Speedo66
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You need to marry that girl before she gets away!!!
Pictures of what? No you not get burn mark pictures either!This thread is useless without pictures.....
Heading on an out of state trip Friday. When it cools down we will do more camping and fishing.+1 on that thought. You get along, spent several days camping, she wants to get firearms and shoot with you. You share interests. It may be a bit early in your relationship to get married give it time your fear will subside.
I’m kind of scared to be honest! Hitting wooden blocks at 100 yards the first time she shot a rifle I would love to see how she does when she gets more time behind one.
I don't golf so that's not a determining factor.ohihunter2014, if she also plays golf put a ring on her finger right now!
She does have a lot of good qualities. She's pretty, funny, amazing cook, now likes to shoot, likes to fish, likes to camp now. She was in the pouring rain during our camping trip helping me put the tarps over the tents and helped cook on the fire. I have a hernia that I am hoping will go away and she wont let me lift anything. She always tries to argue about me paying for dinner, etc. She always wants to drive places to save my gas. I was trying to find new underwear at Walmart and they didn't have my size. She went to another Walmart without me knowing and got me 3 packs and wouldn't take any money. She cooks me hot lunches and brings them to me in a little carrier when I am working a holiday or weekend and she is off. Sunday it was 3 eggs, sausage, bacon and fresh toast. She even made me beef wellington and chicken alfredo from scratch!!!Don't worry about it. Women frequently have better "eye-hand co-ordination" than men. You did a good thing here though. Any time you can create a new shooter, esp. one that doesn't fit the libs mold, it is a very good result.
You may not be considering anything more than a "LTR" for now, but keep it as an option. This lady sounds as if she has some very good qualities.
AND, as Dunross said, if it goes that far, get a pre-nup !!
I recommend some mild form of competition. It can hold her attention long term after the new wears off and safety is strictly enforced.
I did tell her she needs to slow down and listen to what I tell her. She is so used to doing everything her self and never really had a man who was worth a nickel help her with anything. She hates when she cannot do something on her own and goes at it 100mph. I keep trying to explain to her that we cannot do that when handling firearms. I think another range trip or two alone will tone things down a bit. She said she was rushing because the other guys wanted to shoot. I told her that we were there first, take your time and shoot. Don't ever be in a hurry when messing with firearms. Now I have to break her from wanting to open the slide and lock it using the front of the slide. She has bad hands and sometimes cannot hold it back and lock it. I pulled my M&P out last night and cleared it in the other room and said make it safe. She keeps wanting to kind of point the muzzle at her and lock the slide open. We spent probably 10min playing with it until she figured it out without pointing it at herself. I think we will be hopping on Grabagun.com and buying her something soon. I understand where she was coming from with the hot brass and wanting to shake it out. She has a nice blister on her chest now, but I explained to her that she cannot do that because she could have pulled the trigger and shot herself or me. She wore a hat that night, just the shirt was very low cut.She sounds a right charmer but that first post was scary. She was overenthused and the range slob was a hazard.
I hope she continues to have fun but calms down a bit. And you can avoid range slobs.
My latest new shooter experience went the other way. The new shooter paid attention and was cautious. Her new hubby "been huntin an shootin for just years and years" was an unnervingly casual gunhandler; "Oh it's not loaded." type. I doubt I will get out with them again.
I recommend some mild form of competition. It can hold her attention long term after the new wears off and safety is strictly enforced. Stuff you described would not be permitted. GSSF and Steel Challenge are good ways to start out. You don't have to have the laser focus of bullseye (you can if you get serious, though) and you are not moving with a gun in hand like USPSA or IDPA.
Oh, yes, shoes. Closed shoes are safer than sandals, you don't want a hot case between your toes.
She now knows to wear a high neckline and should wear a cap or hat. A lady here got her second hot case down a crew neck shirt after she had learned the hard way to not wear a V neck. A hat brim might well have deflected it.
Oh, my clubs pistol shoots have all the slobs. I quit going because its just an unorganized mess. Next time we wont be shooting with others around.I agree. Triple redundant safety while having fun, is hard to beat. Also ensures you won’t have any “it’s not loaded” kind of folks around you.
I did tell her she needs to slow down and listen to what I tell her.
She has bad hands and sometimes cannot hold it back and lock it. I pulled my M&P out last night and cleared it in the other room and said make it safe. She keeps wanting to kind of point the muzzle at her and lock the slide open. We spent probably 10min playing with it until she figured it out without pointing it at herself.
I am going to see if a Sheriff/Swat/Firearms instructor friend will do her CCW class for her. I also have a guy who is the USCG and PD firearms instructor who does classes.Third party instruction would be a big help. People tend to pay more attention to an outside expert, especially a paid outside expert. I have helped several folks who could not absorb the same information from Dad, Spouse, or Sweetie.
Lots of that going 'round. There is a site directed at Lady Shooters that includes specific techniques for operating guns with limited hand strength.
http://www.corneredcat.com/
Guy's pretty good if he can tell where his sights are going to hit by dry firing. Must be a savant."I was just dry firing and adjusting my sight". This is why I usually leave when other pistol shooters show up.
You need to marry that girl before she gets away!!!
At the first paragraph my brain was going "red light, red light, not a good outfit for shooting!"One of our local ranges makes the ladies buy a t-shirt if their top is too low-cut before they let them shoot. Lol.
At the first paragraph my brain was going "red light, red light, not a good outfit for shooting!"
She does have a lot of good qualities. She's pretty, funny, amazing cook, now likes to shoot, likes to fish, likes to camp now. She was in the pouring rain during our camping trip helping me put the tarps over the tents and helped cook on the fire. I have a hernia that I am hoping will go away and she wont let me lift anything. She always tries to argue about me paying for dinner, etc. She always wants to drive places to save my gas. I was trying to find new underwear at Walmart and they didn't have my size. She went to another Walmart without me knowing and got me 3 packs and wouldn't take any money. She cooks me hot lunches and brings them to me in a little carrier when I am working a holiday or weekend and she is off. Sunday it was 3 eggs, sausage, bacon and fresh toast. She even made me beef wellington and chicken alfredo from scratch!!!