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| - When David G suggested shooting guns while we were in Vegas this past weekend, I was all over it! Little did I know that the experience would plant a seed for a second career for me....
We initially went to The Gun Store, where we were greeted by a cute and friendly girl set up in a booth outside the place. She explained the packages, and then set us up to shoot. However when we walked inside we saw a HUGE line, not visible from outside the place. When I went back out to ask her how long the wait would be, she told me 2 1/2 hours. I guess Sunday afternoons are the wrong time to expect anything less, but booo!!
Impatient to shoot, we called this place and headed directly here after friendly Cody quoted a much shorter wait time.
The vibe is WAY different here - more straightforward. The first place is a little more glossy and Vegas-y feeling, with the cute girls working there, and taxis dropping off and picking up in front. Conversely at this place, I was the only female around and the guys working here felt like salty ex-cops. I personally like more straightforward, so this is the place I'd choose to come back to, knowing what I know now.
The line was rather short, but our wait was still about 45 minutes. I'm not complaining - I'll take that compared to 2 1/2 hours any day!
As we waited, we could see into the range, so it was entertaining. One of the packages they had included a t-shirt with a bullseye that you actually shoot - so you can wear your hole-y trophy later, lol!
David chose the manly Glock 9mm handgun that came with 30 rounds for $40, and I chose the sleek Walther P22 that came with 10 rounds $25.
After giving us ear and eye protection, we were walked into the 6-lane range area. A few moments of brief instructions to both of us on how to hold the gun and aim, and David was set up to shoot.
There's a lot of testosterone in the air on that range, I tell ya! Standing close enough to get hit by David's flying shells is kinda scary, and kinda neato at the same time : P.
When David was done, our guy set up my smaller and closer target, and reviewed how to hold the gun and aim. I'm super proud of myself because I hit the bullseye on my first shot! Woohoo!!
Contrary to the rules at The Gun Store, this place let me stop a few rounds before the end of my ammo so that I could let David try my cool ass gun out too.
I think I could really get into having a super secret second career as an assasin, and carry around a Walther P22 with a silencer on it. I felt like Le Femme Nikita shooting it! Why can't I get paid to do it?
So next time we come back, I'll choose that same gun but wear a little black dress and spike heels to shoot it. Heehee!!
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