Thoughts on Pink guns and form over function

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I have been trying to get my wife shooting for a while now and she does come to my favorite shooting spot with me out in the Olympic National Forest sometimes. She wants her own gun but has pretty much decided that it has to be pink.

I can make any gun pink with Duracoat so selection is not a problem. The main problem I have is that in looking at pistols with her, it is pretty clear that she does not care at all about the quality of the pistol, only the looks. I would like to see her get a Ruger .22 and not a Walther P-22 because the Ruger is a far better pistol for not much more cash. The other thing is that our first kid is on the way in about 8 months. I would think our daughter would think a pretty pink gun would make a pretty good toy (not that it would not be locked up, but it would still look sort of like a toy).

I will probably just talk to her more about it and if she really insists on getting the pretty pink Walther, I will just insist on getting the Ruger for my next gun and hopefully she will see why function is always better than form. At least she wants to come shooing now. A pink hi-point would still be better than no pistol at all!

What are your thoughts on pink guns? Or any color for that matter? I have been guilty of not liking firearms because of looks but compromising functionality, longevity and accuracy for looks just isn't cool. I guess a Mark II in pink would be pretty much the worst looking pistol ever though...
 
Great to hear that your wife wants to take up shooting. Trying to get a woman to change her mind once it's made up, is one of life's greater challenges, so I wish you the best of luck.

The only advice I can put forward if she's dead set against the Ruger is to try and meet her half way on the pistol - either suggest a Beretta Neo, which is a fine .22 and comes trimmed in pink or suggest a Browning Buck Mark with pink grips and a pink holster.

If that is a non-starter, try and convince her that a stainless or chromed handgun would go well with her jewellery. :)

Again good luck.
 
convince her that a stainless or chromed handgun would go well with her jewellery.
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I am in the same boat, but mine is listening to me about quality over looks. But she also wants a pink gun. I've actually been trying to get her to consider chrome or SS with pink pearl grips. The jewelery line might screw me though, because she might want more lol.

Ps. she's just my girlfriend at the moment, so she probably listens to me more now than she will once we get married
 
I think, it would be better to get what she really wants. Put it this way, a pink gun is better than nothing and pink guns would go better inside ladies bag. :)
 
Doesn't S&W stick pink grips on anything you ask them to? I know they have a Ladysmith option for some of their guns.

You could stick Hello Kitty stickers all over a glock and be like "AWW Baby look what I made you!"

...it could work...

That or give her a pepto colored hi-point and I guarantee she won't want a pink gun anymore. I have seen quite a few pink rifles though and most are very well done. I know one girl with a pink AK-47 that looks nice. You just have to look around for them. Your chrome with pink grips is more than likely your best option... I know a LOT of really nice/girly grips for 1911s exist. I am sure others do too...
 
it is pretty clear that she does not care at all about the quality of the pistol, only the looks.
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That's because she has no other barometer to use. She has no experience, and does not understand what details are important. We all were like that when we started. Guys tend to gravitate towards BIG and SHINY or BLACK and not pink, but it's the same thing.

First order of business, IMO of course, is to NOT buy her anything of value until she's actually been shooting a few times. My wife went from 22LR to 9mm very, very quickly. My wife also liked the Kahrs in the showroom because of the diminutive size/weight, but quickly found that she was much more comfortable SHOOTING the BHP or the Sig P6 due to their larger 'presence'.

If somebody wants a pink gun and that's what makes them feel a connection to it - paint it pink.
 
Bernie is on the money. So long as her gun is reasonably reliable (a few misfires/misfeeds at the range aren't the end of the world), comfortable and safe, if it's cheap, let her have it. Then nudge her gently up to bigger and better guns. One day, she may even want this:
 

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There's a company that come to the Indy 1500 every time that has pink barrels and grips for Ruger Mark III's.

Can't remember the name for the life of me... Pac-Lite also has custom colors.
 
My wife has a P-22 and loves it (she also has a P99).

Unfortunately, she hates my Ruger Mark III. She doesn't like the grip, the size, the weight, etc...

You're better off getting her what she wants. Once she starts shooting more, then she'll start to appreciate 'better' guns.
 
