Some tips to make this go smoothly?

[BemidjiDweller]

Sobel- I have a P95 as well, you are going to love it. It'll eat anything you feed it, shoot it accurately, and it won't jam up on ya. Just make sure you aren't limp wristing and you will have a blast. Also check with CDNN every now and then, they had used P95 mags on sale for $9.99 a few times in January, they might run that again.

 

[Sobel]

I'm getting rather excited. ( both for my new gun and this range trip ) For time's sake we will probably rent a single gun which means I'll have go without trying the p95. Which is kinda disappointing but, I suppose any shooting is better than no shooting. I'm wondering what they have to rent. anyone been to the new Shoot straight in Casselberry Fl?

 

[hso]

Is she at all interested in doing this? If not, find something else to do with her that she'll enjoy.

If she is looking forward to it, stick with the advice given and let her pick what she wants to shoot from the rental case. She may want to spray a few rounds with a full auto or plink with a .22 or envision herself as Dirty Harry. The point is that this should be her trip to have fun and not your trip to make some sort of point.

 

[Titusdrake]

If they dont want to go to the range why force it upon them? Let em do what they want to do

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[theautobahn]

+1 for a .22.

I always start new shooters out on a .22 rifle. It builds confidence in them, allows them the excitement of hitting something, and if they do something dumb (like turning toward you with the gun in their hands), it's easier to catch them than with a handgun. Once they're comfortable with the rifle, we move to handguns (which is where the big smiles appear).

For a new shooter to handguns, a revolver is definitely the way to go as a lot of new shooters get confused by "all the buttons" on an auto (as an aside - at a gun show today - heard one guy talking to his buddy about how safe a 1911 is - "look at all the safeties [as he points to them] - grip safety, lever safety [thumb] and a trigger safety [as he points to the mag release]).

 

[12gaugeTim]

If you're going to go the handgun route, keep in mind it's a lot easier to accidentally muzzle people with something that short compared to a rifle.

 

[grasssnake]

Rifle is safer too. Easier to keep pointed down range. Newbies tend to turn around to ask you something and have the pistol pointed at your midsection. They are less likely to do this with a rifle.

 

[denton]

I start them with a Ruger Single Six, with 22LR. Then I switch cylinders and let them shoot 22WMR. I'm sure that a bolt action 22 rifle would be equally effective.

It doesn't take long, usually only a dozen rounds, and they are ready to try something bigger.

Our next step is usually my wife's 3" 38 with Cowboy Action rounds. They tend to really like that.

Most new shooters seem to want to learn on handguns.

If they want to start with a rifle, and you're only going to have one available, then it's hard to beat the 10-22.

 

[bobbo]

If you want to make a YouTube video of her getting hit in the face, then a .44 Magnum or bigger handgun, or a 12 gauge with 3 1/2" shells and only a pistol grip, are the way to go.

If you want them to have fun and possibly want to do it again, then a scoped Ruger 10/22 (or insert favorite semi or bolt .22LR repeater here). More accurate than a pistol, safer to use (harder to swing it around to ask a question, etc.), and can be a lot of fun to dump a mag at 25m or 50m into some swinging targets. Scope it as they're older and more likely to have problems seeing iron sights.

Besides, you mean to tell us you have no reason to own a 10/22? That's almost like saying you don't have a reason to own a computer or a refrigerator.

 

[Sobel]

If you want to make a YouTube video of her getting hit in the face, then a .44 Magnum or bigger handgun, or a 12 gauge with 3 1/2" shells and only a pistol grip, are the way to go.

If you want them to have fun and possibly want to do it again, then a scoped Ruger 10/22 (or insert favorite semi or bolt .22LR repeater here). More accurate than a pistol, safer to use (harder to swing it around to ask a question, etc.), and can be a lot of fun to dump a mag at 25m or 50m into some swinging targets. Scope it as they're older and more likely to have problems seeing iron sights.

Besides, you mean to tell us you have no reason to own a 10/22? That's almost like saying you don't have a reason to own a computer or a refrigerator.

I just don't have the money to buy firearms I can't use for multiple things I'm in Orlando so I can't walk outside and hunt squirrels or plink. I'd rather have a handgun I can use for home defense and eventually carry.

 

[shuvelrider]

As mentioned by other's above, why did you see it as so important to work in this range trip. Did your Aunt or Mom bring it up, if so, then great. If not, then hopefully you will do everything possible to make it a positive experience for them, right down to buying lunch or dinner for them.
A rented firearm, hope it runs well and no issue's (frustration factor). Something that you are familiar with too.

 

[rugerman]

If the range allows it shoot reactive targets, anything that moves or breaks. Clay targets, tennis ball, whatever. My kids favorite was drink cans filled with water and 22 stingers.

 

[Skribs]

You know, everyone that I've started off on my .40 has loved shooting, or at least enjoyed it.

The one person I started off on a .22 didn't like it. I didn't start on a .22, and if I had, I probably wouldn't have enjoyed shooting either.

 

[Sobel]

We ended up not going. My aunt is not the most agreeable person and honestly I felt it would be unsafe to have someone with a personality like her's didn't belong behind any sort of weapon be it a bb gun , water pistol , or cotton balls. So We went to the Holocaust museum instead. It was really interesting and sad to see what my father's ancestors had to go through.