Hitting the Ground Running

Well, I’m off to a fast start; I start a new blog, and already I have a shooting event tomorrow that I’ll have to write about. In keeping with the principles of Kim du Toit’s Nation of Riflemen, I arrange these events at various times to introduce new shooters to the shooting sports.
I organized a similar event last year — pictures are available here — and it was a resounding success. A variety of students from the University of Arizona, mostly from the Physics and Astronomy departments, attended and had a great time. Most of the attendees were new shooters, and so enjoyed their time at the range that they’ve been telling their friends at the university all about the event.
After a few informal, low-key sessions of “shooty goodness” out in the Coronado National Forest introduced a few more new shooters to the joys of recreational shooting, I figured that it was time for another event at the Tucson Rifle Club. I announced the event on Facebook last week, and invited several students (including the folks who attended the last trip), and now there’s 13 confirmed attendees.
We’ve reserved a private range at the TRC from 1pm-5pm, which should provide sufficient trigger-time for new shooters. There’ll be several .22 rifles and handguns (including my suppressed Ruger 10/22) present to instruct new shooters, as well as a variety of other firearms including an M1 Garand, an AR-15, a Marlin 336 lever gun, a Remington 700 bolt-action rifle, and a full-auto MP5.
This event promises to be a fun one, and I’ll do a full After Action Review over the weekend.