Need some help for the wife.

[tarrigoni]

My wife really likes shooting her Ruger Mark II. Tonight, she saw some guys doing a plate match at the shooting range and got kind of excited and wanted to try it. When I told her that I didn't think her .22, even with stingers, was going to be quite enough to knock down the plates she said to me, "well, what kind of bigger gun shoots like a mark ii?'

I was completely floored but I didn't have an answer. Anyone here have any ideas as to which .380 or above would be good for her to use in competing in plate matches and some friendly little competitions they have at our range? She's about 5'2", a petite woman, and doesn't have the strongest wrists.

I was thinking maybe a Hi-Power would be good since they're heavy and shoot 9mm, but again, I don't know.

Thanks for the help!

 

[Powderman]

You'd probably be surprised.

Give her a GM .45, and let her try it out.

We have a female officer who I was trying to get through qualification. She was shooting a SA XD-40, but the grip was just too big for her; she had to cock her hand to the side to even reach the trigger.

After some rather frustrating efforts, I handed her my full sized .45 Colt Enhanced. She said that it was MUCH more comfortable; she was able to reach the trigger with no problems.

She then fired six rounds, rapid fire at 7 yards. 5 X's and one ten--and this was with 230 grain HydraShok!

 

[bratch]

My lady friend shoots lights out with my fullsize Kimber.

 

[pax]

"well, what kind of bigger gun shoots like a mark ii?'

You may want to ask a couple clarifying questions.

Does she mean, what kind of bigger gun has the low recoil of a Mark II? If so, you want something really heavy, and probably in 9mm -- and she will have to anticipate a little getting-used-to-it time, too.

Does she mean, what kind of bigger gun is going to fit my hand like the Mark II does? In that case, you want to drag her down to the gunstore with you to try the grips on for size. The guys above didn't have bad suggestions; it is entirely possible that a Kimber small-hands package will be just her thing. (I know several women who shoot these very well indeed.) But maybe she'll like the fit of something else a bit better, and it's not something you can judge in advance. You wouldn't walk into a shoe store and buy shoes off the shelf expecting them to fit her well -- and a gun requires just as personal a fit as a pair of shoes do. So if that's what she means, take her to the store and let her try some on for size.

Does she mean, what kind of bigger gun has controls similar to and functions just like the Mark II? That's a bit tougher, but I'm sure someone here could point you to something with similar controls.

Dunno if any of that helped or not. Hope it did.

pax

 

[8830]

The Hi-Power in 9mm or GM 45 sounds like what she would like.

 

[Gregg28]

Happy to Help, But You Can Keep the Wife

Happy to help, but you can keep the wife. I already have one and don't live in Utah.

The 1911 is always a pleasure to shoot, especially with lighter loads.

 

[MrMurphy]

Try a Kahr K9 or T9.

Double action only but very smooth trigger, accurate like a Sig.

It's single stack (8 or 9 shots, depending on model) and the T9 is the "target" model.

Both can be concealed easily if she chooses, and the grip angle is the same as the Browning Hi-Power (which fits everyone), so it's slim and easy to use.


Also the Hi-Power, the Arcus-94 Hi-Power clone, the CZ-75 would work too.

 

[Todesengel]

My fiance loves to shoot my Kimber Ultra CDP loaded with 230gr. ammo and she shoots it very accurate. If you have a chance to rent guns go and let her shoot a commander sized 1911.

 

[FireStar_M40]

What She Needs To Get..

Have her try out a Star "FireStar" in either 9mm or .40 S&W.

FireStar_M40

 

[Ivy Mike]

There is also the Steyr M9. I believe CDNN is blowing them out right now.
Full size, great grip angle and odd, yet very natural sights.

If I could get the Steyr sights on the rest of my handguns, I would.

 

[Northslope Nimrod]

BHP is a smooth shooter if she is comfortable with SA. Otherwise check out the CZ's....but make sure she can reach the trigger well. Also try 1911's in 9mm.
NOTE: Be careful about buying .380 for plate shooting. The ranges I've attended have plates that will still not fall with a .380 round. Even the 9mm's would not drop the plates unless there is a solid hit.....whereas the guys shooting .45's had an advantage.....all they had to do is nick the edge of the plate and it would drop.