Married Guys: Does your wife shoot with you?

[rnr4me]

Yup. Been married 30 years and she shoots with me most of the time. She shoots her .243 very well. She owns a .380, too.

When I brought my .460 SW mag home, she even shot that. She can handle the .454's, but says the .460 hurts her wrist and elbow. She shoots most everything I have. Likes scoped rifles best.

 

[tbtrout]

Yes, she has and likes a few.40's,a 1911 in .45. Loves her Moss 144lsb and will take over my .308 whenever possible.

 

[copper4262]

The first time i was showing my wife around my house (we weren't even really dating at the time) she snuck a peak in my office and saw all my swat gear laid out on the floor where I was cleaning and inspecting it - When she saw the AR15 her eyes got big and she wouldn't leave me alone until I let her shoot it - She's been hunting since about 5yrs of age and yes - she is a better shot with a deer rifle then me - She has a shotgun she claims and also I bought her a savage .243 for the whitetails around here - She also stole my Sig 225 and made me buy her a sig 232 in .380 - we dont get out to the range as much as we should - our first date was actually to the local PD range to try that AR out - but we do try to get out once in awhile - she also likes shooting my MP compact .40 and really likes my new DPMS .223 - im trying to talk her into giving up the Sig 232 for a little Kahr - but so far im not getting real far - might have to buy the Kahr for myself and let her claim it later

 

[NetJunkie]

Normally, yes. Right now? No, due to being pregnant. She is dieing to try the new AR-24K we got the other week. She loves steel framed pistols like that so is letting me borrow it to take to the range until she can.

 

[bigcim]

mine shoots with me and has even went chukar hunting with me. After seeing the chukars up close she felt sorry for them and asked me if there was any ugly animals we could hunt like possums

 

[RexDart]

Taught my wife to shoot. She now has her own XD9SC, of which she is most fond. We haven't been shooting together lately, as she's pregnant and we've been told it's bad for immature ears to be around shooting... even inside the womb, apparently.

 

[Big Boomer]

The wife likes my 45 Colt best loaded with the 45acp cylinder. She then likes my Colt 1911 Gold Cup next. My TRP she like but like's the Colt better.

Although she doesn't mind my single six, she thinks it's a "weeny" gun and it's not much fun.

She doesn't like any of my rifles too loud (minus the 10/22), she's shot my shotguns and really only likes the .410 but can't hit the broad side of a barn with it.

I have to give her Kudo's she has shot my 460 mag, 3 times actually. I was pretty impressed! She's also not fond of my sp101 either, even with 38's it's too loud she says. (Yes she's got hearing protection, even doubled up)

We are slowly working our way up.

 

[CountGlockula]

Nope, but we still love each other.

 

[tourer]

Yes, My wife loves to shoot, hunt to. She's AWSOME!
She has a Remington youth ( shorter butt stock ) model 870, 20 gauge, that she uses on clays and partridge. She has a Ruger MK. II 22lr pistol that she likes to ventilate cans with. She also shoots a few of my guns.
She looking at getting a carry gun soon, she's hasn't decided yet on a auto loader or a revolver.

 

[aerod1]

She has her on guns and likes to shoot. I shoot more than she but sometimes she likes to go also. She has her CHL and likes to practice with her carry piece. My daughter also likes to shoot but between work, kids, husband and housework, she doesn't get to go much. Her husband likes to shoot also but he doesn't get to go much for the same reasons.

 

[Eagle1899]

Yes, and she is a fair shot. Forced me (grin) to build her a heavy barrel AR last year. Sometimes she even lets me shoot it and her others.

 

[winchester243]

Nope, been married 20 years and she has still never fired a gun in her life.

However a couple of months ago she actually brought my 30/30 up to her shoulder and it fit her pretty well, she actually said she'd go hunting with me in a few years when both boys are out of the house. There is hope yet.

 

[bps3040]

Yes! She just started. We picked her up a P22 last weekend and she loved shooting it.

 

[bikerdoc]

yep ,revolvers only, sad to say her 53 yr eyes are better than mine her, 38 charter. i bought her in 71 was recently done over and is her edc, she likes my 10/22 and thinks my sp 101 is hers, thank god she wont touch my CZ'S

 

[skwab]

yep - she has a glock 19 of her own and her CHL.

