On the range....

I went to the range a couple of weekends ago. (I thought I had already posted this but apparently not..anyways.) For those who are lost and wondering what the hell I am talking about it was the gun range. I don't think I have ever been so excited, nervous and scared at the same time in my life. When I got there this old man proceeded to yell out the rules. Everything was followed by its not what we want but it is what the insurance company says. (For the record this guy definitely looked like he was on his third bottle of whiskey at 2pm in the afternoon.) Anyways once I read and listened to all the rules it was time to start. I put my ear and eye protection on and stepped into a new world.

I was nervous as hell but I wasn't going to show it. I had already practiced loading the 9mm gun (which I did on my first try..go me!) but knowing I was actually going to shoot it was a whole new ballgame. I stepped up to the counter and cocked the 9mm. This was supposed to be the easiest gun to start with for a rookie like myself. I waited for everything to line up and I pulled the trigger making sure my thumb wasn't in the way. My first impression was damn this is loud as hell. Then in how in anticipation of the power I jumped back. Wrong move. I scared myself for no reason. I looked up at my target and to my surprise I was dead on. I was pumped. I kept shooting but the remainder of the shots weren't all as successful. I missed the target some and I jammed the gun a couple of times because I was scared. It was all good though.

I also had a chance to use a .45 and a .357 six shooter. The .357 was cool because it was easy and I got to use magnum bullets. Which I have to admit were the scariest part of the entire experience. In the end I had a ton of fun. It was great doing something different that I never thought I would do. Which is what 2009 is all about. Stepping out of my comfortable zone and doing me.

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