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Adj. 1. terrified - thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation. BIG difference than being in fear of your life which is a legal requirement for justified use of deadly force.
Very subjective based on your opinion not on facts or real life events. Remember the single mother in Oklahoma that shot and killed a intruder while on the telephone with 911. The dispatcher told her to do what she had to do to protect herself and her child. Scared yes...terrified hardly. As I recall I think it only took one shot...not your 9" group.
You are applying your lack of training and skill in use of single and double barrel shotguns to her.
Doesn't matter what your and my choices are. We are both gun nuts and love shooting. She isn't.
I'm sure it may have happened but I refuse to count on it. I don't think that criminals are superhuman but many of them live in an entirely different culture that we do, and while many probably are craven and cowardly, other may well have much more real life experience with having weapons pointed at them that most of us ever will.Well I have seen firsthand more than once the effect the sound of racking a round into the chamber of pump shotgun has (ever see a grown man lose control of his bladder)
I assume then she regularly takes part in combat shotgun training? She fires a couple hundred round a month in practice? This is in no way intended to demean your wife, but your from you initial post I could only assume she is relativly new to firearms. Most people (and I don't excuse myself from this, either) are not really ready for life-or-death combat situations and simply lack the instruction and conditioning to deal with it. Tunnel vision, loss of fine motor control, and other physiological reactions are commonly documented in such situations so to me it just makes sense to minimize the need for them when planning for an emergency.Your lack of confidence in your use of the shotgun is not shared by her or myself.
Please don't put insult in my mouth. I said nothing about cringing in fear or giving up. However, anyone who isn't terrified when faced with imminent death or serious injury (the only justification for using deadly force) is foolish.Also the term "terrified" when describing how my wife reacts when attracked is totally inapporiate, sexist and demeaning to women in general.
Normally, picking a defensive gun is something that a person best does for themselves.I am puzzling at choosing a firearm for H.D. for my wife.
Strange... my mother had had the same surgery, and she is definitely strong enough to do it. I think that ought to be brought to your awareness that being unable to rack a pistol simply due to carpal tunnel surgery is quite odd. How old is she exactly and what sort of other relevant conditions does she have?NO semi-automatic handguns. She can not rack the slide on any semi-auto I have offered her. I guess she lacks the necessary hand and wrist strength. She has had carpel tunnel surgery in both of her wrists.
What?She lacks the strength to fire a j-frame revolver she currently has double action.
Her lack of hand strength is worrisome in a medical way. I'd get that checked out quickly.She says she prefers the Model 10 although I am concerned about her lack of hand strength. Maybe a pencil barrel Model 10?
Eeeyup.Did I mention NO semi-automatic handguns?
Now it sounds more like a general issue with coordination and strength in the hands. Highly abnormal.She can handled and shoot Ruger Vaqueros just fine which is a little bit of a puzzler since she does it one handed from the back of moving horse. The problem with a single action revolver is safey decocking it under stress which leads her to state she might just as well shoot him if she has to cock it.
If she can work a break, she ought to be able to work a pump or a semiautomatic.Favorite shotgun is a H&R single shot shotgun 12 ga.
Again, you seem to have some issues with spelling and grammar.What are some suggestion?
So exactly what is the story on her hands? She can do single action revolver no problem with only one hand. She can do a break action shotgun no problem. However, she cannot do a double action trigger pull with both hands? Has she spent her whole life in handcuffs, or is she arthritic?K frame revolver with a lighter tuned action by a good gunsmith?
What are you trying to say, exactly? If you go shotgun, then get a 12 gauge pump or some 12 gauge semiautomatic.Cut the barrel down on the H&R for use in the home? Very affordable and that 12 ga. bore in legendary.
Define "short". I'm 5'5" and have no problems with operating even full-sized battle rifles with their stocks fixed in default configurations. I don't like the AR15. You ought to realize that short barrels rob the platform and its 5.56 bullet of performance to a disquieting degree. WAIT- your wife can't work a handgun, but she had no trouble at all with using a rifle or a shotgun? Odd...She has short arms. How about a AR with adjustable stock and short barrel?
Well then, get a pistol caliber carbine or a shotgun. Hi-Point carbines are fantastic budget weapons. I have some alternatives, but I'll save those for the end.Unfortunately it looks like I am being forced to move back into town as the bank is getting the farm so rifle caliber such as 223/308 is out of the question.
You're having money troubles and you want to dump the better part of a grand on a gun, and then dump the better part of another grand on an accessory just to make the gun function as you want? And the mags for 9mm AR's are expensive. Since you're got it in the budget for an AR, then I highly recommend the Beretta Cx4 Storm as a 9mm carbine. It will serve excellently.Maybe a 9mm AR style.
Hi-Point makes great guns that are easily affordable on any budget. Also, your prose could make do with a not insignificant amount of polish. It's just one of my pet peeves and it would help make your writing a bit more understandable.NO High Point. I believe in buying high quality firearms although I do not want a custom gun.
You already have. The former has been said thrice and the latter now twice. Here's some other options you might want to look into. AK-74; a 5.45x39mm AK would do fantastically for everything you're describing. Plus, the surplus ammo is dirt cheap. You could get a KelTec Sub2000, which is known for quality.Did I mention no semi-automatic handguns and no High Points?
Cops are well documented bad shots. Very few are gun"nuts" like us. Many of them only qualify annually and then only because to keep their job. i think most members of THR can outshoot 90% of LEO's.
The term "terrified" can be used to imply that someone was so scared they reacted solely on the basis of emotion not a rational fear supported by sound legal logic.
My wife successfully fought off a mugger without being "terrified" or even being scared. She said she saw him coming and knew what his intentions were so she got angry. This incident and the incident with the teen mother in Oklahoma proves that being terrified is not always the case.
Mental attitude has a lot to do with successfully defending yourself. You candidly admit your own doubts to do so. You can fight or you can be a victim. She chose to fight and has assured me she will do so if attacked again.