On Aug 25, 2013, about 20 members of this shiny crew gathered at the Genesee range about 1 hr SW of Edmonton to try something most had never imagined themselves doing. Shooting real guns. A couple of our members are avid, long-time shooters and members of the Canadian Historical Arms Society (CHAS) and so wanted to share their hobby with their browncoat friends. Hence the gathering at the CHAS owned Genesee Range.
The pre-shoot feast of sirloin slabs (aka: hamburgers) was followed with mandatory firearm and range safety protocols. Starting with small calibre handguns the crew found that shooting wasn’t scarey as initially thought to be. Moving to the larger caliber handguns allowed shooters to experience a bigger bang for their buck. Bigger bullets sure made those swinging target dance. Cool.
Next the crew tried out rifles of various calibers. This was really fun except for that goram deer target that didn’t move when hit by small caliber bullets. Turns out that it was heavier than the bullets and mocked the shooters by holding still even when hit. Tricky.
Our host and one of the crew members brought out copies of Zoe’s Mares Leg. Nice rifle, but the stock is a tad short. This proved to be a bit of a challenge even you got over the urge to put the stock up to your shoulder. Check out the pics of Michelle who found some very creative ways to fling lead down range. To make sure that the principals of handgun and long gun was firmly ensconsed in our new shooters minds a hoard of zombie’s was then halted in their tracks.
The day was rounded out with two shotguns. The double barrel proved a bit much for some people but the tricked out Mossberg garnered lots of fans. Blowing up flying clay discs was a smashing end to the day.
As a result, the crowd has found a new respect and understanding of firearms. Some of the members would have kept shooting til the barrels melted down. The day was so successful that future range days will be in our future.
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