Well, how did this work out for...y'all?karder wrote:
This Christmas she is getting her own gun. I went down and picked up a Ruger LCR with laser grips to be her bedside gun.
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- Fri Dec 25, 2009 4:52 pm
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- Thu Dec 24, 2009 8:12 am
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That's a mighty big carry piece; however, if it's for the nightstand, well...TheBrit wrote:I've just been having this discussion with my wife. She was the one that actually got me interested in guns. Her father has given her a number of guns in the past, but she is just not in to shooting them. Her favorite gun is her Springfield XD 9, but due to her infrequent range visits and her general disinterest in shooting we are looking at getting her a more suitable carry weapon. Each time we go to the range she needs reminding about at least one aspect.
I'm thinking of getting her a Taurus Judge (or the Public Defender), chambered in .45 Long Colt and .410 buckshot shotgun shells, alternating (3 Long Colt and 2 buckshot rounds) - thoughts?
- Thu Dec 24, 2009 7:36 am
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Hang onto the receipt.karder wrote:Hi quidni,quidni wrote: 2 questions:
1 - did she help pick the pistol out? (if not, are you sure it will fit her hand comfortably enough that she won't hate practicing with it?)
2 - would she be interested in talking with (or going shooting with) another woman either with/without the menfolk along?(I ain't the world's best shot, but I've had my CHL since 2004 & can use any excuse to hit the range to practice...)
No, she did not help pick the Ruger, it is a surprise. I kinda wanted to just tell her she was getting a gun and let her pick it out, but she is really new to the whole world of shooting. She had never even seen a gun in real life until her sister started dating a police officer. She is still scared of them, but she is starting to get better.
I would love for her to make some shooting friends! She is a painfully shy person and I think it would be healthy for her to join some clubs, and if shooting is involved, all the better.
I find out if I did a good job on Christmas morning I suppose!
- Sun Dec 20, 2009 7:50 pm
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Something ain't right with this picture, it's definitely out of focus...or somethin'.marksiwel wrote:I mean it, if my wife did that it might be Divorce timeOldgringo wrote:marksiwel wrote:how are you still married?drjoker wrote: Hey, your wife is 10x better than mine. Mine SOLD all my guns one day while I was at work.
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- Sun Dec 20, 2009 6:40 pm
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marksiwel wrote:how are you still married?drjoker wrote: Hey, your wife is 10x better than mine. Mine SOLD all my guns one day while I was at work.
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- Sun Dec 20, 2009 12:40 pm
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As I said earlier, I wish Mrs. Oldgringo was more interested in guns, shooting, etc. On a somewhat bright note, I'll sometimes ask her, as she's going out the door, if she's got her "heater" and she'll reply it's in the car OR, if we're together she'll reply, "you've got yours, don't you? She's of the mindset that she hasn't needed one for three score and some years, so why do I need one now? She ignores the "seatbelt comeback".lawrnk wrote:Wife has no interest in guns. Was adjusting my IWB holster and my wife looks over and says, wow, is that loaded??
Then she says she is not sure she could even pull one, unless it was to scare someone away.
Then I tried to explain brandishing, and that " showing" it to someone will get you shot. No response.
OTOH, if she did share my interest, we'd probably spend more of what we ain't got on guns. At least, I have a few and the worst I get when I acquire another is an
.- Sat Dec 19, 2009 4:27 pm
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Absolutely! I wish Mrs. Oldgringo, a CH licensee, had more interest in shooting. I insist (kinda') that she goes with me every now and then and does shoot the various sidearms so that if, heaven forbid, she does have to defend herself or us, she'll know how the gun works and where to point it. Whether she'll 'drop the hammer' or not on a BG, remains to be seen.surprise_i'm_armed wrote:
...My point here, especially to the husbands on the forum, is to always take your
wives to the range so that she will know exactly what the weapon sounds like,
its recoil characteristics, how to rack the slide if a semi-auto, where the safety is,
and whether or not it has a magazine safety.
Call me Obvious Man, but I'm just trying to raise the specter of a wife who knows
where the gun is, but can't use it successfully in the case of a home invasion.