Laughing too hard

[SeaCat]

Let me set the scene. Wednesday afternoon my wife and I headed down to the local range with our handguns and a rifle I wanted to test out. My wife took her place at one of the lanes and started shooting, doing quite well by the way, when two of our local yahoos set up shop in the lane next to hers. (I knew what was coming when they walked in, looked around and took that lane. Out of 15 lanes only three were in use but they just had to take the lane next to my wife.)

After blazing away for about ten minutes with their rather shittily maintained cheapo hand cannons, they started trying to chat with my wife. Most of their pick up lines went something like; "Oh how cute. Look at the little lady with the little pistol. Want us to teach you how to handle a real gun?" (My wife stands 5'6" and weighs 126 pounds so yes I guess she could be considered a little lady. Her handgun of choice is a Ruger Mk. II .22 cal.) After listening to this for a few minutes she turned to me with an upraised eyebrow. Seeing me nod she swapped her Ruger for my 9mm, loaded it, and proceded to blow ten holes rapid fire in their silhouette target at 15 yards. When she was done they reeled in their target and became very quiet before moving to a lane at the other end of the range. I happened to glance at the target they dropped in the trash can on their way by. (3 in the Coconut, 3 in the throat, and 4 in the chest. all in the marked kill zones. I taught her well.) She then went back to her "little gun" and went back to punching holes in the black at 25 yards. I was laughing so hard I had to stop shooting for a while.

Cat

 

[rgraham666]

Snicker. Good one, SeaCat

 

[Guest]

Back in the early 90s, when I was shooting IHMSA competitions I was going to the range 2-3 times a week. My girlfriend often accompanied me and became quite skilled with handguns, including my Dan Wesson 44 Mag.

IHMSA is a long range sport (targets at 50-200 meters) with handguns and iron sights only, no scopes. She got interested in it enough to start practicing with me and was getting fairly consistant.

One day at range, we were testing some hand loads, and were fine tuning the 44 with them at 200 meters. A couple of the clubs regular trap shooters came by with a .22 rifle to sight it in with a new scope. They set their target at 100 meters and started loading the gun. Susan fired off a 5 round volley and I could see these guys looking to see just what the hell she was shooting at. No targets were set up besides theirs and mine.

When she stopped one of them asked if she was just firing rounds to see how the "big gun" feels. She politely replied that she was testing hand loads. They asked what she was shooting at and she politely pointed out the target. The guys both about fell over laughing and one had the guts to ask her if she had hit it yet. She simply motioned for him to look through our spotting scope. She loaded 5 more rounds and squeezed them of slowly, listening to the excited screams of the man calling where on the 10" buullseye she hit.

They packed up shortly after and headed for ther trap range, but Susan couldn't stop talking about it for a week.

I like to see the macho types show up at the range. Gives me the opportunity to remind them how small their dick is.

BTW: She was 5'5" and 110lbs. That 44 with a 10" barrel on it looked bigger than her.

 

[cloudy]

My father was a nationally ranked skeet shooter, and just as proficient with a pistol. Neither one of my brothers was particularly interested in shooting, but I loved it, so naturally, I was the one that always went with him to the shooting range. I think I knew how to take a gun apart and put it back together at about 12.

By the time I was 18, I was a veteran at combat ranges and used to run into the same thing. Big, macho types offering to show this little missy just how to use that gun, bless her little heart.

 

[Guest]

I get the same thing at the gym.

New members are inefficient, sloppy and usually in my way when I want to use a specific piece of equipment.

I don't mind that, of course. But I do mind when they assume they know more than me, can lift more than me and believe that I am struck dumb in wonderment with their incredible posing technique.


Nope.


Kudos to your lovely wife, Cat.

Way to kick ass!

 

[LadyJeanne]

Let me set the scene. Wednesday afternoon my wife and I headed down to the local range with our handguns and a rifle I wanted to test out. My wife took her place at one of the lanes and started shooting, doing quite well by the way, when two of our local yahoos set up shop in the lane next to hers. (I knew what was coming when they walked in, looked around and took that lane. Out of 15 lanes only three were in use but they just had to take the lane next to my wife.)

After blazing away for about ten minutes with their rather shittily maintained cheapo hand cannons, they started trying to chat with my wife. Most of their pick up lines went something like; "Oh how cute. Look at the little lady with the little pistol. Want us to teach you how to handle a real gun?" (My wife stands 5'6" and weighs 126 pounds so yes I guess she could be considered a little lady. Her handgun of choice is a Ruger Mk. II .22 cal.) After listening to this for a few minutes she turned to me with an upraised eyebrow. Seeing me nod she swapped her Ruger for my 9mm, loaded it, and proceded to blow ten holes rapid fire in their silhouette target at 15 yards. When she was done they reeled in their target and became very quiet before moving to a lane at the other end of the range. I happened to glance at the target they dropped in the trash can on their way by. (3 in the Coconut, 3 in the throat, and 4 in the chest. all in the marked kill zones. I taught her well.) She then went back to her "little gun" and went back to punching holes in the black at 25 yards. I was laughing so hard I had to stop shooting for a while.

