Was working today and had two jobs lined up. Got to the first one and another contractor was already there. Pressure washing and other contractors doesn‘t mix. Went to the next job and got it done. Returned to the first site to find the other company still working and unwilling to provide an estimated time to be done. God I hate situations like this.
I have an employee with me on the clock. Nowhere else to go efficiently. The employee is a young lady who is 20 who has grown up without much in the way of extracurricular activity. Then it dawns on me she had expressed some interest in air guns and the local store is just 4 miles away. Off we go.
I had the shop set her up with a demo gun (Brocock Sniper in 22), sit her down at the bench and go through the basics of the gun with her. Full bottle of air and fresh tin of pellets. Once I saw she was in control I left the range and talked to the store owner. Came in and checked on her, offered some pointer on trigger work, readjusted the scope focus and complimented her on the shooting. She was doing very well.
A bit later I check back in and the gun needs air. Shop fills it up and she is off and running again.
I think she would have sat there all day shooting. As it was she made it through 1.5 bottles of air and almost half a tin of pellets. End result was a big smile on her face and a desire to do it all again. We were there longer than the 1.5 hours I was shooting for. Day was shot work wise but it was not wasted.
Was a good way to spend a lost afternoon.
If you have a chance to introduce someone to this fine sport, don’t pass it up.
I have an employee with me on the clock. Nowhere else to go efficiently. The employee is a young lady who is 20 who has grown up without much in the way of extracurricular activity. Then it dawns on me she had expressed some interest in air guns and the local store is just 4 miles away. Off we go.
I had the shop set her up with a demo gun (Brocock Sniper in 22), sit her down at the bench and go through the basics of the gun with her. Full bottle of air and fresh tin of pellets. Once I saw she was in control I left the range and talked to the store owner. Came in and checked on her, offered some pointer on trigger work, readjusted the scope focus and complimented her on the shooting. She was doing very well.
A bit later I check back in and the gun needs air. Shop fills it up and she is off and running again.
I think she would have sat there all day shooting. As it was she made it through 1.5 bottles of air and almost half a tin of pellets. End result was a big smile on her face and a desire to do it all again. We were there longer than the 1.5 hours I was shooting for. Day was shot work wise but it was not wasted.
Was a good way to spend a lost afternoon.
If you have a chance to introduce someone to this fine sport, don’t pass it up.
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