Beware: Stuffed Animal Rights Activists may not be happy about what happens to this monkey.
So, my martial arts instructor (originally from Toronto) invited me up to the Sunshine Coast, BC (a place a lived in from 3 years) to hit the Sechelt Gun and Rod Club. Now, I have to say.. the first time I went I did not have a camera handy and I wasn’t even posting to this blog yet. So, when I came back this time I was armed with my buddy and room mate Elliot who has a really nice Canon Rebel 2 SLR camera. Good enough for guns, good enough for me. After walking me through some very thorough safety rules and education relating to gun handling, it was time to shoot things. Now, the last time I went to the range I tried a handful of really tasty guns, from sidearms to rifles. Among them were a Smith and Wesson .357 Magnum, a 22 caliber Ruger, a Glock 22 (30 caliber) as well as a double barrel 12 gauge shotgun (no idea of the make), a Winchester pump-action 12 gauge shotgun and let’s not leave out an SKS Assault Rifle (the predecessor to the famous AK47) with bayonet and all.
Today, it was a Glock 22 (40 caliber), quite a bit more powerful than the 30, the ‘ole double barrel shotgun again and an old fashioned 50 caliber rifle amongst others… oh wait and a real nice 50 caliber rifle with a SCOPE.. sweet. Some friends of mine decided to purchase a stuffed animal monkey for target practice, which I thought was a bit mean but also a bit funny. Turns out, when holding a gun at the range…a target is a target.
For those of you who need a refresher on how to operate a Glock 40, watch below…
I’m totally getting my shooting license.
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