My first experience

[RalphWiggum]

well, as they say always , make your first experience memorable. and for me my recent 'first experience' was indeed memorable.

of course, we all hear about safety, safety, safety and prevention. so just to be careful, I was ready for the safe experience.

and when it started, I was nervous. breathing heavily, and had to be calmed down. the surge within my body told me that this is what I've been waiting for all my life. it ain't gonna be same from this point on.

i place my hands gently...and squeezed...not too hard, but just enough that I can get hold of. and concentrated on my breathing, while staying focused. a slight squeeze...there was no turning back...with a short burst, I crossed the line.

my action resulted in penetration that felt so great. again and again, as I repeated, I could not help but feel how great it was...it was beyond words...waiting all my life...and this was worth the wait! my action resulted in shivering...yes! yes! this is a memorable experience!

when it was over, as a great person i am, I cleaned after myself. and collected memorabilias.....ahh...the first experience...!















I had my first live ammunition experience.



ok..i think I made all those teenager forum members horny..sorry for that! *** *** ***


anyway, yes. I did have my first shooting experience and it was great.

ever since Denoir temporarily took my 300 post count, I've been thinking about buying a handgun and start practicing it. so, I went around my town and talked to numerous firearm dealers about purchasing a fire arm. when I first walked into the first firearm dealer, i said, "I have a question." and one of the clerk immediately replied, "don't do it."

anyway, I asked about requirements/laws regarding handguns, and had some great info. the firearms dealer suggested that I should goto the firing range and see what kind of firearm i would enjoy. and he refered me to this one indoor firing range near my house.

so last saturday, I went there and took some safety classes. it was basically made of 2 hours of BFSC(Basic Firearm Safety Certificate) class and 1 hour of live fire.

ok..the BFSC is a must if you are going to buy fire arm in California, so what the heck. I took it. and it was a bit disappointing...it was just playing vedio of what to do with a firearm and so forth. like i didn't know that ***. things like, 'point your gun to safest place', 'never assume gun is empty (eh hem...denoir! ***)', think of target area and danger zones' and some firearms law in State of California and so forth. it did cover some stuffs like difference between double action, single action, semi auto and so forth, but most of hte stuff I knew already...so I should have just taken test instead of watching the video tape.(it is cheaper too). the video is made by State of California Department of Justice, and I gotta say, this is best, state-government-made educational video ever.

one of the dumbest thing that reinforced my pessimism about human nature is when they showed some guns that were improperly used. like using a 9mm in .40 caliber pistol(cartridge casing was shattered) or sticking ammunition of wrong length in revolvers cylinder.

then came instructors on things like how to load and aim, which was pretty basic.

then to the firing range!

i was given 3 guns, one .22 Ruger single action pistol, one .357 magum double action revolver(which was later loaded with .38..don't remember the make though), and 9mm ***Springfield XD. all targets were placed at about 15-25 feet away.

first was .22 Ruger, and here is the result.

as you can see, i sucked. this was my first target, and my first shot is one of the three on top left. the target was 5.5 inches in diameter.

and here is another shot, with 3 inch target.

the bottom one is the first one that I shot. as you can see, 5 shots were well under the target. well, RalphWiggum is an under-achiever anyway

on second shot i did better(top one)

the Ruger got jammed twice, but I forgot which one it was. probably one on the first one and another on second one.

and my third target, with .38 loaded in .357 double action pistol. bith with 5.5 inch target

the bottom one is the first try, with double action. and I really hated double action revolvers from that point on.

seocnd one(top) was single action. did better i think, but wan't good enough to turn my dislike towards revolvers.

revolver used 'wad cutter ammunitions(?)' so the hole wer clean

and last but not least, 9mm

it was fun shooting, not as simple as .22, yet powerful enough and fun to shoot.

as always, bottom one was the first try. the bottom 4 shows what kind of horrible aim i had

the top one shows even more how bad i am. i think it was 2nd shot that is just below the target, and 7th shot that is way below the target

so in retrospect, my shooting is horrible(stop laughing Denoir! ***) and unrefined..but i still have a lot more to go, so i'll see what happens.

[Jester983]

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No you just got me confused.

Anyways How far away were the targets? Like Meter wise?

[RalphWiggum]

1 feet = 30 centimeters = 0.33 meters.
15 feet = 4.5 meters
25 feet = 7.5 meters

1 inches = 2.54 cm
5.5 inches = 13.97 cm
3 inches = 7.62 cm

so, basically point-blank range

[Mister Frag]

Ralph, you&#39;ll be pleased to know that on January 1, 2003, it will get harder to buy handguns in California. No longer will it be sufficient to have a BFSC, you will actually have to demonstrate proficiency and safe gun handling. See California SB 52.

I can&#39;t wait for the first negligent discharge that results from this...

[RalphWiggum]

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I can&#39;t wait for the first negligent discharge that results from this...[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
thanx for in fo Mister Frag.

i bet no one will fail the demonstration.

Ralph, those results are not at all too bad for somebody firing a gun for the first time in the life. Handguns, especially larger cal. can be a bit tricky to get the hang of at first.

[Jester983]

So how much does this cost ya? For the lessons.

[RalphWiggum]

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&#036;50 for instructions and video,

add 14 bucks for guns and ammunitions.

[Jester983]

Wow thats a pretty good price. Did you like your instructor/coach/whatever they call em?

[RalphWiggum]

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a bit cold guy, but he was nice and i prefer his attitude too. not too loud, just plain smooth voice to calm you down.

EDIT: instructor was my word choice.