Shooting a gun was on my OG list of things I wanted to do, so I am *so* glad I got to do it this month. I took my very dear friend, Burris, who is also extremely into guns. Coincidence? We went to the Beavercreek Armory in Hillsboro and they were phenomenal from the very beginning. We watched an informative video and took a short quiz and ordered our gear… okay, well Burris ordered our gear.
He said I could practice on a .22 but I should at least try to shoot a 9 millimeter. He ordered a total of 8 boxes of ammo and several targets. We rented the two guns and one lane to share.
We put on the fashionable eye and ear protection and get to our lane. Burris shows me even more safety techniques and shoots a few times to let me see the process. This is the first time I realize that I have never even been this close to an actual shooting firearm. I am a little nervous and hesitant to hold this extremely powerful and deadly weapon. I started off with the .22 and Burris and I took turns shooting and reloading.
Then, he let me unload an entire box of ammo (about 50) into my own target to see how I was doing. Every single shot made it onto the target and the majority made it into the inner circle. I told my mom all that time playing Duck Hunt would pay off someday.
So, then I moved on to the 9 millimeter. A Glock. Admittedly, I feel a little bit like Scully right now. The kick on this weapon made me audibly squeal, and then laugh out loud. It was extremely surprising, but awesome.
By the end of the two hours, my hands were sore from controlling the weapons and my fingers were raw from reloading the clips. But I learned so much and feel like I could handle a weapon safely, even though I don’t think I’ll ever own one. Ever.
Also, I think I need to say again how awesome the people at Beavercreek Armory were. They made my first experience incredibly awesome and if you want to shootemup, go see them.
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