TwoBlink, you
do post some odd topics, don'tcha?
As an expression of love for my father, I bought him an 1895GS .45-70 Guide Gun for his 60th birthday this month. He seemed rather tickled with it.
As an expression of love for my wife 'way back when she was my GF and I was a frycook and a poor college student, I bought her an Iver Johnson .38 S&W 5-shot revolver with zero finish on it and a cracked stock ($50 cash). It was all I could afford. I hand-loaded some backwards-loaded HBWC over a little too much Unique powder, and took her out to practice with it. She was pretty good.
My Father, many, many years ago, set my left-handed mother up with a 1911 with Swenson ambidextrous safety. Years later, divorced but still good friends, he set her up with a super-slick Model 10 when her arthritis made racking the big .45 a questionable activity. That's a sweet gesture.
A good friend over-paid for an engraved nickel-plated Beretta .25 auto that his wife had worn in her garter for their wedding picture. I brokered the deal, and he offered 10% over my asking price. He wanted it clear that this particular pistol was staying in HIS gun cabinet.
I've always thought that a beautiful specimen of the Browning .22 auto or pump rifle would make a lovely gift to a beloved. Such gorgeous lines...
A lovely light 20 ga. double is an elegant gift to a lady shooter. Don't forget to include pre-paid instruction and quality shells for trips to the local trap/skeet range.
A BuckMark or Ruger Mk I or Mk II .22 makes a nice pistol for a gift to a lady. So does a Diamondback, in either .22 or .38.
The best gift is one you know she'll use. If you can't get her to carry anything bigger than a pack of cigarettes, perhaps a P-32?
--M.G.
I think she is more convinced that a gun wills AD before the likely hood of her needing to use one. I made her shot mine so she would be familiar with them if she ever needed to, but she did it to humor me. Maybe this should be another thread-“Wives that are afraid of guns"
