Shots Fired

Tonight Melissa and I took advantage of a Living Social deal I had purchased to go to Firearm Exchange, a gun range in Livonia, and shoot some 9MM hand guns. To say we had a lot of fun would be an understatement! I had only shot a hand gun once before and Melissa had never shot one. The deal included two 9MM gun rentals, 50 rounds of ammunition, two targets, and one hour of range time. After a quick safety course we got to look at a few different guns to see how they felt in our hands and decide if we wanted to rent those particular guns. I chose a Glock 19 because I liked how it felt in my hand, and I am also interested in someday possibly getting a Glock 22, along with my CPL. The Glock 19 was a little too large for Melissa’s hands so she chose an M&P Compact 9MM that fit her hands much better. We were shown how to load the magazines, sling shot the first round, drop the clip, and all basic safety. Then we were shown how to operate the range controls, where to obtain eye and ear protection, and headed into the range. Of the 50 rounds Melissa decided she only wanted to fire 15 so I got to fire off 35. Both of us did very well, better than I think we were expecting. We both decided that this is something we would really like to do again, and it reminded me just how much I want to get a handgun and my CPL.