I had Friday off and a full day ahead. I went to get a fasting blood draw, then treated myself to breakfast tacos and a donut from my favorite spot, The Original Donut and Taco Shop, picked up some things from Target, took Nova to the vet for "maintenance" (you don't want to know), went to Academy to pick up a speed loader, then wanted to shoot my new gun.
I had checked my gun prior to taking it to the range, it had oil on it, everything was pristine. However, shooting it was another story. The trigger was smooth, but I shot about 100 rounds and the gun was jamming consistently. The shell casings had soot on them, I had no idea what was going on. I am still so new to guns and was so frustrated. I had texted Chris that I was going to the range and if he had any tips, nothing productive of course. However, once I had issues I messaged him for help and he asked questions and tried to give me tips. I understood the words he was saying, but now what they all meant.
I ended up collecting some casings as he advised and was going to pick up alternate ammo, which was his other suggestion so we could determine if it was an ammo issue or gun issue. I was distressed. If it was a gun issue, I would likely have to file a claim with Canik and go through all that. I didn't want to do that. I also understand that this was a learning experience, and I need to be able to clear a jam, well, I'm pretty good at that now, I just don't understand why it happened. Oh well.
The next evening Chris called and we spoke for a couple hours. We clarified a few things, he answered more about the gun issue and gave advise, laughed, shared the last few days, normal people things. It's nice to hear his voice. I told him that I was going to Corpus the following day since my bestie's FIL is a competitive shooter and gun hobbiest/gunsmith practically, and she already mentioned the issue I'm having and he is really excited to try and resolve. Guns are pretty much his only hobby and joy in life, she told me she never has anything to talk about with him, so this would be good for them. Lol, okay. He also asked me if I was more of a city or country girl and we spoke about that in more detail. I told him that I wasn't ignorant to the situation. It was a nice, reassuring conversation.
Sometimes I want to play the "dating game" with him, where I do not initiate texting in the morning. However, I remind myself "we're in a relationship" and that I don't need to play games, he is there. I still don't like it, and I trained myself out of it, so it's hard to go back to it. I texted him when I was getting ready to leave for Corpus, and didn't get a reply until I was almost 2 hours on the road, which gave me a bit of anxiety, but Chris is not a ghoster, and he was probably sleeping... which he confirmed when he responded.
We chatted for a bit and then he told me "have fun, be safe" and there is something that really gets me (in a good way), when a man I am dating talks about being safe, or keeping me safe. It's definitely my kryptonite, this is easy to pinpoint, as I had a very unsafe childhood and safety in any situation, wherever I go, is my ultimate concern.
I listened to my friends FIL wax poetic about guns and all his gadgets at home to measure and whatever he does, and he took apart my gun and was just dry firing in the dining room, and I was like, oh okay then. We then went to the range, which is the worst I've been to, it was like a concrete shack honestly and so freaking loud. Of course, no issues firing when someone is there to help me. How frustrating. It's like when you are having car issues or something, but the problem can't be duplicated by your mechanic. Now I'm the crazy person. Cool cool cool.
After that I spent time with her baby, who is the cutest almost 7 month old, we watched Dune 2, and had dinner. I left in the early evening, it was a nice drive in the Mazda. I am enjoying this car, I feel a bit spoiled honestly, and it's such a popular car, I see it on the road a lot and I can see why. I also finally figured out the adaptive cruise control. I continued to listen to The Ferryman by Justin Cronin, which I just remembered I need to renew my hold on.
Amanda told me that her FIL has mentioned me and how impressed he was with my shooting (I shot really well at the range, like my first 6 shots were right in the X round). She also told me that he was very impressed with my desire to learn and be responsible about guns, and that she had to keep him updated on how I do in the LTC class I was taking next weekend. Lol. This is going to be a Christmas to remember for him I think.
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