Who Has a Wife Who Likes to Shoot?

Guyon, Go with what Raden says, he teaches target shooting. I just got my Kentucky License and I consider myself a pretty good shot. I took a .38 snub nose and I couldn't hit crap. I qualified but was disappointed with the performance. I missed the target three times and I never miss with my SIG!!! There were women there that had never shot using .22's and they were knocking the heck out of that target. It is just easier to qualify with a .22. Then she can go as much as she wants to practice with what she is going to carry after she gets her permit. I have a Kel-Tec .380 that my wife wanted and she could not cock it because it is small, hard to get a good grip. I want my daughter to get her carry permit as soon as she graduates from college and she has been shooting my .22 and is darn good, but she also likes my 9mm.
 
Thanks guys. The .22 makes sense, and I know my wife can shoot it well. For some reason, I was thinking the gun had to be more of a "defensive" caliber though I'm sure plenty of folks carry .22s for defense. Heck, my uncle sometimes carries one of those little North American Arms mini revolvers in .22. :p

If we go with the 22/45, I need to find her a strongside holster and some way of carrying the mazazines. Maybe a fanny pack for that duty since those mags are really small.

Edit: Just spoke with the instructor, and he says the .22 would be perfect and that he has a lot of women who qualify with .22s.
 
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If your wife has no trouble operating the slide to chamber the first round, I'd go with your Mak. The double/single trigger should prove no obstacle for her and as you mentioned the decock feature on the safety will be beneficial for safe gun handling. The Mak is a smaller gun but with enough grip to make it shootable and the 9X18 round will not overwhelm her with recoil.

Probably during class she can observe the operation of and handle other types of handguns before you lay out any more cash. I think its a great suggestion to have her practice with .22 cal to develop her basic shooting skills. My preference would be to have her take the class with the weapon she is going to carry or something similar, to promote her confidence in that weapon and to document that she is proficient with it. Just my two cents.

I think its cool that more women realize they can take steps to protect themselves and actively pursue that option. With that mindset I bet your wife is probably the kind to observe her environment and avoid a bad situation in the first place. Congrats and you guys have fun with your training:thumbup:
She gonna carry some INFI for backup?;)

Mr. Lunde, I see you have personal self defense covered quite well!
 
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Kahr has been mentioned, but specifically, this one would fit the bill.

It is around $400... very inexpensive for a quality pistol. It is reliable, lightweight, very small frame size, much thinner than a glock, and a very nice smooth trigger pull. I have the PM9 and love it.

Check this one out....

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http://www.kahr.com/PA-1B/review_gm1205.html

Kahr recommends a "200 round break-in period" but mine has never so much as hick-upped with about 700 rds down range.
 
lunde said:
Oops! Sorry, wrong photo. Here we go:

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What no comments from anyone about what that funny little switch on the Glock 18 is for? :D You even got your post to be #18! I don't remember seeing pics of that before. Is that new for you? How does it handle?

My wife shoots with me occasionally. She generally prefers revolvers. I bought her a S&W 66 a few years ago that she shoots quite well. She also shoots my snubbie Airweight 37 pretty well. She has problems with my Sigs because she can't comfortably rack the slide but shoots my Dad's 92FS better than a lot of guys I've seen at the range.
 
My wife carries a Kahr K40. It has been one of the ones that did require some breaking in, but has been flawless for about 3000 rounds now. I taught her to shoot, and thousands of rounds and a few classes later, she is now a much better shot than I.
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I'm glad my wife doesn't like to shoot for two reason. First, I tend to push my curfew every now and again. Finally, if she shot it would be hard to hide all the guns I buy.
 
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My wife likes to shoot and ironically enough her favorite firearms to shoot are ones that you generally would not expect a 5'6 woman to like. She likes the M1 Garand and the 1911... Awesome!
 
I've got a 26 and I like it but that's after I fooled around with the connector to lighten the trigger pull.

I can't carry in CA because it's policy not to issue carry permits here. If I could carry, I would be worried about the trigger for liability reasons. It wouldn't take much for one of our juries (made of people who can't get out of jury duty) to accept that a 3.5 lb connector is a hair trigger and installing it meant I was looking to shoot someone.

I've never shot one but I think the perfect carry piece would be a squeeze cocker HK. I've heard they have nice triggers and if the cocking mechanism works the way I think it does, I would feel safe carrying it with the hammer down over a loaded chamber. I'm a bit paranoid, unless I was a cop or soldier walking in the line of fire I wouldn't feel good about carrying a gun cocked and locked or even a DAO with a full chamber.
 
Oh, and a little word of caution about getting our pretty halves into shooting. IMHO, there is an easy trap to fall into that will likely scare the women-folk away from shooting.

That trap is to have them shooting the biggest and baddest firearm in the arsenal too soon. I'll admit, its rather humerous to see some petite little thing hoisting a Ruger Superhawk at the range, but it will likely scare them half to death, and if they are resiliant and continue to shoot, they can develop bad habits from it.

Learning the fundimentals with a .22, and then gradually progressing up to a more suitable defensive caliber has been an effective strategy, for me at least.
 
zephy5, you wrote:
What no comments from anyone about what that funny little switch on the Glock 18 is for? :D
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That's the "Happy Switch." ;)
I don't remember seeing pics of that before. Is that new for you? How does it handle?
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Obviously, it's not mine. It is property of Glock, and their former West Coast sales rep, who is a friend, gave me an opportunity to photograph it. More snapshots, including photos of its guts, are here: http://lundestudio.com/glocks.html#g18c

A couple weeks after that, I was invited to the Santa Clara County Sheriff's range, and was given an opportunity to put about 250 rounds through it. Lots of fun.

