itgoesboom
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I have heard alot of people bashing the pistol caliber carbines that are made these days as being less than useless. However, I have found a use.
I have taken my wife shooting several times, and although she does ok with a pistol, I have doubts how she would do in a stressfull situation. She also doesn't like the recoil of most of my pistols, just the Ruger 22/45.
She also doesn't like the weight of my shotgun, not to mention that 12ga would kick too hard for her, even with reduced recoil loads, and I think that 20ga would as well.
She likes to shoot, but she doesn't enjoy going out to outdoor range when the weather isn't blue skies and 70 degrees, and well, we live in Oregon.
So I have been thinking. A carbine would be easier for her to use accuratly, especially in a stressfull situation. So at first I thought a AR would be the choice, except, ofcourse, we can't afford one, and since the indoor range only allows pistol calibers, I had to make another choice. Ofcourse, there are 9mm and .45 uppers for ARs, but we just can't afford one.
So I am thinking that the new breeds of 9mm carbines might be suitable. She would enjoy shooting it more because it hardly kicks, easier to get hits on, and can be used at the indoor range. My main goal is to get her to enjoy shooting more, hence the reason I bring out the 22/45 when we go to the range.
So just fun shooting would the #1 priority, with home protection being a secondary for when I am not home.
So even though the Marlin Camp 9/Ruger PC9/KelTec Sub 2000/Berretta Storm are not really true combat arms, but could do well in this situation. Easier to handle than a pistol, slightly more powerfull, and easier to practice with since they can be used at an indoor range.
Probably be a while till we get around to getting one, but atleast I have use for them.
I.G.B.
I have taken my wife shooting several times, and although she does ok with a pistol, I have doubts how she would do in a stressfull situation. She also doesn't like the recoil of most of my pistols, just the Ruger 22/45.
She also doesn't like the weight of my shotgun, not to mention that 12ga would kick too hard for her, even with reduced recoil loads, and I think that 20ga would as well.
She likes to shoot, but she doesn't enjoy going out to outdoor range when the weather isn't blue skies and 70 degrees, and well, we live in Oregon.
So I have been thinking. A carbine would be easier for her to use accuratly, especially in a stressfull situation. So at first I thought a AR would be the choice, except, ofcourse, we can't afford one, and since the indoor range only allows pistol calibers, I had to make another choice. Ofcourse, there are 9mm and .45 uppers for ARs, but we just can't afford one.
So I am thinking that the new breeds of 9mm carbines might be suitable. She would enjoy shooting it more because it hardly kicks, easier to get hits on, and can be used at the indoor range. My main goal is to get her to enjoy shooting more, hence the reason I bring out the 22/45 when we go to the range.
So just fun shooting would the #1 priority, with home protection being a secondary for when I am not home.
So even though the Marlin Camp 9/Ruger PC9/KelTec Sub 2000/Berretta Storm are not really true combat arms, but could do well in this situation. Easier to handle than a pistol, slightly more powerfull, and easier to practice with since they can be used at an indoor range.
Probably be a while till we get around to getting one, but atleast I have use for them.
I.G.B.