Thanks, guys. She ended up getting the SA .22 magnum/.22 lr. She could hit five 8 inch gongs (steel plates) in less than 10 seconds from 7 yards. She could even operate it one handed while holding a flashlight with the other hand.AndyC wrote:Yep, that's the reality of it.stroo wrote:She needs to get what she can operate and shoot. If that is a SA 22 LR/mag, so be it. A gun she can't operate and shoot is just a club and probably not one she can even swing.
I don't even like the idea of the SA .22 I recommended - but I can't think of anything else she'd be able to handle. While I like the idea of a shotgun, it's already been said that she can't shoulder a long-gun (perhaps mount a laser to it so she doesn't have to shoulder it?). She can't handle the recoil of any decent caliber, and she can't cock a slide or pull a DA trigger.
I suggested that she try a shotgun, a Beretta tip barrel, or a double action revolver with a lighter trigger, but she wouldn't hear it. She really liked the single action Colt clone in .22 magnum / .22 lr. That's the gun she wants.
I don't know what's up with that gun. Every female that's ever shot it loved it. I have lots of other better guns, but I enjoy shooting that one the most for some odd reason even though it's the cheapest gun I own ($130 Academy's annual Black Friday sale). It's kinda crappy. It has crooked sights so you have to shoot a little high and to the right for you to hit a target. It is made of pot metal. As crappy as it is, I don't expect to like it, but I do and every female that's ever shot it loves it. Makes no sense at all....!