My daughter is 17YOA now. I started her shooting when she was 9YOA, with a Chipmunk .22.
When she was 10YOA I got her a bolt action 5.56, which she used to run out to 800yds on steel targets at Arena Training Facility......long before it was called that. She dialed all her dope and wind corrections that I called to her. Started at 100yds, and walked it on out.
Later that same day, she ran my 16” AR, topped with an Aimpoint T1 and loaded with M193, out to right at 500yds........489yds, IIRC.
When she was 12YOA, she ran my iron-sighted M1 Garand to 500yds on steel.
She’s been on her varsity high school rifle team for several years now. I’m a Community Coach. They use Walther .177 air rifles at 10m. A match consists of a total of 30rds, shot 10rds each from 3 different positions; prone, kneeling, standing. Front and rear aperture sights, no optics, no support, they use slings.
Top 3 shooters on her team are all girls.
Here’s her prone target from practice a few nights ago. I included a picture showing the size and scoring ring of these little targets.
When she was 10YOA I got her a bolt action 5.56, which she used to run out to 800yds on steel targets at Arena Training Facility......long before it was called that. She dialed all her dope and wind corrections that I called to her. Started at 100yds, and walked it on out.
Later that same day, she ran my 16” AR, topped with an Aimpoint T1 and loaded with M193, out to right at 500yds........489yds, IIRC.
When she was 12YOA, she ran my iron-sighted M1 Garand to 500yds on steel.
She’s been on her varsity high school rifle team for several years now. I’m a Community Coach. They use Walther .177 air rifles at 10m. A match consists of a total of 30rds, shot 10rds each from 3 different positions; prone, kneeling, standing. Front and rear aperture sights, no optics, no support, they use slings.
Top 3 shooters on her team are all girls.
Here’s her prone target from practice a few nights ago. I included a picture showing the size and scoring ring of these little targets.
