LADIES DAY 2008

We had a pretty good crowd and decent weather for this year's Ladies Day.  Sponsored by the Southeast Idaho Practical Shooters and taught by the Upper Snake River NRA Instructors, this annual event provides free firearms training to women in the Idaho Falls area.  After spending the morning in the classroom, the students and instructors went to the SEIPS range west of town for a shooting session.  The session started with a demo of the kind of accuracy students would be able to achieve after today's training.  The target shown above contains two holes from .38 Special bullets and many other holes from a 20 guage shotgun firing #3 buckshot - an illustration of the ballistic superiority of the shotgun.  The students fired at similar targets, first with .22 pistols and then with a centerfire handgun.  Once a group was achieved on the larger piece of paper, the students shot at the smaller targets on the target backer.

Here are some pictures from today's class.

One of the highlights of today's class was the opportunity for the students to fire an actual Cowboy Action Shooting stage (targets shown below) and also an International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) stage.  Students were encourage to take part in the many competitive events held at the SEIPS and other local ranges.

Thanks go to the SEIPS club for sponsoring this class and to the Upper Snake River NRA Instructors, many of whom are SEIPS members, for teaching the class.  Special thanks go to instructors Frank, Ginger, Lou, Sandy, Kevin, Zeb, Clem, Jay, Jim, John, Larry, and Rex for volunteering their time to make this a safe and fun day for the women of our community.

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