So, to celebrate my birthday (a week early, but my parents will be out of town that day) my family found a range and went out shooting on Saturday. Fired my grandfather's old Winchester Rim Fire, my dad's 1911 and a Glock 17 that he just got.
It was my girlfriend's first time shooting, and she loved it. My stepmother's first time too, but she didn't care for it.
She did really well too. She put me to shame with her accuracy and precision. She didn't have the bad habits or nervousness that I do.
When she first picked up the 1911 (after using the other two guns) she made a single 2" hole that all her shots went through. Although she got sloppier later in the day, as her arms got a bit fatigued.
Her only issues were a lack of hand size/strength, so she had a bit of difficulty operating the slide lock and magazine release. The Glock also kept malfunctioning on her. I think because it's too new, and she wasn't gripping it tightly enough, so it would have trouble feeding.
The 1911, as usual, was the nicest gun that day. I think everyone was most accurate with it. The Glock had a mushy trigger, malfunctioned for the women, and the WRF was just too small for the men.
Lots of fun! Everyone enjoyed it so much, we were talking about needing to get back out and do it again soon.
