She wants her own gun

[Jeff H]

She's rather left, but leaning more conservatively (fiscally anyway) every year. I haven't taken her shooting in a couple of years since she doesn't like it much but we went today.

I brought relatively low recoil guns as to not scare her.
A GP100 shooting 38spl
full size 1911
AR in 300BLK
Rossi1892 with more 38 spl.

I also brought my carry gun, a Shield 40, not really thinking she would like it.


She hated the rifles outright. Some guy was blasting away with a 308 at the bench rest rifle range and it was way too loud for her. I took a handful of shots with the 300blk, but she wouldn't touch them. We moved on.

She did pretty good with the revolver and 1911 but what really surprised me was that she really liked the shield 40. We went through quite a bit of ammo and finally she told me that if she was to keep shooting with me, she would want her own gun similar to this.

This was a win win day.

 

[otrman]

Sometimes it works out funny like that. My wife's twin sister expressed an interest in learning to shoot with the idea of getting a CWP. She had never fired any gun and I took a wide range of offerings from 22 to 45. She loved the 686 with the full house 357 mag loads. Go figure.

 

[Acera]

You might try some other non-tactical looking rifles. Even though the Rossi is about as far from an AR as you can get. It worked for me, herself hated the ARs, but when she got to shoot a M1 carbine it was on. By far her favorite rifle.

Take her to a gun show or bigger gun store and let her look at a few.


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[bannockburn]

My sister, a very petite teenager at the time, while never expressing much interest in guns, asked me one day to teach her how to shoot. Went to the range with a Ruger Mk.II, Star Model B 9mm. and a Browning BDA .45ACP. Got her best groups with the BDA and actually liked shooting it more so than the other two guns.

 

[Jeff H]

You might try some other non-tactical looking rifles. Even though the Rossi is about as far from an AR as you can get. It worked for me, herself hated the ARs, but when she got to shoot a M1 carbine it was on. By far her favorite rifle.

Take her to a gun show or bigger gun store and let her look at a few.


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It was the concussive blast of the rifles she didn't like, not the choice in rifles. I'll take her again when I have my suppressor on the 300blk and the range is quieter.

 

[Tinpig]

I agree with Acera about the M1 Carbine. My wife is not a shooter but she has tolerated me for 50 years and agreed to go to the range. I wanted her to enjoy herself so recoil and blast were out of the question. Her Dad had been a Navy surgeon with the Marine Corps at Kwajalein and I remembered that he had been issued a Carbine, so I dug out my Inland. It was a beautiful fall day, the range was deserted, and she had a blast with the Carbine and loved the connection to her Dad and to WWII. She actually "got it" for a day.


Tinpig

 

[Mark 40]

She did pretty good with the revolver and 1911 but what really surprised me was that she really liked the shield 40. We went through quite a bit of ammo and finally she told me that if she was to keep shooting with me, she would want her own gun similar to this.

This was a win win day.

Win win for sure. Good for her (and you too).

 

[edmo01]

I find my 22 caliber Ruger Mk II and one of my semi-auto 22 rifles are both great firearms to introduce someone to shooting. The light recoil and low muzzle blast allow them to concentrate on trigger control and accuracy.

I've also found the 9mm GLOCKs (G-26 & G-19) are both favorites of my wife and daughter. Low recoil, easy to shoot, and easy to run. The slides are just wide enough to grasp and the recoil springs aren't so stiff to hinder slide manipulation.

Congrats on introducing a newbie to the fun of shooting!

Edmo

 

[Gary Gill]

My experience is the fit of the gun to the hand is more important than caliber within reason. I sometimes work the range counter where there are twenty some pistols to rent. For some people it is like trying on shoes.

 

[strambo]

A 9mm Shield might be perfect for her then!

 

[Jeff H]

My experience is the fit of the gun to the hand is more important than caliber within reason. I sometimes work the range counter where there are twenty some pistols to rent. For some people it is like trying on shoes.

We're headed to the range this weekend to try some rentals out.

A 9mm Shield might be perfect for her then!

Unfortunately for my wallet, she is leaning towards a Sig P238 right now...


But hey, on the bright side, it gives me an excuse to get some reloading dies in 380ACP.

 

[FROGO207]

Sounds like a non problem to me. Good thing she didn't take a liking to a MP40 or M16A1. I am sure that this is only the beginning of a fun chapter of friendly target competition at the range for you both.

 

[firewrench044]

Plant the seed and see what grows
The wife tried my M48 Sniper and told me this is hers and I will have to get my own