should get ? __________________ i'd rather be judged by 12, than carried by 6. myspace.com/mikeprekopa

July 3rd, 2008, 06:46 PM	#4
dukalmighty VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: texas Posts: 3,555	sounds like maybe 10 yards,and those are pretty good for first time shooting a handgun __________________ I like Poetry,Long Walks On The Beach,And Poking Dead Things With A Stick

July 3rd, 2008, 07:03 PM	#5
luvmyglock Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Washington Posts: 578	Good shooting, and welcome to an amazing sport AND lifestyle! __________________ EVIL PREVAILS WHEN GOOD MEN FAIL TO ACT.

July 3rd, 2008, 07:32 PM	#6
ppkheat Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,160	Glad to see you join the "gun crowd". __________________ Know guns, know peace, know safety. No guns, no peace, no safety.

July 3rd, 2008, 07:51 PM	#7
ExactlyMyPoint Distinguished Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,598	+1 on the Glock. Nice grouping. Remind me NOT to break into your house. __________________ - Let me explain. No. There is too much. Let me summarize. - Doing my part to create a huge carbon footprint - Be still, and know that I am God; Psalms 46:10 - You are God and that's just the way it is

July 3rd, 2008, 08:08 PM	#8
Ridgeline Distinguished Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 1,294	Great grouping no matter the range. Oh yeah, you are now hooked. If you are married or a GF go ahead and tell her this will never wear off. She could be next. __________________ "Eternity is Too Long to be Wrong" Texas CHL Instructor & Holder Life Member NRA Member TSRA

July 3rd, 2008, 10:46 PM	#9
Bark'n VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: West Central Missouri Posts: 2,627	Welcome to the dark side! Glock is a great choice! __________________ -Bark'n Semper Fi "The gun is the great equalizer... For it is the gun, that allows the meek to repel the monsters; Whom are bigger, stronger and without conscience, will prey on those of us who without one, would surely perish."

July 3rd, 2008, 11:42 PM	#10
mikeprekopa Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scranton, Pa Posts: 138	so i set that image as the background on my computer, now whenever i go online, i get the biggest grin in the world __________________ i'd rather be judged by 12, than carried by 6. myspace.com/mikeprekopa

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