Have her fire a .357 or .45 or .38 or .22 or whatever pistol about 10 ft from a silhouette target. Then have her fire a pistol grip 12 gauge. Then tell her the guy in the silhouette is going to slit her child's throat then kill her. Then ask her to look at the target and choose a pistol or shotgun. Next question!
Female friend wants her first handgun
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WeedWhacker
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Meh, I strongly disagree. If recoil is a turn-off for a particular firearm, then practicing with said firearm will NOT be high on the priority list, no matter what scenario you tell the individual to "imagine".
I'd much rather have my friend proficient with a .22 than inept with a 12-gauge.
I'd much rather have my friend proficient with a .22 than inept with a 12-gauge.
KINGMAX
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A four year old ?????????
I - not being a parent of the child, would not get involved with placing a gun into the household. Just MOHO. Stay away from this one.
I - not being a parent of the child, would not get involved with placing a gun into the household. Just MOHO. Stay away from this one.
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Go witha .357 and load it with .38s and move up from there
rangerruck
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taurus with 9 shot 22lr/22 mag cyls, just to get her used to the pop. Then for reals, 4 inch bbl, 357 revolver. so she can shoot 38's in it , when plinking.
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KISS: Five shot .38 Special revolver.
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Simple S&W .38spl model 640 or Taurus CIA .38spl
If your female friend has the hand strengh to load/fire DA and/or DAO(double action only) .38spl revolvers, I'd say that would be a good bet. Tell her to get a simple stainless steel .38spl DAO model like the Smith and Wesson 640 or Taurus CIA model in .38spl. The recoil and muzzle flash are low, ammo is affordable and in ready supply. These models also come with trigger locks and lifetime factory repair agreements from the firearm companies. Either weapon can be concealed and she can get a lasergrip lasersight from Crimsontrace.com, www.lasersights.com www.crimsontrace.com .
Rusty
PS: for CCW/protection ammo, suggest the Speer Gold Dot 135gr +P load or the W-W 158gr Lead SWC-HP in +P.
If your female friend has the hand strengh to load/fire DA and/or DAO(double action only) .38spl revolvers, I'd say that would be a good bet. Tell her to get a simple stainless steel .38spl DAO model like the Smith and Wesson 640 or Taurus CIA model in .38spl. The recoil and muzzle flash are low, ammo is affordable and in ready supply. These models also come with trigger locks and lifetime factory repair agreements from the firearm companies. Either weapon can be concealed and she can get a lasergrip lasersight from Crimsontrace.com, www.lasersights.com www.crimsontrace.com .
Rusty
PS: for CCW/protection ammo, suggest the Speer Gold Dot 135gr +P load or the W-W 158gr Lead SWC-HP in +P.
KINGMAX
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What did you get her, if anything ???????
What did you get her, if anything ???????
What did you get her, if anything ???????
entropy
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Some people don't read before they post-
Great job on getting her started, though the skeet episode could have started smoother-you owe that gentlrman with the 20 ga. a big debt.
It's great she wants to go bird hunting, and a 20 ga. gas-operated gun is an excellent choice. Offer to show her how to clean and maintain it, and point her towards a good gunsmith for when she doesn't have to time or just doesn't feel like it. (You should do this even if you offer to clean it for her, you may not always be there to do so.)
Don't forget the NRA's instructional books-I just gave the NRA Rifle Marksmanship book to a friend's daughter, she comes out and shoots some of our .22's and other guns (She's even shot a Mosin Nagant and AK-47! ) when we shoot at their farm. She might even let her Dad look at it when she's done!
My own opinion as to an HD firearm. I keep a .38 Spl. as my first line of defense, the one my wife can 'grab and go.' I have an 870 at the ready, she has been shown how to use it, doesn't like long arms however, and won't shoot it. That's the one I'LL grab while handing her the Cobra.
Great job on getting her started, though the skeet episode could have started smoother-you owe that gentlrman with the 20 ga. a big debt.
It's great she wants to go bird hunting, and a 20 ga. gas-operated gun is an excellent choice. Offer to show her how to clean and maintain it, and point her towards a good gunsmith for when she doesn't have to time or just doesn't feel like it. (You should do this even if you offer to clean it for her, you may not always be there to do so.)
Don't forget the NRA's instructional books-I just gave the NRA Rifle Marksmanship book to a friend's daughter, she comes out and shoots some of our .22's and other guns (She's even shot a Mosin Nagant and AK-47!
) when we shoot at their farm. She might even let her Dad look at it when she's done! My own opinion as to an HD firearm. I keep a .38 Spl. as my first line of defense, the one my wife can 'grab and go.' I have an 870 at the ready, she has been shown how to use it, doesn't like long arms however, and won't shoot it. That's the one I'LL grab while handing her the Cobra.
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