Wife and I went to the range again this weekend. I took along my "new" 3913NL. She likes the rental M&P 22 they have.
Her sister and our nephew (12) wanted to come as well.
She brought her late husband's Glock 40 cal. (Sorry, not a gun guy, so don't know the model). It is either a compact or full sized frame. A bit larger than my Smith and a double stack. Feels like it weighs just a tad more unloaded than mine has with a few rounds in it.
Anyhoo, we get to the range, get 2 lanes, and immediately I get with the nephew. I had already went over the basics of firearm safety with him at the house. I told him the same things I was told my last (1st) time by the instructor. How to hold properly, rules of the range, etc.
Anytime he was in the lane, I was directly behind him.
After a few rounds, he became more confident. He ended up shooting waaaaayyyy better than his mom.
I found that absolutely hilarious.
My first few rounds were at 5 yards. All DA work as was recommended here.
The last two rounds were at 7 yards. Again, DA only work. 1st was the torso, followed by the head.
I didn't think I was doing any better than before, but after getting home, I pulled out my old target and realized I am shooting slightly better. So, there is improvement. Already planning on going Friday, since we're both off work. Hope I can get some one on one time with the instructor. They haven't been able to give much time these last two visits.
Also, took the gun down yesterday and gave it a good cleaning.
I'm a total noob at anything like this, but used q tips and isopropyl alcohol to clean the old lubricant residue from the rails and the interior of the gun and slide. Also applied fresh tetra lube to the rails and any large metal sliding surfaces and put some rem oil to the internal moving bits.
Has to be better now. It looks better.
Also realize I may need to start looking at grips. While my hands aren't large, they are long. Especially my fingers. To place the pad of the index finger properly on the trigger, it requires quite a bit of outward contortion of the upper part of my right hand to keep from over reaching. I got one of the range instructors to look at it. He said, if I can find a grip that added meat to the back edge of the handle, that would benefit me the most.
I know KSD have their orthopedic grips that have a nice curve on the rear side. I need to find some measurements of them and compare them to the factory grips to see how much they add.
Anyway. That is all for now, other than hunting for practice ammo.
Cheers!
2nd time to the range
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