My wife is the same way. All she cares about is the looks. Forget about form, function, or reliability. That's why her fist pistol was a Kel Tec P3AT, because it was "cute". I went along with it because it wasn't a .22 and was at least a .380 acp. The "cuteness" of the gun quickly ran out when we took it out shooting. That little beast gots some bite and she didn't even want to shoot it anymore. Within a few months she broke down and wanted an XD 9 sub compact. She loves that gun. I'm glad she finally "got it". Now she's bugging me for either duracoating her XD in pink or buying a new pistol all pink for her.:rolleyes:

On a side note, my gunsmith told me that he duracoated 4 or 5 revolver snubs pink. He sold all of those in just a few hours at a gun show as quite a few ladies just fell in love with the cute pink revolvers.;) Go figure.
 
Somehow this discussion conjures up a sound image of "They're ivory. Only a New Orleans...". :)
 
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Pink Panther

Can you obtain that MkII in stainless? The dark blue "looks" more sinister in the eyes of some.

And then, purchase some pink, or paint pink, some aftermarket grips.
You can always switch the grips when you use the pistol, later.
 
Your wife WANTS to buy a gun and all you are concerned with is that it's not the one you would pick? Count your blessings that she wants her own gun and let her pick the one she likes best.
 
Who cares what color it is, just get her shooting.

My wife has a pink 10/22 and wants a pink pistol, to go with the rest of her guns that arn't pink.
 
I know this woman that wants a pink Glock... she's worth buying it for too.

Sometimes guys, it has NOTHING to do with what WE want.
 
What are your thoughts on pink guns? Or any color for that matter?
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Anything that gets more folks on "our" side is fine by me.

Granted, I'm not married....but it would seem to me that if your wife wants ANY firearm, even if it's pink--and buying her that firearm may determine if she becomes one of "US" vs. hating your hobby, then buy her the pink one.

It does NOT matter if it's not what you would pick--let her decide for herself. You've offered your opinion and probably explained things to her. If buying her a pink Walther rather than the "perfect" Ruger helps make her into a "gunny", that's all the better. From the pink walther, mayhaps you'll be able to "graduate" her into something better.

Though, I would agree with rbernie here--get her shooting first.

I know this woman that wants a pink Glock... she's worth buying it for too.
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This sentiment seems to me to be the way of looking at things. Don't get too caught up in what the item in question may be, but think about who the person is that you're buying it for, and what it may mean down the road aways. There's a girl I know that wants a BAR and a Desert Eagle; and if things wind up going how I hope them to, then I have *no* reservations about buying either for her....though I'm sure it'd be weird to buy the Eagle from a store and say "it's for my [insert preferred term for S.O.]"
 
As a seasoned husband and parent I'd venture to say:

You can advise, but she gets to choose.

If she want's it pink, paint it pink.

If your daughter can get her hands on it, you're not practicing adequate gun safety -- regardless of the color.

IMHO, FWIW, YMMV...
 
And I want guns in really expensive walnut or rare maple.

Elmer Keith liked his guns all engraved, even if they were going to get banged up in the field.

Form matters a bit to all of us; even "purely functional" is a form.

I'd tell her that she should get the best gun, and you'll DuraCoat it however she wants.

It may not be your taste, but as long as she doesn't get a crappy gun just because it's pink, you can have both form and function.

This grip could be made of the cheapest birch. But I'd rather have it look like this:
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I am glad that my wife like old school looking firearms, but really, we are a joint enterprise here. I don't tell her what she can and cannot shoot and I get the same treatment.
 
It took me 10 years to get my wife to try playing billiards and pool with me. She wanted some junky cue and I wanted to get her something custom like mine that she could use for a lifetime.

She ended up with Hello Kitty on her cue from a flea market lol BUT she learned to love the game and within a few months wanted to try better cues and we ordered her a custom and classic looking cue.

If I tried to force her to use something she didnt enjoy, she would not have learned to love the game.

My recommendation is to get her the pink one. Let her learn to love shooting then spend the cash again to get something she would appreciate better at a later time.

Will it cost more? Sure will. Your basically buying 2 guns. But she will enjoy it more and WANT to shoot more. Then after she's hooked, take her shopping again.

Same applies with kids and fishing poles. Get the cartoon ones they want most first, then switch to something better.
 
I can't get this strategic concept out of my mind, hilarious as it may superficially seem........

OK.

Bad guy situation.

I'm 6'2" typical Nordic (Danish, actually),

A fairly big guy.

So it goes down and I pull and level a hot pink semiautomatic.

I have a hunch that might slow down the BG for a nanosecond

Or two, just to figure our WTFIGO.

(What the f is going on?)

It possibly could give me the edge.

People hesitate when faced with the entirely unexpected,

That much I know.

It is hardwired psychological blowback.

Not trying to hijack this thread.

Anyone else have similar strategies?

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