Phil Coffins
69 Cal.
We had our monthly match on Sunday and I was feeling pretty good about my shooting. My scores on for each target were in the forty's which should give me a high aggerate. My buddy brought a 16 year old girl with him that had never shot a muzzle loader and only a 22 rifle on a couple of occasion's. He was busy teaching her how to load and mentoring her at the firing line so once she seemed to be on track I went over and spelled him so he could start on his targets. She seems to be a pleasant gal and handled the rifle well. Loading the rifle herself and clearly understanding safety measures I started back on my targets while we both kept an eye on her. All us old men finished our targets and began to gather to talk and observe her shooting. No one was concerned about time and allowed her to shoot. The last target she shot was a hand drawn turkey head that some of us older fellows could only see the 1/4" black dot that is the eye. Her first shot centered that dot! Seems she shoots air rifle competition and prefers a smaller bulls eye. This being a blanket shoot we all sat around learning a bit more as the scores were totaled. Her team had won state that spring and had expected to go to the nationals till the virus closed things down. This was the first chance to shoot anything and was a great treat for her. Should be as she took first beating me by two points! I've been robbed!
Hope to see her next month.
Hope to see her next month.