 

[DeerHuntr]

My wife shoots some, she likes the Ruger 10/22, MK I, and really likes my GP 100 with 38's. Sometimes i sneak a .357 in with the 38's just to see if she's payin attention. She hasn't gotten the dander up to shoot my deer rifles yet and I don't think she will be interested in the .44 once she sees it in action. She did shoot a friends DPMS .223 and didn't mind that. She pushes the woods for us during hunting but won't carry/ shoot a gun at deer. She even helped me reload a few rounds for my 270WSM last fall.

 

[arflattop]

Nope. She supports me in every way, and has promised to go to the range to be proficient enough for home SD.......................but taking care of two sets of ailing parents and her full time job takes up most of the available hours.

 

[Rob G]

Absolutely, she actually shoots more often than me because she doesn't work quite as long hours. Her favorite gun right now is her Kimber .45 that she CCWs, and she's really pushing me to get her an M1A rifle.

 

[def4pos8]

ABSOLUTELY NOT!

I have endured a clinically sexless marriage for more than twenty-five years. I'd have gone over the cliff if it weren't for "recoil therapy".

The neat thing is that my daughter-in-law, with my coaching, has become a fanatical shooter and my daughter, well, out-shoots my Marine son.

I did ask my daughter-in-law where she was in '77 -- when I needed her!

 

[IronSightRot671]

I let her try for the first time one of my Mossy 500's with slugs Should have looked at her face afterward. And that was the last time she went with me to the range, little over 3yrs ago.

Guess, I should have made her try out the Carbine first.

 

[mattw]

She does some times, but only when I make her. I guess you could say she has the stereotypical girl attitude towards firearms. She doesn't like that they are heavy, loud, and have a lot of recoil. She likes to shoot my 1911 mostly because she is a pretty fair shot with it (hits cans at 10 yards no problem) and doesn't think it has too much recoil.

If my girly wife can handle a full sized 1911 in .45 ACP, what does that tell you about the men who say it has too much recoil?

 

[kir_kenix]

my wife likes to shoot. like alot of u guys have said, she had never even seen someone shoot a rifle or pistol before we started dating. she went shooting with me a few times, then we ended up getting her a ruger 10/22...

all down hill from there

 

[Aaryq]

Yes indeed, my wife shoots with me. She stole my Ruger P89 from me too. Now that we're out of the red, her and I are going to pick her up a handgun when I get back from Iraq. Don't worry, I'm letting her do all the talking and only stepping in if the gunstore clerk starts blowing smoke up her nose.

The only thing she won't shoot is my shotgun and my Mosin Nagant. But I have a feeling she'll come around.

 

[Sixtigers]

When we first started dating, I was a little nervous about telling her about my firearms hobby. During a conversation, the subject came up, and when I told her I was a shooter, she was cool with it. Later, she admitted she had an SKS (a russian!) and a SS Jennings .22 that she liked to go out plinking with a couple of times a year.

She took me out shooting (I'd never shot an SKS) and I fell in love with her rifle and had to buy one myself. Sweet little gun!

I won't let her shoot the Jennings, and I gave her my first bolt action .22. We love to plink, and when an opportunity arises, we'll go out for several hours. A year ago I gave her a Ruger Mk 1, and she loves it. For Christmas last year, she got a Ruger .40 (P90). She's a better shot than me with everything we shoot, and I don't mind that one bit. She's a true backup, and it's great to have one! I could never go back to being with a woman that didn't shoot.

For Christmas this year, she got us Frontsite's Defensive Handgun Course. We'll be taking it this Summer, and then we'll attempt to get our CCWs here in California. She chose the Springfield .45 for the course gun, but didn't want to look like a noob when we go, so she picked up her first .45 last week. She's shot my 1991A1 and, of course, is better than I am with it.

Last Sunday we attended our first IPSC match, as spectators. She's WAY excited about it! Our first time to actually shoot is next month. She likes how the competition is more 'realistic' than just shooting tin cans and targets.

The only thing she isn't proficient at is FTF/FTE/FTF, and field stripping. She's learning though, and she isn't afraid to get dirty.

...she counts rounds in movies now, and gets disgusted with the director when a particular firearm fires more than it should without a reload...

I'm so proud! And damn lucky!

 

[Rabid Rabbit]

She has a savage 112 in 223, 308, 221/300, kimber ultra carry, S&W22, and a bennelli M2. She also loads ammo.