Just this last Saturday I went to the range to work some bugs out. There was already 3 young guys shooting when I got there. Probably just turned 21 cuz they each had their 1st handguns with them. They were all showing off trying to be "stylish" while shooting. When I walked past them to get to my bench,I nodded and said " nice toys you guys got there ." With big grins they all said "Thanks Dude"...Well, their grins turned to looks of disbelief when I unpacked my Olympic 20" Colt barreled AR, my 16" Carbon-15 with all the goodies, my tube stock/pistol gripped AK-47 and a suitcase with filled mags. Immediately they all got a little uneasy (I look a little scary myself... shaved head & goetee) but continued their shooting. After they were sure I wasn't going to kill them ,they gradually started to show a little interest in my "toys." One of the guys even ran a bowling pin all the way out to the 100 yard mark because he couldn't believe I could hit it. I hadn't even gotten to sight in the guns yet but figured I'd give it a try anyway...On the 2nd shot it dropped. After it hit the ground I bounced it around a few more times with the other 28 shots. These guys were so amazed, they didn't stop smiling the rest of the day. After that, they came over and introduced themselves, shook hands & asked about the guns.We bullsh.tted about 1/2 hour & then got back to shooting. I told them I had to get the guns sighted in first, but, after that, the three of them could shoot 1- 30 round mag thru my Olympic AR , 10 rounds each.They almost fell over, & couldn't say "YES" fast enough. After sighting it in I called them over to shoot, explained the controls, safety, etc... and let them shoot. They all did real good & thanked me several times and each shook my hand again. I couldn't believe 1 mag could make 3 guys so happy ! It was a great feeling and I would gladly do it again & again. Felt sorry for the last shooter though, cuz the first 2 guys were so happy shooting they lost count of their shots, only 8 were left for him. Didn't matter to him, he was happy faced too ! As they were leaving, they again thanked me for letting them shoot, and all swore they would buy an AR-15 as soon as they could afford it. I told them they were all very good shots & reminded them of the threat to our 2nd amendment, their age and their ability to vote.
click below for pics of my "toys"[:)]
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