Historic Shooting Forums
Grandaughter Anna shooting 800 yards. - Printable Version

+- Historic Shooting Forums (http://historicshooting.com)
+-- Forum: General (http://historicshooting.com/forum-1.html)
+--- Forum: The rifles (http://historicshooting.com/forum-2.html)
+---- Forum: Bolt, selfshuckers etc. (http://historicshooting.com/forum-28.html)
+---- Thread: Grandaughter Anna shooting 800 yards. (/thread-1714.html)

Grandaughter Anna shooting 800 yards. - Rick Mulhern - 01-17-2016

My 19 year old granddaughter Anna Caroline shooting 800 yards yesterday. She asked her brother if she could just shoot two rounds. I've worked with Anna before and she was getting cold yesterday as it was chilly so the two rounds was all she fired:

[Image: 24312961602_3742a27f52_c.jpg]Untitled by Rick Mulhern, on Flickr

They went into this AR500 plate as seen. It's 28" wide by 30" depth. I've taught all the grandkids to just hold center mass; don't need a bull! First shot was almost center and I gave her a slight right favor on the second shot as the wind had picked up a bit. Not quite as much as I thought as the round impacted where she held!

[Image: 24338753911_1262dd2730_c.jpg]Untitled by Rick Mulhern, on Flickr

The range from 750 yards:

[Image: 24058268941_ef8781a788_c.jpg]750yards by Rick Mulhern, on Flickr

RE: Grandaughter Anna shooting 800 yards. - Don McDowell - 01-18-2016

That's neat Rick.

RE: Grandaughter Anna shooting 800 yards. - Cody Smith - 01-18-2016

Thanks for the story and pictures, Rick. Pretty neat! I am wondering, however, what is cold? The friggin grass is still green for crying out loud!?
take care, Cody

RE: Grandaughter Anna shooting 800 yards. - Rick Mulhern - 01-18-2016

(01-18-2016, 09:46 AM)Cody Smith Wrote: Thanks for the story and pictures, Rick. Pretty neat! I am wondering, however, what is cold? The friggin grass is still green for crying out loud!?
take care, Cody

Just above freezing with the wind blowing around 18 mph! Remember! We aren't Eskimo's like you folks!Big Grin The grass?? That' s rye grass! It stays green whether it's -30F until it turns hot in the Spring!

RE: Grandaughter Anna shooting 800 yards. - Rowdy Rick - 01-18-2016

Rick,
Nothing better than to see some of the younger generation shooting! Great job on teaching and carrying on traditions! My oldest granddaughter is only 3 and from Australia, but thinking will start her on BB gun this next summer (not solo, but safety instruction and maybe firing a couple of times with me holding), she is very sharp..........of course will probably have to be when Mom and Dad are goneSmile

Rick

RE: Grandaughter Anna shooting 800 yards. - Rick Mulhern - 01-18-2016

I would like to get these kids involved in shooting BP but right now they're just too involved in other things! Anna Caroline is going to school at Western Mississippi College at Clinton, Miss. studying to be a nurse anesthetist and the boys age 17 and 15 are heavily involved in football and baseball. Both are QB on their school football teams and then throughout the summer it's baseball....fullbore! Just too dang much going on! When they're not involved in what I just mentioned they're deer/duck hunting! Maybe the BPCR will evolve later! Here's my grandson Connor with a small whitetail he got on his birthday which was this past Saturday:

[Image: 23798932583_f0d5d9d368_b.jpg]Untitled by Rick Mulhern, on Flickr

RE: Grandaughter Anna shooting 800 yards. - Semtav - 01-21-2016

You need to get them to the BPTR match Rick.While you can still coach them !! Smile

RE: Grandaughter Anna shooting 800 yards. - Stephen Borud - 01-23-2016

Good stuff! It's fun to see kids grow in the outdoors!

Stephen