She's never shot a rifle before, but wanted to shoot. So I took her out to shoot some skeet.

Here are some pictures.

By the time we got out to the site, the sun was setting so most of the pictures didn't come out. The only two that came out were the the first shot pictures.

I fired a few rounds go get her used to the AK-74's sound. It doesn't sound like a 47, it has a much hire crack to it.

I got her set up to fire the AK. I stepped back to take a photo of her first shot and noticed she fell out of position as if leaning back is "safer" or something. I wasn't going to post the picture because of the awkward stance, but then I realized no one is going to be looking at the gun or her stance.



Then after she shot through a clip or two and was comfortable with the sound and the kick, I got the 20 gauge and started throwing skeet. It took her probably 20 throws, but then she was able to hit about 50% of them. I then shot single skeet. It took me about 8 throws and then I was hitting consistently.

I went back to take some photos of her shooting, but the light was too low for the pictures.

She hit a few more and then she started struggling because the light made it hard to pick up the pigeon quick enough. I did some double throws, but only hit both a couple of times, with the low light it was hard for me to pick up the second pigeon fast enough.



I then had her shoot about a magazine at nothing in particular so she could refine her stance and get used to the AK. By then it was dark enough that the flash was quite bright and she jumped the first time she saw it.

It was a good time, hopefully she'll go out again, but I just was informed I am leaving on the 7th for about 6 months, which is both and .

Leaving for where. Buddy ?

No clue, hate my new MOS, but it was that or a perm DQ. I'll drop my OCS packet as soon as I can and look to switch jobs.

So are you finally getting in Tim? Foot healed up? What sort of MOS did they give you?

Hey, whatever it is, at least it's not a DQ!

Cheers!

Rick...

I think she's imagining gunning down some bad guys in the first pic

Dang that's a big kitchen!

92 Whiskey. I was 11Xray.

My foots been fine since late September, the issue was the Army said it wasn't, until they decided it was.

She was afraid if she held it with her cheek on the stock, it would hit her in the face. I had to explain to her it was more comfortable with her face planted to the stock then off the stock and was less likely to hit her cheek (but it's not like she was shooting my grandfather's 303. Now that gun kicks).

Nah, 303's don't kick. A .45-70 carbine with hot handloads...that starts to kick!

Your AK, is it in 5.45 or 5.56 ?

5.45 Russian/Bulgarian surplus. It works out to about $0.20 a shot.