One of the woman I work with has been very worried about the state of affairs in this country (and so am I!). She had been after her husband to get her a pistol. He told he "if it'll make you happy, just go buy something". So he did. She went to a LGS and picked up a S&W Shield in 9mm. Great pistol, but far to big for her hands. The LGS told her it would be fine (this really ticked me off).
She asked me if I would take her shooting because her husband did and she couldn't hit anything! I'm a range safety officer and have taught many how to shoot. She did ok, but without question the gun was too big for her small hands. I let her try my concealed carry pistol, the ruger LC9s, which was a lot smaller. She did great!
She is returning the S&W and attempting to exchange it for the 9s. What ticks me off is the store she bought it from has a large indoor range and it would have been prudent of them to let her try several pistols before purchasing one, which she was going to do either way. In my opinion they were only focused on making a sale and not on satisfying a customer.
Bottom line, she loved the range time and is going to continue shooting.
She asked me if I would take her shooting because her husband did and she couldn't hit anything! I'm a range safety officer and have taught many how to shoot. She did ok, but without question the gun was too big for her small hands. I let her try my concealed carry pistol, the ruger LC9s, which was a lot smaller. She did great!
She is returning the S&W and attempting to exchange it for the 9s. What ticks me off is the store she bought it from has a large indoor range and it would have been prudent of them to let her try several pistols before purchasing one, which she was going to do either way. In my opinion they were only focused on making a sale and not on satisfying a customer.
Bottom line, she loved the range time and is going to continue shooting.