Cat

Mrs. Cat rocks!

 

[Guest]

Mrs. Cat rocks!

Yep, she sure does! Brilliant stuff, Cat.

 

[Black Tulip]

LOL No guns here, except at the fair. But I loved that story, Cat.

 

[Guest]

erm... one time, way down in Alabamie, i was told i was going to go out shooting rifles. ok. thats fine. ive never shot a gun until then. so, i messed with it a few times, just shooting things like soda cans. i got bored quickly, decided to shoot something far away if i could so...
there was a pear in a pear tree...have no clue how far away, but near the top of the tree. i wasnt aiming for it, i dont think but i shot it down. when it fell i told everyone that i was hungry. i had no idea what i was doing and it was just pure luck.
maybe they'll remember that if they try to call again?
that would be nice.

 

[SeaCat]

erm... one time, way down in Alabamie, i was told i was going to go out shooting rifles. ok. thats fine. ive never shot a gun until then. so, i messed with it a few times, just shooting things like soda cans. i got bored quickly, decided to shoot something far away if i could so...
there was a pear in a pear tree...have no clue how far away, but near the top of the tree. i wasnt aiming for it, i dont think but i shot it down. when it fell i told everyone that i was hungry. i had no idea what i was doing and it was just pure luck.
maybe they'll remember that if they try to call again?
that would be nice.

LOLOL

I've met people like you before, once or twice. People who find they have a natural afinity for a weapon. They have absolutly no training with the weapon, but once they pick it up it just feels comfortable. Almost as though it was a part of them. When they try to use it they fnd they can do things with i other people have to train for years to do. Sometimes it's frustrating, then I think about it and rejoice for people like you who do have that natural afinity. I also tend to wonder what other inherent skills you might have, as well as what skills all people might inherently have.

Cat

 

[Guest]

Read my sig-line. It's funnier.

 

[Wildcard Ky]

Good for your wife SC. Glad she doesn't let the assholes of the world bother her.

I have a Ruger .22 pistol myself, and I love it. Several of my friends have tried to buy it off of me over the years, but I ain't selling it. I have the MK 512. It's the 22/45 version.

Women can become excellent marksmen. It's just a matter of getting them interested, and overcoming the stigma and people like your wife put in their place at the range. The Russians had many female snipers during WW2, and they were quite effective.

 

[Samandiriel]

Your wife is my new hero.

 

[Guest]

Your wife is my new hero.

Cat, tell your wife to enjoy and revel in it while she can. It doesn't last long.

I was her hero for a whole five minutes last week.

 

[Samandiriel]

Cat, tell your wife to enjoy and revel in it while she can. It doesn't last long.

I was her hero for a whole five minutes last week.

4 minutes and 33 seconds.

 

[entitled]

The Russians had many female snipers during WW2, and they were quite effective.

That's because we just don't miss if you piss us off enough.

 

[SeaCat]

My wife thanks all of you for the support. She does get some BS from those she works with who know about her shooting. When I first mentioned shooting to her she didn't seem to enthused about it. The first few times she accompanied me to the range she had a hard time dealing with the noise but she soon got used to it. (I helped in this matter by picking up top of the line ear protection for her.) It took morethan a few hours of range time and more than a couple of hundred rounds of ammunition before she got good enough to really start enjoying her range time. Now she reminds me when it's time to head to the range.

Cat

 

[LadyJeanne]

My wife thanks all of you for the support. She does get some BS from those she works with who know about her shooting. When I first mentioned shooting to her she didn't seem to enthused about it. The first few times she accompanied me to the range she had a hard time dealing with the noise but she soon got used to it. (I helped in this matter by picking up top of the line ear protection for her.) It took morethan a few hours of range time and more than a couple of hundred rounds of ammunition before she got good enough to really start enjoying her range time. Now she reminds me when it's time to head to the range.

Cat

I've only been to a range once, but I loved it. The focus on the target was very calming, almost like yoga, but, you know, in a different way. Now that I think about it, I should find one around here and start a new hobby. I always meant to go back.

How does the gun thing work? Do they have guns at the range that I can use? Do they offer gun safety classes?

 

[SeaCat]

I've only been to a range once, but I loved it. The focus on the target was very calming, almost like yoga, but, you know, in a different way. Now that I think about it, I should find one around here and start a new hobby. I always meant to go back.

How does the gun thing work? Do they have guns at the range that I can use? Do they offer gun safety classes?

LJ,

That depends on the range you go to. In some states I believe it is illegal to rent to a person who does not have a firearms permit, but here in Florida all you have to do is show your Drivers Liscence. The range I go to most of the time does have handguns you can rent, and fairly cheaply at that.

If I was you I would look in the Yellow Pages under shooting ranges. Most gun clubs do offer range safety and firearms safety courses.

Cat