Grabbed a couple pizzas at Papa John's to take with us into Front Sight.
For the first time, Owen was really excited to be on this trip.
We had about 30 minutes from the time we got into our room to when we needed to leave. We all laid down but no one fell asleep.
I set my gps for Front Sight and away we went. I thought we were taking the usual route (which I'd never actually driven myself) but the gps sent us on this unpaved road for about six or seven miles. Most of it was pretty smooth but there were a couple times I had to maneuver around some crazy ruts.
The car was a bit dirty when we finally got there. I've since set the gps to avoid unpaved roads.
We got checked in and through weapons inspection. The boys were loving the whole experience.
There were plenty of other kids there, maybe a total of 25 or 30.
Eventually I had to leave them alone and hope they could handle the class on their own until 2am MST.
It was close to 100 degrees when I headed to my range, but the sun was setting and it was getting cooler by the minute.
It took nearly an hour to go over the protocols for night shooting. As usual, there is far more to learn than you think.
At dusk, the kids made their way to the rope course right by my range. V & O did not do anything that would have put them over about three feet in the air.
Spent the next five hours learning how to properly shoot at targets in the dark with a flashlight.
I checked on the boys about midnight and they were doing fine. A little pizza and diet dew would help them finish the night strong.
Got back to the hotel about 2:30am after a quick stop at the carwash to eliminate any evidence of our off-road experience.
Vinny claims they get to shoot handguns, rifles, and an UZI tomorrow. I hope he's right about the UZI!
The real question for tomorrow is do we get meet the man...the legend...the founder and CEO of Front Sight...Doctor Ignatious Piazza!
I hope to have a picture of me with "The Millionaire Patriot" tomorrow.
2 comments:
you know that's not a real photo of the legend. that picture is just some random italian guy. but it looks like you are having so much fun.
You'd better get that picture tomorrow, because this will your last chance. He's shutting down all picture taking activities. This will be the last time you will be able to take advantage off all of the benefits of a picture of the founder at this amazing price. Don't miss out.
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