Yesterday was Shelby's birthday, and for her event she wanted to go shooting at a local
indoor range. After much deliberation E and I headed out with Curtis and Talia to meet up with everyone, and I am glad we went. The price was pretty reasonable, so I rented an HK USP compact .40 that was really easy to shoot and also quite accurate even with my limited experience. Kaleb of course went out and got a friggin assault rifle that was an absolute blast to shoot. We were indoors so the range was maxed out at 50 feet, but it was still a lot of fun. I got some great pictures of E shooting the assault rifle, I know! E shooting an assault rifle!! If I had not been there I would not have believed it either! She tried the .40 but didnt like the kick at all so gave it up after a single shot. She did run a full magazine through the assault rifle
and was actually asking for more when it was all over. There were a lot of other people there shooting all kinds of stuff, from shotguns to AK47s to SKS. Shelby's dad came down from South Dakota and brought with him a whole bag of .22 target pistols that were REALLY accurate.It was funny how everyone was kind of standing around nervous until they gave us a lane and allowed us to get out there to shoot. E and I were still a bit on the nervous side even then, it took a few rounds for me to calm down, but those were still my best shots of the day with the .40. I guess I was just taking my time more than I did for the rest of the day or something. Maybe it was being moved to a lane next to the guys ripping through rounds with an SKS, or it was the concentration thing. Either way, my best target was my first one, but they got more consistent as the day went on. I had a great target with the Sig at 50 feet, all 20 rounds going trough an area about 2 inches in diameter.
So, we had a great day, it was lots of fun, everyone came back alive, no one was missing any digits, it all went well. It was surprising how much effort it took to keep up concentration that long to shoot accurately, we were all pretty tired by the end of the day and ended up going to bed early because we were just plain beat.
Overall, I had a good time, I think E had a good time, and it was reasonably inexpensive. If bullets weren't so expensive we could have been there all day long playing.
Oh yeah, and in true Curtis fashion, his targets were an outline of Osama and a guy with an RPG over his shoulder. He didn't rent a gun, just bought a couple of targets and got to work shooting them up with whatever was on hand. Much hilarity ensued when he sent that target out the range.
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