srv656s
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So my wife is open to the idea of us getting her a gun to practice with. She finds the idea of a gun for her to be agreeable, and would like to learn to shoot a gun, however has not taken well to any of the guns I own.
I would like to get her a handgun, and something that she'd enjoy to shoot and would learn to shoot proficiently.
Here's the things that I've made up my mind on:
1. The gun should have a fairly light trigger. She finds even some of the medium pull triggers too heavy. She does poorly with double action triggers. She does not have much strength in her trigger finger.
2. The gun should be in .22 LR caliber. I've given this a LOT of thought, and while this is not the strongest or best caliber, she is very gun-shy and I know she wouldn't practice with a gun if it kicked too much or was too loud. I've tried to get her over this, but to no avail.
3. The gun must be easy to shoot. She shot the Makarov one day, and hated it. It does have a nasty flip, but I thought it was a fairly easy gun to shoot. I let her try my 1911 with a .22LR conversion kit, and she liked that, except for the trigger pull was too heavy.
4. It must accept a red dot sight. She is right handed, but cannot use the sights properly. I've gone over the way they should be used, however she never is able to line them up properly. She can't close her left eye without closing her right, and can't focus properly on the front sight with both eyes open. I think a red dot would get around this.
Well, that's a lot of stuff to consider… I'm thinking that getting her a Ruger .22 LR pistol would be best, and I know there's options out there for mounting red dot sights on them.
If you have any ideas, please let me know.
Shawn
I would like to get her a handgun, and something that she'd enjoy to shoot and would learn to shoot proficiently.
Here's the things that I've made up my mind on:
1. The gun should have a fairly light trigger. She finds even some of the medium pull triggers too heavy. She does poorly with double action triggers. She does not have much strength in her trigger finger.
2. The gun should be in .22 LR caliber. I've given this a LOT of thought, and while this is not the strongest or best caliber, she is very gun-shy and I know she wouldn't practice with a gun if it kicked too much or was too loud. I've tried to get her over this, but to no avail.
3. The gun must be easy to shoot. She shot the Makarov one day, and hated it. It does have a nasty flip, but I thought it was a fairly easy gun to shoot. I let her try my 1911 with a .22LR conversion kit, and she liked that, except for the trigger pull was too heavy.
4. It must accept a red dot sight. She is right handed, but cannot use the sights properly. I've gone over the way they should be used, however she never is able to line them up properly. She can't close her left eye without closing her right, and can't focus properly on the front sight with both eyes open. I think a red dot would get around this.
Well, that's a lot of stuff to consider… I'm thinking that getting her a Ruger .22 LR pistol would be best, and I know there's options out there for mounting red dot sights on them.
If you have any ideas, please let me know.
Shawn