My IDPA club is having a "Ladies Match" and my 12 yr old daughter wants to shoot. I took her out today (not the first time she has shot by any means) to test her out.
Her gun handling was pretty good but could use some improvement (couldnt we all?).
She tried a 3" Model 65, A SIG 230, and a SIG 239 9mm.
The Model 65 (which I bought for her. Honest!) had too tough a trigger pull and she could not manage it. She shot it OK though when she used both fingers.
The SIG 230 had a sharp recoil, which she didnt like too much.
The SIG 239 was interesting. First I loaded 143gr sub-sonics in it. That produced fairly low recoil and she did fine with it. When I switched to standard Blazer 115gr the recoil was too sharp for her.
Other problems: she could not rack the slide on the gun. Hands too weak. Even using different techniques she could not manage it.
Had trouble with the decocker.
Double action trigger pull was difficult and she could not pull it quickly. The single action was fine. She had lots of trouble pulling the trigger strong hand only, altho once she did she scored a bullseye.
Her aim is excellent.
Any suggestions on what to do with the slide and trigger problems?
Her gun handling was pretty good but could use some improvement (couldnt we all?).
She tried a 3" Model 65, A SIG 230, and a SIG 239 9mm.
The Model 65 (which I bought for her. Honest!) had too tough a trigger pull and she could not manage it. She shot it OK though when she used both fingers.
The SIG 230 had a sharp recoil, which she didnt like too much.
The SIG 239 was interesting. First I loaded 143gr sub-sonics in it. That produced fairly low recoil and she did fine with it. When I switched to standard Blazer 115gr the recoil was too sharp for her.
Other problems: she could not rack the slide on the gun. Hands too weak. Even using different techniques she could not manage it.
Had trouble with the decocker.
Double action trigger pull was difficult and she could not pull it quickly. The single action was fine. She had lots of trouble pulling the trigger strong hand only, altho once she did she scored a bullseye.
Her aim is excellent.
Any suggestions on what to do with the slide and trigger problems?