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THE SMITH & WESSON SHOOTING
SPORT CENTER TRAINING VIDEO
A WORLD EXCLUSIVE REVIEW (if you don't count the Bloggin' Bin Revue)
I don’t know who this guy is, but he speaks in the kind of deep, smooth tone that suggests a long
career in news radio or narrating commercials for hardware stores. “Jim” would actually make for
a great blaxploitation villain if he didn’t look like every high school shop teacher that ever was.
Jim begins by taking us through the basics — Don’t Point Guns at People — while meandering
through a retail space with lots and lots and lots of Smith & Wesson items. After covering the
basics, Jim surprises me by actually recommending guns to start off with (”Try a .22″). Also, Jim
strongly suggests that while you’re gun is not in use, to keep it splayed out like a split chicken
about to hit the grill.
SPORT CENTER TRAINING VIDEO
A WORLD EXCLUSIVE REVIEW (if you don't count the Bloggin' Bin Revue)
I don’t know who this guy is, but he speaks in the kind of deep, smooth tone that suggests a long
career in news radio or narrating commercials for hardware stores. “Jim” would actually make for
a great blaxploitation villain if he didn’t look like every high school shop teacher that ever was.
Jim begins by taking us through the basics — Don’t Point Guns at People — while meandering
through a retail space with lots and lots and lots of Smith & Wesson items. After covering the
basics, Jim surprises me by actually recommending guns to start off with (”Try a .22″). Also, Jim
strongly suggests that while you’re gun is not in use, to keep it splayed out like a split chicken
about to hit the grill.
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Okay, time to get our glasses and muffs and hit the range!
Firearms and ammo is placed in a basket and passed through the kind of bulletproof hatch you
might find at the bank or a Popeye’s in a particularly bad neighborhood. Baskets might contain a
yellow note if you’re a newbie, letting the ranger know that he needs to “check you out.” Hey now!
Jim steps up, shows us how to load a magazine, and is about to fire off a round when fires off this
nugget instead: If you happen to be shotting next to world-renowned marksman Jerry Mitchell while
he’s in “a string of shots,” don’t bother him. HOLY CRAP MY LITTLE LEAGUE COACH IS A
WORLD-RENOWNED MARKSM– oh, it’s some other guy. This Other Jerry Mitchell looks a bit like
Harvey Keitel’s cranky older brother, and while he joylessly finishes his string, Jim gives us more
tips like “Don’t Shoot The Floor.”
Firearms and ammo is placed in a basket and passed through the kind of bulletproof hatch you
might find at the bank or a Popeye’s in a particularly bad neighborhood. Baskets might contain a
yellow note if you’re a newbie, letting the ranger know that he needs to “check you out.” Hey now!
Jim steps up, shows us how to load a magazine, and is about to fire off a round when fires off this
nugget instead: If you happen to be shotting next to world-renowned marksman Jerry Mitchell while
he’s in “a string of shots,” don’t bother him. HOLY CRAP MY LITTLE LEAGUE COACH IS A
WORLD-RENOWNED MARKSM– oh, it’s some other guy. This Other Jerry Mitchell looks a bit like
Harvey Keitel’s cranky older brother, and while he joylessly finishes his string, Jim gives us more
tips like “Don’t Shoot The Floor.”
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The other week, Nolahn went out to a shooting range with some friends. This is NOT
a common activity for Nolahn. You can read more about it at the Bloggin' Bin Revue.
Nolahn was a bit nervous, and figured there's be a good chance he'd shoot his eye
out. Then the mandatory training video started, and all was right in his world.
a common activity for Nolahn. You can read more about it at the Bloggin' Bin Revue.
Nolahn was a bit nervous, and figured there's be a good chance he'd shoot his eye
out. Then the mandatory training video started, and all was right in his world.
| Also: Don't aim this at your face. |
| Like this, but with bullets. |
I have to admit that I was thrown for a loop upon hearing that this world-renowned marksman has
the same name as my Little League Coach, so I didn’t entirely catch the exciting conclusion of the
training movie. But I do know it contained some awesomely scripted “banter” between Jim and
Marksman Jerry Mitchell. Jim, considering the piss-poorness of his shooting, asks Marksman
Jerry Mitchell to “check to see if the sight on his firearm is properly calibrated.” Marksman Jerry
Mitchell looks at Jim like he just crapped in his cereal, and we get more joyless shooting. The
gun is fine — of course, it’s a Smith & Wesson!
Yes, by the end of the training film, I was very ready to shoot something.
the same name as my Little League Coach, so I didn’t entirely catch the exciting conclusion of the
training movie. But I do know it contained some awesomely scripted “banter” between Jim and
Marksman Jerry Mitchell. Jim, considering the piss-poorness of his shooting, asks Marksman
Jerry Mitchell to “check to see if the sight on his firearm is properly calibrated.” Marksman Jerry
Mitchell looks at Jim like he just crapped in his cereal, and we get more joyless shooting. The
gun is fine — of course, it’s a Smith & Wesson!
Yes, by the end of the training film, I was very ready to shoot something.