Oh, I also have a Glock 17 Cut-Away: http://lundestudio.com/glocks.html#g17cutaway
 
D25 said:
Oh, and a little word of caution about getting our pretty halves into shooting. IMHO, there is an easy trap to fall into that will likely scare the women-folk away from shooting.

That trap is to have them shooting the biggest and baddest firearm in the arsenal too soon. I'll admit, its rather humerous to see some petite little thing hoisting a Ruger Superhawk at the range, but it will likely scare them half to death, and if they are resiliant and continue to shoot, they can develop bad habits from it.

Learning the fundimentals with a .22, and then gradually progressing up to a more suitable defensive caliber has been an effective strategy, for me at least.
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Yep, I have seen this many times and feel bad for those women with boyfriends/husband who have a inferiority complex.

I always start off new shooters with .22s until they can hit what they aim before moving on to 38spcl, 9mm, etc....

I refuse to let new shooters make the same mistake I did by starting off with a Compact Glock29 10mm with Georgia Arms full power loads. The G29 still remains to be one of my favorite and first handgun... But it would be a bad choice for a new shooter and will only help with developing a massive flinch that takes many hours of training to unlearn the bad habit.
 
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I always start off new shooters with .22s until they can hit what they aim before moving on to 38spcl, 9mm, etc.....
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same here, 22 at 3 feet till they can hit a fly every time, then 10 feet then 20 feet...
then 38spl target loads doing the same.
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then 50 barrett doing the same out to 1.2 giggahits :eek:


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The Small Glock will be much easier on her hands after shooting 100 rounds over 4 hours. My wife can shoot my full sized Glock .40 very well.

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would stay away for the Light smith and wesson revolvers for the actual shooting test. They will have a heavy trigger pull, and the recoil, even in .38 special on those really light guns is sharp.

My wife likes guns that make tons of noise and blast. She wanted to shoot my .357 snubbie Ruger sp101 with the biggest bullets. They were full house .357 mag 158 grain. I told her to start out with the .38 speicals and then move up to the lighter magnums. She refused, and shot the biggies. She won't even shoot that gun any more, she almost dropped it.

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She also demanded to shoot a single shot .10 gage with full power hunting goose loads. (I mean those sting me, and I am 350 pounds, and like heavy recoiling guns). She played it off, but I saw a tear leak down her cheek. The next day she had a giant bruise on her shoulder.

my point, is only that the really light weight revolvers kick hard, and may make her hesitant to put 100 rounds through. A bad experience can make her less likely to want to later. The light weight's do make for more convenient carry.

Glock will make great gun of the qualification (does she have to carry the same piece she tests on?).
Kahrs have a great rep
a full weight revolver (even snubbie) in .38 special won't be too bad, but there is the trigger weight to think of.

which ever you choose, have her shoot it at least as much as she will need to for the class. So she is comfortable with it, and competent.
 
My Wife has Her Carry permit and like to fire roughly 10 shots a day from Her Carry revolver, an S&W model 640, she is pretty comfortable with .357 SD rounds and has the grip laser, at 30 feet siting flies are not safe.

She also like the Mini-14, She likes no shotguns.

She shot many, and held a Lot before picking the 640 for Her carry weapon.

Seems we argue less now too, I think carrying, empowers her and makes Her calmer.
 
Bigfattyt said:
The Small Glock will be much easier on her hands after shooting 100 rounds over 4 hours. My wife can shoot my full sized Glock .40 very well.

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would stay away for the Light smith and wesson revolvers for the actual shooting test. They will have a heavy trigger pull, and the recoil, even in .38 special on those really light guns is sharp.

My wife likes guns that make tons of noise and blast. She wanted to shoot my .357 snubbie Ruger sp101 with the biggest bullets. They were full house .357 mag 158 grain. I told her to start out with the .38 speicals and then move up to the lighter magnums. She refused, and shot the biggies. She won't even shoot that gun any more, she almost dropped it.

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She also demanded to shoot a single shot .10 gage with full power hunting goose loads. (I mean those sting me, and I am 350 pounds, and like heavy recoiling guns). She played it off, but I saw a tear leak down her cheek. The next day she had a giant bruise on her shoulder.

my point, is only that the really light weight revolvers kick hard, and may make her hesitant to put 100 rounds through. A bad experience can make her less likely to want to later. The light weight's do make for more convenient carry.

Glock will make great gun of the qualification (does she have to carry the same piece she tests on?).
Kahrs have a great rep
a full weight revolver (even snubbie) in .38 special won't be too bad, but there is the trigger weight to think of.

which ever you choose, have her shoot it at least as much as she will need to for the class. So she is comfortable with it, and competent.
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Your wife is a good one :thumbup:

If she likes stout recoil then load up some .357Mag Buiffalo Bore 180WFN Hardcasts. The recoil would be interesting out of a little SP101 :D

I have tried one of those SW Alloy Frame 357 J-Frames and the recoil on those things are snappy and ferocious. They are surely no fun to shoot. I'd rather shoot a 454Casull to throw a bigger fireball and make a louder boom for the fun ;)

I think a J-frame alloy SW 317 .22lr Kit Gun would make a pretty good practice and qualification gun. It is nice and lightweight and holds 8 rounds of 22lr, has a decent DA and excllenet SA trigger pull, and is accurate to boot.
 
Skunk, I want to borrow your Barrett just so I can see the instructor's face when my wife steps into the classroom lugging it. :p
 
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