The Missus goes to the range!

So the Missus decided to go to the range with me on Friday which was a pleasant surprise.  The joke around the house with her and young son is what to do when the zombie apocalypse occurs.  The solution usually involves lots of shooting of zombies (hopefully no one we knew before they were zombified) and when I suggested to the Missus that she may want to do some shooting to be ready when the zombies show up at our house she said that she wanted to go with me to the range so off we went!

She declined to try the AR15 or Russki Saiga .223 that I brought to try some reloads that I developed but did a great job picking up the fired cases.  We didn't spend too much time at that part of the range and then headed to the members only private range for some private shooting.  The targets at this range are all steel plates mounted on stands and give a satisfying 'bingggg' when hit.

At this range she shot:

Rossi pump .22 magnum rifle.  This one was ok but a bit fiddly for her to remember the loading and pumping the action each time to chamber another round.  The Missus did ok and any zombies coming to consume her had about a 40% chance of closing to biting distance.

Marlin 795 .22 semi auto rifle.  She really shined with the Marlin!  No zombie stood a chance of getting anywhere close to her.  She took to the loading drill immediately and smacked the loaded magazine into the rifle with authority!   She was simply deadly with this piece.  When one of the magazines was giving us trouble she cautioned me not to get it mixed in with the good magazines so as not to have it fail when the zombies showed up.  Good advice!  (I fixed the magazine)

AR15 rifle with .22 kit.  Fun but too heavy.

Hi Standard Sentinel 9 shot .22 revolver.  This was a non-starter for her.  Double action was way too stiff and opening the cylinder was a 5 minute struggle each time.  This one is only for arm length distance.

Sig Sauer P6 9mm pistol.  Too much gun for the Missus.  The flinching was on the mega side of the scale.  Enough of that.

Ruger Mk2 target .22 pistol.  This is what she was waiting for.  She loved this pistol and was doing excellent work with it until the front sight blade flew off the pistol!  The pin that holds the blade in place broke and the blade flew off to follow the bullets.  Who ever heard of such a thing!   And just when she was enjoying herself too.   So much for that pistol for the day.

She finished up with three rounds out of the home defense Remington 870 riot shotgun.  First she practiced loading and working the action with dummy rounds and then two live rounds from the shoulder and one from the hip.  Not much fun at all for her!  At least she knows how to use it.

So, any zombies who may be even thinking of coming to Grouch acres for a snack better watch out for the Missus with her trusty semi auto .22s!  We had a great time (at least I had a great time - she had an ok time) and she rewarded herself with a maple twist donut on the way home.  

That's my girl!