Chapter 258 - Shooting lessons

"The Glock is a series of polymer-framed, short recoil-operated, locked-breech semi-automatic pistols. They were commonly used by armed forces, security agencies and police officers. They are also popular among civilians." Stefan continued while J listened to him attentively without interrupting him.

Stefan pick out one gun. "This is a Glock 19 primarily used by military and law enforcement. It uses a magazine with a standard capacity of 15 rounds. This one here is Glock 26, it is smaller than Glock 19, most commonly used by civilians. Its pistol grip can only support two fingers, it has shorter barrel and slide. It has a double-stack magazine and has a standard capacity of 10 rounds. While this one is the Glock 43, this is the slimline version of Glock 26. It has a single-stack magazine with a standard capacity of 6 rounds."

As J listens to Stefan, she took one gun after another to test which is easier for her to grip. She is quite familiar with Glock 43 as she could see Arthur and his team carrying them in either inside the waistband concealed carry holster or ankle holster.

"How about this one?" J pick up a smaller pistol. Much smaller than Glock 43.

"That is the Sig Sauer P238. It is smaller than Glock 43 but its magazine has a standard capacity of 10 rounds."

Then J looked at the last one. It is a slim, lightweight pistol that is almost the size of her hand. "That's a Smith & Wesson M&P 9 Shield. It has a standard magazine capacity of 7 rounds." Stefan said.

Stefan discussed more details about the pistols then he let J choose what she wanted to use. Since J has a small hand, she immediately eliminates Glock 19 and Glock 26. She decided to try to shoot Glock 43, Sig Sauer P238 and M&P 9 Shield.

While J is standing in the firing lane, Stefan acts as range master while Arthur and Felix stayed to watch at the control booth. J is wearing a safety glasses and earmuffs. Stefan thought her a shooting stance that will enable her to fire any weapon effectively. It is called the fighting or tactical stance which was developed in the military. Another reason why Stefan chose this stance for J among other traditional stance is because it doesn't have a downside.

J is square to the target. Her feet are slightly wider and her right foot is slightly behind the left foot. Her knees are flexed. She leans slightly forward while extending the arms straight out, bringing the sights to her eyes. Her head is kept level to maintain balance, especially when moving. According to Stefan, this stance will allow her to defend herself with her hands, baton or firearm all from the same platform.

Stefan signal J to start shooting. Using the Glock 43, she fired the first bullet to the stationary paper target. Feeling ecstatic, J fired another one followed by another one until she completed the 6 rounds therefore emptying the Glock 43's magazine. Thus, making Arthur, Stefan and Felix slack-jawed.

Stefan checked the targets and to his surprise, J hit the bullseye six times. With a gaping jaw he looked at the control booth where Arthur and Felix are watching then to J. He scratched his head and thought that she was just lucky, then he hands her the Sig Sauer P238. But to his surprise, she was able to hit the bullseye ten times with Sig Sauer P238, then seven times with M&P 9 Shield.