Last week my daughter came over for dear old Dad to change the front axle bearing on her car. She brought a nice Colt Python .357 she'd just bought for, I'm not kidding you, $250.00. She brought some shells and suggested we try it. Told me she was shooting recently with a bunch of her friends and that she was the best shot of the group. We'd shot rifles before but she never wanted to shoot handguns.
I set up a target and gave her ear plugs and muffs and told her to go first from about 20 yds. Her "group" was about 12". I said nothing and took the gun and fired 6 rounds. 5 shots went into under an inch and I pulled the last one out an inch to the right. The group was just outside a 4" bull at 5 O'clock. I told her the sights needed adjusted. She walked up to the target and said, "Holy cow Dad, where'd you learn to shoot like that?" I told her that her Grandfather had taught me and that he told me I wasn't allowed to shoot a repeater until I proved I only needed one shot.
I showed her how to adjust the sights and gave her a lesson and her last groups were under 4 inches. Much better but still room for improvement. I told her we'll load up some mild wadcutter loads and the next time she shoots with her friends she can really make an impression. I think most shooters who feel the need for every gizmo and contraption on the market really never learned to shoot.
