Packard
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Shoot? I thought you said "shout". Most already know how to do that.
My wife wants to learn how to shoot.
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Inspector-Callahan
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Your plan sounds perfect, but I want to clarify my statement a bit. My scenario presupposes that you (in this case) and a potential third party are both the most supremely capable instructors with equivalent ability. You're both a rocking combination of Clint Smith and Tiger McKee rolled into one! What Im highlighting is not the aptitude of you or anyone else, rather that the "message" from the instructor can sometimes be tainted (no matter how valid or well intentioned) by the human dynamics at play.
writerinmo
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I guess I'm lucky, the wife had always been interested in shooting but her previous husbands were less than stellar so the opportunity never presented itself. She respects my knowledge and teaching and is eager to learn. I bought her a Heritage Rough Rider for Christmas since she had arm, shoulder and neck problems, and man she put some rounds through it, rested a bit and then came on back to the table. Now she wants to work towards her CC permit.
Brian41
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My wife wasn't too interested in guns when we got married but tolerated them. She agreed to go to a NRA class to learn to shoot with my book keeper and secretary. They all had a good time and my wife did very well with instruction from a third party.
She doesn't want to shoot often with me still but does know about guns now and is more comfortable with mine in the house.
She doesn't want to shoot often with me still but does know about guns now and is more comfortable with mine in the house.
Got my beloved a handgun safety course for Christmas. 3 hour course at Gander Mountain. She loved it! Got to take apart two different semi's and fire on their virtual gun range. She's using terms I've never heard before. Got to catch up even though I've handled guns all my life.
+1 on the Ruger 10-22. Although my wife learned to shoot with an M-16. The drill sergeant told her to put her nose right on the charging handle and relax. She has been a great shot ever since.
Great.
Get her a good instructor.
Don't even think about trying to teach her yourself.
rayb
Get her a good instructor.
Don't even think about trying to teach her yourself.
rayb
I seem to remember reading a statistic that most domestic shootings is done by the female with the male's gun.
Once the shooting is over, the wife gets to sell all the husband's guns and buys more shoes and purses with the proceeds.
Sleep lightly and Good luck.
Once the shooting is over, the wife gets to sell all the husband's guns and buys more shoes and purses with the proceeds.
Sleep lightly and Good luck.
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Smith357
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That's good but tell her you will need to buy several more guns.
Well she did go with me yesterday for the very first time to a gunshow. It was just a small local thing and she helped me pick out an M&P45.
While we were there we looked at few .22lr rifles and asked which one she thought was pretty, trying to work fashion into it. She really liked the Winchester and Browning lever action 22s, she did not like the Ruger 10/22 or Marlin 60.
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My wife got interested in shooting last year. She now has 7 varying caliber handguns and a .22 rifle. We're also going to Thunder Ranch next week. Life is good!
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Unless your wife as a gun person when you met her, she's only a gun person BECAUSE of you....period, pure and simple.
The term is being "gaslighted" and clearly you have been.
The term is being "gaslighted" and clearly you have been.
I had a little 9 shot Taurus snub revolver. Used it to teach a lot of folks
how to shoot, including quite a few women. If I remember correctly it
was a model 94?
how to shoot, including quite a few women. If I remember correctly it
was a model 94?
Well she did go with me yesterday for the very first time to a gunshow. It was just a small local thing and she helped me pick out an M&P45.
I foresee a Browning BL-22 in your future. There is something a new shooter likes about feeling something they do makes the gun go bang, other than just pulling the trigger. Same with a bolt action.
My grandson did the First Shots class when he was 10 or 11, got to shoot a single shot 22. Next range trip I showed him my tricked out 10/22 and he shot it some and didn't care for it cuz "All I do is pull the trigger" Next gun show I took him with me and showed him a BL-22 and how it worked. I bought it, he liked it, and now he's a better shot than me. We worked thru the handguns, a Browning Buckmark and then to my S&W revolvers, 38spl and up.
LVSteve
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This reminds me of when I got old enough to drive back in the UK. My Dad decided that paying for driving lessons was the best way of keeping the family out of the tabloid headlines. Having been present when he tried to teach my mother to drive a stick, I concurred.
When I saw ChatanoogaPhil posting, I realized the thread is 12 years old.
So, is the missus still shooting?
So, is the missus still shooting?
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Duh! I sure missed that!
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