The idea of shooting guns has high appeal to some....well, many, but there is not often the chance to experience this safely and legally. Riga offered us this chance. We took it.
The rifle range is a short ride from our B&B. It is part of the legacy of the Soviet occupation of Latvia.
The bunker smelled musty. It was dark and gloomy. The smell of the gunpowder was as intense as the smoke it left hanging in the air.
We glanced through a sheet of instructions and were shown briefly how to hold the firearms.
An AK-47 rifle
A Glock pistol
A .38 special revolver
A Winchester pump action shotgun
They felt nice. Not that I would ever want to point them at a living being. But they felt cool and balanced, easy.
We chose our target and put on ear muffs. Richard was in his thongs. There were no other OH&S instructions or equipment. No mental health checks, no indemnity forms, no signs, just a line that we should not cross while the firing was taking place.
Richard went first. The noise was deafening and the spent cartridges flew.
I went next. Line up the sight, slowly squeeze... then SUCH FORCE!
The Glock is small and neat and very powerful. 10 live bullets with the Glock.
The Smith and Wesson was next. Flash out of the end. I really wanted to catch the fire on film. 6 shots with this one.
The AK-47 was next. Scary machine, take extra care here. Line up sight, squeeze quickly with this one. Really loud noise and force against the shoulder. 5 shots.
The pump action involved more effort, prime and shoot, prime and shoot. Quick squeeze. 5 shots.
We checked our scores after each round. Clusters are good. Scores of 10 are good. We did 'good'.
Ludmilla was pleased with us and pointed out the different holes in the targets. Yes we can keep them. James Bond did not stand a chance. His tie is shredded. His suit is irreparable.
I hit the paper target. I hit the middle circle on the paper. I scored a bullseye with the Glock.
Was it worth it? Yes.
Would we do it again? Yes
Could we do it in Australia? Think not. Certainly not easily. Certainly not in thongs.
The rifle range is a short ride from our B&B. It is part of the legacy of the Soviet occupation of Latvia.
The bunker smelled musty. It was dark and gloomy. The smell of the gunpowder was as intense as the smoke it left hanging in the air.
We glanced through a sheet of instructions and were shown briefly how to hold the firearms.
An AK-47 rifle
A Glock pistol
A .38 special revolver
A Winchester pump action shotgun
They felt nice. Not that I would ever want to point them at a living being. But they felt cool and balanced, easy.
We chose our target and put on ear muffs. Richard was in his thongs. There were no other OH&S instructions or equipment. No mental health checks, no indemnity forms, no signs, just a line that we should not cross while the firing was taking place.
Richard went first. The noise was deafening and the spent cartridges flew.
I went next. Line up the sight, slowly squeeze... then SUCH FORCE!
The Glock is small and neat and very powerful. 10 live bullets with the Glock.
The Smith and Wesson was next. Flash out of the end. I really wanted to catch the fire on film. 6 shots with this one.
The AK-47 was next. Scary machine, take extra care here. Line up sight, squeeze quickly with this one. Really loud noise and force against the shoulder. 5 shots.
The pump action involved more effort, prime and shoot, prime and shoot. Quick squeeze. 5 shots.
We checked our scores after each round. Clusters are good. Scores of 10 are good. We did 'good'.
Ludmilla was pleased with us and pointed out the different holes in the targets. Yes we can keep them. James Bond did not stand a chance. His tie is shredded. His suit is irreparable.
I hit the paper target. I hit the middle circle on the paper. I scored a bullseye with the Glock.
Was it worth it? Yes.
Would we do it again? Yes
Could we do it in Australia? Think not. Certainly not easily. Certainly not in thongs.
That is SO awesome
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