I spent the afternoon at the Cody Shooting Complex with my 6.5 SAUM .
Shot 550 to 1175 Yards on steel, then mentored a young Army combat veteran who was having difficulty getting his AR15 on paper with new optics. Started close, got him dialed in at 100 then finished him up at 300 yards on steel. Explained the how and why of position, grip, sight alignment, breath control, trigger control and follow through. He listened and applied what he heard.
The change in his confidence was fun to watch.
He spent the last year overseas on contract work and the story he told on lack of ammo and range time was pretty sad.
I was very impressed by this young man and his attitude, his desire to do the right thing for our country and plans for his future.
He is between my youngest daughter and oldest grandson in age. Good young man.
My favorite nephew arrives tomorrow and is a US Army veteran as well, route clearance. Hit by an IED in 2012 in Kandahar province in Afghanistan, 4 of his buddies were killed, he survived. Used his GI Bill to get his pilots license, flies fixed and rotary both. I think they should meet each other.