Ok guys, Today I got to fire about 40 to 50 bucks worth of ammunition from an AR-15 and I also fired a Glock 45.
My cousin has a friend that has a bunch of guns and his own firing range on his property. So since I was spending 3 days with my cousin and I liked guns my cousin took me over there and we fired 2 different sniper rifles and then moved onto a Glock 45 and USP 45.
So on our way to his friends house my cousin says to me "You better not disappoint me, Ive been bragging about you.". He was bragging because I was on the rifle team in my ROTC and I have the title of sharpshooter, I even have the badge to prove it. Anyways about 2 hours later my cousin fires at the 300 yard targets. (There were targets set up at 100, 200 and 300 yards). He then said to me "Alright now its your turn to fire at the 300 yard targets.". I stepped up to the AR-15 and fired of 3 shots. Those three shots missed due to wind and the rifle was set up for a right handed shooter with a different style than I. (Im a left handed shooter). My fourth shot, I calmed down a bit, adjusted myself for the wind and slowly pulled the trigger.
A loud boom, and the round flew down to the 300 yard target. We heard the ping of the bullet hitting the steel target and i get praise from both of them for hitting such a distance on my first, yes first time, firing a real gun.
For those of you that are thinking "Big deal a little wind is nothing for a sniper rifle." Let me put this into perspective for you guys. The bullet is so light, that 3 mph wind will blow the bullet off target about 6 inches, which in this case it would not have hit the target even if i aimed dead center since the target was 6 inches wide. 3 mph wind is barely enough to get the leaves on trees moving around. So yes for the bullet i was using wind can be a big factor in hitting the target.
I didnt get any pictures since my camera didnt have batteries but my cousin managed to get this picture with his phone. He would have taken pictures of me with the Glock but it started raining on us before he could do so.
This picture was taken maybe 30 seconds before the 300 yard hit.
I just wanted to share my excitement of my first day firing a real gun.
My cousin has a friend that has a bunch of guns and his own firing range on his property. So since I was spending 3 days with my cousin and I liked guns my cousin took me over there and we fired 2 different sniper rifles and then moved onto a Glock 45 and USP 45.
So on our way to his friends house my cousin says to me "You better not disappoint me, Ive been bragging about you.". He was bragging because I was on the rifle team in my ROTC and I have the title of sharpshooter, I even have the badge to prove it. Anyways about 2 hours later my cousin fires at the 300 yard targets. (There were targets set up at 100, 200 and 300 yards). He then said to me "Alright now its your turn to fire at the 300 yard targets.". I stepped up to the AR-15 and fired of 3 shots. Those three shots missed due to wind and the rifle was set up for a right handed shooter with a different style than I. (Im a left handed shooter). My fourth shot, I calmed down a bit, adjusted myself for the wind and slowly pulled the trigger.
A loud boom, and the round flew down to the 300 yard target. We heard the ping of the bullet hitting the steel target and i get praise from both of them for hitting such a distance on my first, yes first time, firing a real gun.
For those of you that are thinking "Big deal a little wind is nothing for a sniper rifle." Let me put this into perspective for you guys. The bullet is so light, that 3 mph wind will blow the bullet off target about 6 inches, which in this case it would not have hit the target even if i aimed dead center since the target was 6 inches wide. 3 mph wind is barely enough to get the leaves on trees moving around. So yes for the bullet i was using wind can be a big factor in hitting the target.
I didnt get any pictures since my camera didnt have batteries but my cousin managed to get this picture with his phone. He would have taken pictures of me with the Glock but it started raining on us before he could do so.
This picture was taken maybe 30 seconds before the 300 yard hit.
I just wanted to share my excitement of my first day firing a real gun.