Annie got her gun

[Delfine]

"Hey," she whispered. "I got it!"

"Got what?" he queried "Oh, you mean that! Whew, I was worried there for a few days when you were late. That's a relief!"

She kicked him soundly in the shin and replied, "Idiot, my SHOTGUN! I just got my new shotgun. The 28 ga Khan Arthemis over and under, remember. We were just talking about it the other day."

OH, the Shotgun, oh hey, yeah, I DO remeber!"

And it is a beaut. Thanks sm for all the advice and thanks for the encouragement I got from all you guys on going for a 28 ga. After the shoulder surgery I was really afraid I wouldn't be able to shoot again. But this lady is light weight, balanced like a dream and it fits. I can't wait for tomorrow. We are going out to the range just to try her out. Not anything strenuous, just to get the feel.

I've been doing physical therapy to get my shoulder movement and arm strength back and mending well. So I want to take it slow and easy, but I am just craving to get out there and shoot till the case is empty.

Wish me luck.

 

[sm]

Congrats! I'm estactic for you!

Men. Men can be such jerks...I know..."I are one"

Check the other thread here in shotguns by "Girlwithagun"...now I am the one wearing the goofy grin.
Two ladies with new shotguns...Life is good!

The shoulder doing OK? Physical therapy - so far so good? And how many times have you shouldered that Khan since you brought it home? Gee ...that much already ?

I'm betting you have read Brister at least twice, and have pages bookmarked. Yeah...I thought so.

Have fun, be safe, and I know I don't have to caution about overdoing it. You will be fine...and I am so looking forward to hearing the after range report.

Pull it *dust*
Pull it *dust*

 

[Dave McCracken]

Great!! Looking forward to T&E....

 

[Delfine]

Ow, ow, ow, ow ow!!!

Guess what happens on an over and under when you forget and leave the toggle in the middle instead of on O or U.

That's right, you get kicked like a mule. And yes, a Khan will shoot both barrels at once. What a surprise. But I dang well held on to the sucker and didn't drop it or fall down. Wanted to.

The hubby and I and one of the range guru's (I've never seen a shotgun like that, it comes apart on the butt stock and adjusts all kind of ways) went out to the stations and they let me practice for a half a dozen rounds or so then we shot the stations. I managed to get all the way to the end, but was flagging pretty bad by the time we finished. It was only 101 degrees on the heat index and the guys were figuring that the thermometer must have missed it by a good ten more degrees or so.

But I broke 5 clays!

Let me ask, is it kosher to go out to the station and say just stand at one pad and shoot till I like that one (25 clays) and then rest up a while, let the other people shoot around then go try another station for a while? It would be easier than just getting two shots from a pad. No I didn't shoot the doubles.

Anyway, my collar bone is bruised, my hands are raw, I'm heat exhausted, and I had a really good time. I broke 5 clays, how about that, I broke 5 clays!! I think I like this, the kick wasn't bad except the one time and the only real problem I had was opening the thumb latch to extract the empty shells. After a while my thumb just wouldn't work anymore. I'll have to get one of those hand grip squeezers.

::does the happy dance, then falls exhausted under the ceiling fan::

Good day, real good day.

 

[sm]

Well by golly you went out after surgery,in heat and high humidity, got kicked like a mule, came home bruised, tired sweaty and sore, probably took a shower and passed out under the ceiling fan with a big old sloppy grin.... dreaming about how much fun it was to bust those 5 clays.

I'm proud of you. I really am.

It is my understanding that ice cream, cookies, and chocolate is a great healer for all that hurts. Send hubby out for this stuff and take some Advil while he is gone.

I would go slow on the gun mount for a few days and continue the re-hab.

It is proper to ask for persmisson to have a field to yourself, if range is not busy, to have private instructions. You might be surprised to find others in the same expereince level as you and you folks could safely work on the basics.

Since I shot skeet, this is what I did on a skeet field...

Low 7 and then high7 to get the self esteem up, then doubles at station 7. Go to Station 1 and repeat. This will allow you to get stance, foot position, mounting, hold points , swing and follow through basics worked out.

Since you just shot these, and fresh on your mind, practice these at home in your mount and dryfire excercises. I used my garage, and had orange stickers to simulate targets on the walls...simulated fight path. I either had chalk marks or rubber mat I used to re-position to get the angle of flight to the station pad.

Oh actually I only used the leading edge of orange sticker [ " )" or "("] - Since all I focus on is the leading sliver in real clay targets anyway...I had orange slivers in my garage, from 1" - 2" sizes. Focus, concentration, aim small - hit small.

Hey folks may think you are nuts, it works. Folks still think I'm nuts...you get used to it.

I am very proud of you.

 

[Delfine]

Speaking of nuts, I was the only one out there who squealed like a girl every time I broke a clay. The guys just acted like it was no big deal.

"Dead bird" was about the most verbal noise from any of them. I'm doing the happy dance and they are all serious like it was a clay wake. We're guys, we kill stuff, nuff said. I need some women to shoot with so we can Celebrate!

 

[sm]

I'm doing the happy dance and they are all serious like it was a clay wake.

ROFL

Men , as a rule can't dance. I can't , ME- I just snuggle up, hold on, say sweet nothings...and call it slow dancing. It works for me.

So guys say macho stuff like "dead bird" , "lost bird" , "first bird dead - repeat the pair". Trust me...do you really want a bunch of some the 12 pk Abs jumping up and down?....I didn't think so.

Find some ladies to shoot with is a great idea. There a few guys like me left around, old fashioned Southern gentleman, that will teach and shoot with ladies. If thinking the clay is a mean boss, an ex -husband, and telling "men jokes", doing the happy dance, is what they wanna do...hey...fine by me. I cannot repeat some "encouragements" I hear them give each other. [ Art's Grammaw] I'm centered and secure enough with my masculinity to do this.

Hey, I can live with 5 women at a bar and grill afterwards, shooting pool, eating chilburgers and onion rings and getting looks from other men trying to figure out how I walked in with 5 women.

I may be dumb - I ain't stupid.

Now I also teach the mindset dealie, when I am shooting serious, like a competition I could have the Swedish Bikini team walk by and not notice.

So the gals have fun learning, practice is fun, but I have asked many to be the other half of a two person team. It gets serious, play for keeps, and these gals and I have surprised some folks. I did have my lady partner once wait until she got inside the clubhouse ladies room and then all heard the hand slapping against the wall and the resounding "Yessss we kicked butt!"....walks out with a sloppy grin, all eyes on her and she says "What?"

Its a girl thing...I understand.

 

[Dave McCracken]

Congrats and Mazeltov, Delfine. Once you heal up a little, go do it again...

As for happy dances, you should have seen mine the first time I ran 25.

As for the difference between the men you cite and women, that's one of the reasons I prefer teaching women.