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Apologies for the sideways photos. I have no idea why they loaded this way.
You know it's going to be a great day when your youngest son drags himself into your room, half-asleep, and asks, "Dad, can we shoot today?"
This was a follow-up range session to a previous one, during which he shot a late war Model 1941 Carcano rifle. He did surprisingly well with managing recoil and staying consistent, but Intjink the ammo let him down a bit. Both of us had a hard time adjusting to the sight picture, which is very different from a typical rifle.
He really enjoys the early 1930's Savage .22 rifle we have, which devours .22 Short, .22 Long and .22 Long Rifle without prejudice. We used .22LR today and he started with small, dessert sized paper plates at 50 yards. He settled into a good rhythm and then became VERY focused. The photo below showing the plate is a 5-round group shot with buckhorn sights, and from an improvised rest. I'm still amazed at how tight that is...
He then switched to shooting the steel targets at 100 yards and had no problem keeping up a constant ringing throughout our property! He's getting a very good feel for this rifle, and is improving rapidly.
After supervising him, I took some time to work the steel with one of my AR's, and later switched to my Glock 17. There's nothing like some good range time with family, made all the better by seeing the improvement in ability and focus in the young. Life is good.
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