Tex1961 wrote:If I may... She is scared... Go get a nice little .22lr pistol and let her start out with that.. Maybe graduate to a nice .38 spl later on. Have her dry fire a couple of times and you will be able to tell if she is anticipating the shot.
I start out any new shooter on a 22 if I can. I have taken them up to a 38 revolver and have on purpose left a few cylinders empty. I then very closely watch them and when I see the muzzle jerk off to one side when they pull the trigger on the empty then I know that they are anticipating the shot. That way they can become used to the action of the firearm and of course the little 22 doesn't make that big bad noise and kick... It will build up their confidence that they can shoot and can hit the target.. Once that happens then it really is a simple matter of moving them to an auto 9mm.
My wife can hit the hair off a nat's rear with my 6 inch S&W .357 revolver, but when I put an automatic in her hands her accuracy drops way down because she is still a little afraid of the action... But she is on her way...
My wife was irrationally afraid of shooting because of some family history but she did not tell me that the first time we went. Needless to say it was quite an unproductive day. So I started her on a sig mosquito instead and she quickly graduated to my XD-s in 9. Now she has better trigger control than I do and carries everyday. Also, she had problems with her LC9s grip being to rough, which caused her to not enjoy shooting it, so I put a talon grip and that changed everything.