She's a Better Shot Than Me!

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In my last discussion I wrote about a mishap I had at the shooting range when I removed my flash suppressor off of the barrel of my semi-automatic rifle. The result was that I singed all the hair off my arms. Luckily, that was the worst of the damage. It could have been a lot worse. Won't be doing anything stupid like that again! lol Anyway, I was at the shooting range because my girlfriend wanted to get some practice in with her 9mm handgun, so we thought it would be fun to spend an afternoon target shooting. I've been a hunter most of my life, and was raised around guns, learning to shoot when I was a wee lad. My gf on the other hand, is somewhat new to using firearms. But you know what is funny? She's a better shot than I am, at least when it comes to handguns. And she's such a champ, showing patience and poise while firing the weapon. Perhaps that's why she was able to shoot so much more accurately than me! I was even impressed that she chose not to wear any hearing protection while shooting. I always wear hearing protection. Her rationale was that if she ever needed to use the weapon in self-defense, she wouldn't have time to put on hearing protection. She wanted to know what the sound was like so she wouldn't be surprised in a real-life situation. Makes sense. But she did say afterward that her ears were ringing (she probably fired 25-30 rounds), so next time she will wear the hearing protection. Smart decision. For you ladies out there who have shot guns before, were you a better shot than your significant other? Guys, be honest, could your ladies out-shoot you? I remember as a child going target shooting with my parents, and I vividly remember my mom being a way better shot than my dad. She was a natural at it.