Recent content by xenatexas13

I am a woman with a recently inherited Smith and Wesson 1955 45 Caliber Revolver (N Frame). I also have an STI Trojan 1911 chambered in 9mm. I was quite intimidated by the idea of shooting a 45 caliber handgun. When I finally got up the courage to try it I discovered much to my surprise that...

The best thing to do is to spend some time at the range and rent several different guns. I am a woman with smallish hands and I have tried A LOT of different handguns. I was told how wonderful the Bersa 380 was by so many people I was ready to buy one for carry. Then I shot my friends Bersa...

I got a very good deal on a used Buckmark Target 22 and spent a long time working on my technique. After a few months I finally got a new center fire pistol and my heavens what a difference!:D I am a far better shot with the higher calibers than I have ever been before. I had the chance to...

I have found that for me there is quite a big difference in recoil between various 9mm’s. Part of the reason for that is that I am a woman with smaller hands. By far the lowest recoil I have found so far is a hard to find and out of production Beretta. It’s a 92 Compact Model L Type M, it is...

I shoot at the Bullet Trap. From what I hear Target Masters wants you to buy and shoot their ammo exclusively even if it’s your own gun. I went to DFW gun range a couple of years ago. They were nice guys but I found the range to be poorly ventilated. I breathed so much smoke I thought I was...

I am very glad you are conscious of the affects that forcing a particular gun on her could have, but at the same time a 22 for self defense just won’t cut it in my opinion. A fun 22 can be had pretty cheap which would make owning two guns a possibility. My main defense gun is a Ruger SP101...

My dad is a pretty knowledgeable gun guy and he advised me to never buy a police trade in. He said cops shoot so often that they basically turn their guns into pudding. Then trade that ‘pudding pop’ in on a new gun and start all over again. Just an opinion but being as it’s my dads I give it a...