cmgee67 wrote:I technically still own my Glock 19 but it's not mine anymore. My fiancé decided that she was going to take it as her own. Which actually is fine with me! We have been dating almost five years and will be getting married in October and it's taken this long to get her to shoot a guns. It's not that she didn't like guns she actually is a second amendment supporter but there was a tragic event in her family involving a firearm so she was just scared of them mainly the noise. So I didn't push her to go shoot or try and make her I just let I happen when she wanted and few months ago I was gonna go to the range and shoot my pistols and she said can I go with you this time? Of course I was excited and said sure!!!! So I had my Glock 19 and 43 and 1911 and she wanted to shoot them. She shot the 43 first because was so small but hated how snappy it was in her hands then she shot the 1911 and didn't like the big recoil push although she said that it was better than the 43 then she picked up my 19 and said is this the one that you carry? I said yup Glock 19 can't beat it! So she shot it and shot it very well. She was knocking down bottles and punching paper and said I like this one it's mine now! So what to do??? I was out a carry gun so I sold the 43 and 1911 and bought a Glock 26 and 30 hehe! Things work out :). I wasn't a huge fan of the 43 and the 1911 was nice just not my cup of tea. I like glocks. Anyways that's how I used to own a Glock 19! I'm hoping soon she will want to take her LTC class but I'm not going to push that either! Cuz fellas we all know where pushing gets you!
Also a side note those micros are not always the best choice for women. They are often snappy and hard to shoot for a first time shooter. I recommend the Glock 19 for the gun that will do it all and my fiancé will attest to that. She has shot the shield, 43, And ruger lcr, and doesn't like the micros. She questioned why guys always try and get the women to shoot those small ones because they think that a small pistol is the best when it's not. Your limiting her to little capacity hard to shoot and snappy guns. Let her pick out the gun she likes and remind her cuz it looks pretty doesn't mean it's the right one!
My wife is the same way, the micro guns, were too hard for her to rack the slide, and felt recoil was very unpleasant. Mine likes her full size M&P 9 and I'll never try to talk her out it. It's a shame that you lost "custody" of your 19 but at least you have a happy future wife, which bodes well for you later on. You will find that a lot of things become "theirs" and it's better just to let em go.
I have always hated it when I see someone (usually men) trying to push guns on women that they think are right for them. Let the woman decide. We don't like being told what is right for us, so why do (some) men think they know what works for women?