Mom has been building her handgun skills with her .22's for about a year now, and she decided to move up to a Ruger Blackhawk since she really enjoys shooting her Single-Six. I went to Iowa Friday and took her to the Coralville Scheel's store where she had a new .45 Colt/ACP convertible waiting for her. The sales people at Scheel's are always very helpful, and she soon had her paperwork completed. Luckily, I had bought some .45 ACP ammo ahead of time for her; Scheel's had been bought out of all but high priced defensive pistol ammo.
EJ and I went to Mt. Pleasant for the steam school on Saturday, but Mom called her range buddies, and they broke in her new revolver, and also shot some .22, 9mm, and .38 special. Her first shot from the .45 Blackhawk was right in the center of the bullseye. Her friends tried it and had the same result, making for smiles all around.
I think her friend is telling her that she has worn out the middle of her target.
Cleaned, oiled, and ready for the range. Mom was unsure about whether she would like the black grips on this model, but she found that she can easily maintain a sure grip with them when the gun recoils. 
2 comments:
Man! Your mom is cool!
Thanks! She has lots of spunk. The sheriff in her county doesn't issue concealed carry permits, so she took concealable automatics out of her shopping choices. The Blackhawk makes her feel more secure at home than her .22s.
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