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Daughter Met Stranger on Internet - I Took Him Shooting

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Actually this was a young man my daughter's friend met on the internet, he was from Australia. Both my daughter and her friend Skyped with him often and had "deprogrammed" him of the anti-gun rhetoric he was used to. Well, this kid ends up falling in love with my daughter's friend, saves up some money and flies over for a month. He lands at D/FW and my wife and daughter pick him up and settle him in a hotel. The first couple of days they show him around the area and then to the Fort Worth Zoo. He told me the afternoon I took him to the range that he figured she had a gun but couldn't guess where :oops: .

Anyway, he wanted to shoot a gun before he left so my daughter and I took him to Elm Fork. The first thing was, to approach the range with my carry weapon I had to clear it at the vehicle. His eyes looked like saucers as he had no idea a large pistol could be so completely concealed. He "knew" there would be something on me but as in my wife's case, he couldn't figure on where.

Other than PS3, he had never handled a gun much less fired one. We did the handguns at the "cowboy town" which really tripped his trigger, so to speak. Started him off with a Ruger Single-Six to get him used to sight pictures, stance and trigger control. As is often the case, having never handled a weapon he was a fast learner and did very well. No anticipation when he went dry either, the muzzle didn't move. Went to a Hi-Standard competition model that my uncle used to take him to many Army championships. Then we went to the Security Six and the Glock, finishing with the 1911. He liked the Security six the best and was getting 6 out of 6 hits regularly.

Then we went to the rifle range (50 yard) and put him on the Mini-14 and a Winchester Model 70 Bolt action (He specifically wanted to fire a bolt action). Again he did well, held a pretty good pattern with the 14 with all rounds covering about a 3" circle at about 1 O'Clock off the bull. The Model 70 got two rounds fired with it (Both at 6 O'Clock one on bull and one just below)and in his words, "That is quite enough." He got a Texas kiss on his shoulder though I worked extensively about how to set the shoulder stock.

He couldn't wait to post the videos and pictures on Facebook to bug his mom who underwhelmingly replied, "My son has gone native." :lol:

Bottom line is, he's ready to marry his "girl" and move to Texas for good.
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I love stories with happy endings! :lol:
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How many gun stories can you read with sappy love songs playing in the background?

(Obviously, I heard Metallica in the background. I ain't giving up my man card for some internet forum post.)
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happy endings make me tear up!
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There are two kinds of people that your daughter can meet on the Internet; those you want to take shooting, and those you want to take to shooting at.
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Keith B wrote:There are two kinds of people that your daughter can meet on the Internet; those you want to take shooting, and those you want to take to shooting at.
my FIL can attest to that :lol: the last guy my wife brought home (was the ladder obviously)
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Is he now the step ladder?
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Keith B wrote:There are two kinds of people that your daughter can meet on the Internet; those you want to take shooting, and those you want to take to shooting at.
"rlol"

The plan in our house is for dad and I to clean our weapons when daughter brings home first boyfriend. ;-)
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CHLLady wrote:
Keith B wrote:There are two kinds of people that your daughter can meet on the Internet; those you want to take shooting, and those you want to take to shooting at.
"rlol"

The plan in our house is for dad and I to clean our weapons when daughter brings home first boyfriend. ;-)
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The night my oldest daughter had her first date without an escort also happened to be the night before duck season opened. All of my gear was by the front door as well as both shotguns (out of their cases for some reason). The look on his face when she brought him in was priceless.
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It's a dang shame the Aussies were at one time a rootin', tootin' nation a lot like Texas. They loved their guns and had some awesome rifle teams. Now they are a sad, sad, state of affairs. I met several Aussies while I was in Vietnam. They were just a bunch of Texans with a different accent. :coolgleamA: :cheers2: :coolgleamA:

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