Gender and Guns

[JohnKSa]

...the reason you don't see women at the top in shooting sports as much is the same reason you don't see Estonians on the NBA All-Star team... they aren't in the shooting sports in the first place, at any level, in numbers comparable to men. You can't win if you don't play.

Exactly correct.

As long as the vast majority of serious competitive shooters are male, the vast majority of top competitive shooters will be male too.

Also, with only one exception, all of the female shooters I know are really out shooting because their boyfriend/husband is a shooter. They find shooting enjoyable, but they wouldn't be there if it weren't for their spouse.

As a result they don't practice as much as the guys and generally aren't as good.

My wife is a very good shot--she always wins the ladies events at the company gun club and can outshoot a good percentage of the men as well. However, if it weren't for my interest in the shooting sports, she'd visit the range religiously every two or three years (if that often.) She's a good shot because she has natural ability and takes instruction well.

BUT... she's not as good as I am because she doesn't spend any significant amount of time practicing while I try to get at least some gunhandling practice daily.

If she spent half the time practicing I do, I think she'd outshoot me easily.

 

[Gus Dddysgrl]

A movie would be fun for the class project.

I would go to the range more if I had my own guns, but if it wasn't for daddy I wouldn't go nearly as often.

I act like a "lady" on occasions, but can get too rough and tumble to always be called a lady. With that said I think I do fall under the "lady" catagory.

Can't wait to turn 21 in 2-days!!!!!!!!

Gus

 

[P95Carry]

Wow! Happy Birthday for Tuesday then Gus ... let the chains come off ....... you'll be walkin on air.

Great!!

 

[BowStreetRunner]

yeah happy birthday!
the best part about 21 is not beer, its guns!