That's it, game over I'm done, Hang it up

[Drumsnguns]

So my girlfriend came out and I asked her if she wanted to try shooting the Impact. We have only been going out for a month and and a half so I wanted to make sure that she was somewhat on the same page.

At first said she hadn't ever shot a scoped rifle and had only shot a handgun and a long time ago. She was reluctant because she didn't want me to laugh at her.

I convinced her and we shot at water bottles at 100 yards. She hit them all after getting the hang of the scope. I also had a target set up next to the bottles for sighting and as we were quitting she asked if she could take a couple of shots at the target. We were losing the light so I told her sure try a couple

Uh...here's her target at 100 yards shooting 33.5 gn NSA slugs

Good gosh, two shots, sub MOA and the second shot was smack dab in the center of the bullseye! That's it game over, I'm finished!

 

[yenniedn]

I see she learned my secret: I shoot first then draw a circle around where I hit the paper . . . makes me look like a much better shooter than I am!

 

[Drumsnguns]

Ha, good one....yenniedn

 

[kayaker]

yen LMAO that was my first impression !

Drums Looks like she is a natural , my wife can out shoot most of my friends . Think this is going too cost you a lot in the LONG RUN she is a keeper !

 

[Drumsnguns]

Looks like I'll have to put up the whole target for cred. haha

 

[Odoyle]

Be happy you have a non anti-gun partner.

 

[jking]

So what are you giving up the shooting or the girl friend? She sounds like trouble to me, haha. 

Jking

 

[Redick]

I see she learned my secret: I shoot first then draw a circle around where I hit the paper . . . makes me look like a much better shooter than I am!

 

[bubblerboy64]

It’s what’s between your ears not what’s between your legs . One of the things that can work against you is nerves related to ego. If you find a woman with good hand eye coordination who doesn’t really care about “the score” hasn’t developed any bad habits and you provide some basic instruction in a friendly environment ( not a bunch of people watching ) and more times then not she will do really well. Try that with a man? First of all most of have bad habits and egos that are bigger then our abilities. It’s a disadvantage I tell you. And over thinking it doesn’t help. I used to shoot a lot of metallic silhouette and it’s a simple game. Put the cross hair on the target and pull the trigger. Start worrying and thinking and it all falls apart. Did for me anyways.

 

[Ranchibi]

Awesome! She is definitely a natural! 

 

[DarkSights]

Obviously its because of the way you tuned the rifle.....

 

[biohazardman]

Yup she is a natural but it definitely helps to have a well tuned rifle as well and you did very well at that. Congrats she's a keeper.

 

[Drumsnguns]

Naw, not really quitting....had to joke about that. Pretty proud of her, on her first try. Better than my first try that’s fir sure. My daughter is also a dead-eye. Her very first shot ever, she hit a rotten tomato at 50 yards. I got her that video game software she wanted as a reward

I'd say good tuning is where you start but having a good eye, good hold and good trigger release is where you finish.

 

[boscoebrea]

Most of the women I know also shoot good right off the bat....what you do not want to do is give them a loud hard kicking powder burner..

I think it is awesome to be able to share different passions,great way to learn....great post.

 

[qball]

I would sell the impact and pick up knitting. 

 

[Blackpaw]

Well do to your significant other @drumsnguns and once a shooting instructor told me that women make better shooters than men, once you tell them how they shoot they don’t forget, like everything else you say.

 

[DNF]

Performance shooting and also driving are two areas I’m surprised I don’t see more women excelling in. In my experience a cool head and lack of ego assist in both of these realms and like it or not fellas women generally have more and less of both.

 

[Chuck26287]

You only have one safe course of action... get her her own Impact, and tell her you'll take care of keeping it tuned for her. This is the only thing that keeps my wife from outshooting me every dang time.

 

[ghoststalker]

Just give her all your guns, looks as though she can get better use out of them. Lol

 

[phm14]

I've taught several new female shooters. Once they understand how the tool works, they usually get confortable quickly, and do better than most male newbs.