I got to experience something pretty cool today; me and one of the other shooters from Purdue went to help out the local Boy Scout Troop with their campout. We went and helped them do a small shotgun shoot where they were camping. They just threw clay birds off a thrower but the kids all enjoyed it and couldn’t wait to shoot more.
We were just there to help coach them and make sure they were safe. Before we started shooting their scout master and we went through a quick lesson in gun safety. Then we went out and first just let the kids shoot five targets to get the feel of it and get down the basics. You could tell that some of them had shot before and knew what to do, we just kind of helped them with their form and handed them shells. There were some that have never shot a gun or had shot it very little but we coached them and before you knew it they were breaking targets.
As the day progressed one of the other Scout leaders had the kids shooting back up for their friends, and before you knew it we were all having a good time. The kids also got shooting better and you could tell that some of them had a future in shooting sports. We had one little kid that had a little trouble holding the gun because it was too big for him but eventually he even started smoking targets so we figure in a couple of years and with a gun that fits he will be beating us.
The whole experience was both rewarding for us and the kids. We told them about how to get started in shooting and if they wanted they could come up and visit our range sometime to get an idea of the actual competition targets.
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