No revolvers wanted!

[NYlakesider]

My wife joined a "armed female group" at a gun club about 40 miles from where we live. It's totally females with CCWPs and female NRA instructors/ROs. They hold classes in law and other CCW type subjects and also shoot.

My wife who had her permit since 82 finely got more interested in shooting rather than just being a gun owner. She got her CCWP due to New York's idiot gun laws to protect my investment in case something (death) happened to me. That way under certain circumstances no official/LEO could confiscate the guns. Stuff like that did happen way back when!

She got a new Ruger SR .22 but I had to return it to the factory last week.. She needed a gun so I have 5 of mine on her permit she could legally use. I taught her to shoot my 34 4'' as it was easier for her to continue with using .22s

She came back from a meeting with the group and they told her they do not like members using revolvers to get another semi auto until her SR22 comes back.

The way the pistol permit system in my county works who knows when that could happen. So as my Indian .380 was on her license I got her comfortable with it and she is going to take it and a couple boxes of lead hand loads and shoot tonight with what I consider "her elitist group"

 

[tcon]

Did they give a reason? Did none of the members know how to work a revolver? Foreign to them?

 

[Hillbilly77]

Just remember....
They're women. We'll never understand their reasoning.

 

[Alpo]

Did she ask why?

Seems like that is a good question to ask when some elitist group says, "We don't like revolvers", "We don't like pickup trucks", "We don't like Daisy Dukes", whatever.

 

[Grayfox]

I'd like to know their reason too. Makes no sense to me as I've found that most of the ladies I know prefer wheel guns due to their simplicity.

But then, is there one man on this board who can say he understands women?

 

[pawngal]

That soaps big time. My business partner/girlfriend took a Womens Self-Defense class last summer and used a .38 revolver and did fine. Better than the women that had no idea how to deal with a malfunction on their semi-autos. She did have to have 3 speed loaders. I plan to take the same class this summer and will use my Mod. 19 or 66. Both instructors are LE and started their careers with the Mod 66. so know they will be fine with my choice.

 

[NYlakesider]

Did she ask why?

Seems like that is a good question to ask when some elitist group says, "We don't like revolvers", "We don't like pickup trucks", "We don't like Daisy Dukes", whatever.

She did not ask, I will see if she will ask! Most of the group is younger, and it appears about 15% are LEOs.(all different departments and jurisdictions) I tend to think its because they do not know or understand the "Old Fashioned" Circle Guns.

I see that at the LGS most of the new shooters (both sexes) are now so conditioned to seeing bottom loaders they just migrate to them.

I just recently private party purchased a pristine Cobra .38 and as the deal had to go threw a LGS to "get on the record" it attracted a lot of looks and a couple comments by the people in the store. FWIW that store has on hand and sell much more Autos than revolvers.

As far as my wife's group their women, not much more can be said!

 

[rburg]

Go figure. I like girls in Daisy Dukes and especially that drive pickup trucks.

 

[16thVACav]

Maybe her revolver didn't have pink grips?

 

[307-Niner]

Just remember....
They're women. We'll never understand their reasoning.

Only women understand women. And they hate each other!


What does that tell ya?

 

[glenwolde]

Call the instructor and drop some comment like "yeah, I guess you're right only men can handle revolvers..."

 

[radar1972]

Maybe they were jealous that she shot so much better than them with her revolver, they figured to handicap her with a semi-auto.

 

[NYlakesider]

Maybe her revolver didn't have pink grips?

That was my revolver she was using and it sure as fecal material will not have pink grips on it!

 

[Triathloncoach]

Have them contact me if they have any of those "good for nothing" revolvers they want to sell. I'd even consider buying their husbands revolvers - they don't need them any ways.

 

[SW MP15]

Is it about them not feeling confident of her using a revolver or her not fitting in "their" group not having an automatic?

I'd look else where for another GROUP!

 

[Leatherhead23]

Maybe they don't like revolvers because they can't teach how to fix a failure to feed or eject...

 

[Alpo]

Go figure. I like girls in Daisy Dukes and especially that drive pickup trucks.

I like watching girls wearing Daisy Dukes climb up into pickup trucks, and also enjoy watching them slide out of pickup trucks.

 

[NYlakesider]

Is it about them not feeling confident of her using a revolver or her not fitting in their group not having an automatic?

I'd look else where for another GROUP!

From what the wife said they welcome her warmly and the group is very easy going. For whatever reason their not cool with revolvers. Like I said quite a few are LEOs and they make up the majority of instructors and ROs. My belief is they are just more comfortable & know more about. autos.


This is the peoples republic of NY finding another gals group might be difficult. This gals only group is 40 miles away the next closest we know of is double that distance! I have a range on my property, but she enjoys shooting with the girls.

Heck I tought her how to shoot the revolver safely. She is not a menace around guns. Years back I was a former NRA instructor and we also instructed on combat and PPC shooting at my club in the past.

 

[BAM-BAM]

Weird........................she needs to ask why.....IMHO no one should be told what to carry/shoot unless it's junk or broken.............

 

[CO_Kid]

Did she ask why?

Seems like that is a good question to ask when some elitist group says, "We don't like revolvers", "We don't like pickup trucks", "We don't like Daisy Dukes", whatever.

Three of my favorite things right there

 

[Absalom]

I would find out the reason before getting argumentative. It's nice to know that there are groups like that available.

I talked to someone a while ago who took a defensive shooting class from one of the larger outfits offering such (details escape my memory now); he was put in a revolver-only class because the large majority of clients used autos and the standard curriculum contained so many significant pistol-centered aspects like reloading and clearing stoppages that they apparently decided not to have revolver-armed people in the mix.

So there may be a perfectly rational reason.

 

[shouldazagged]

What Absalom said. You know what they say about contempt prior to investigation.

Seems weird to me, but I'd want to know their reasoning.

 

[finesse_r]

Probably too much engineering in a good revolver, and they just can't figure out what makes that cylinder keeps spinning and coming back around to the same place. Besides a gal could break a nail pulling those empties out of the cylinder. LOL

My real guess is just plain ignorance of what fine weapons, many revolvers are.

 

[BUFF]

So there may be a perfectly irrational reason.

 

[Bat Guano]

"The problem with the world is it's about three drinks behind."--Humphrey Bogart

 

[Bruce51]

Have your wife explain to the women, that a revolver has a rotary magazine and fires one shot with each pull of the trigger.

Just the same as a semi auto.

With some revolvers holding up to ten rounds it's hard to imagine what the reason might be.

BLM

 

[rwsmith]

It's simple

They aren't familiar with them so they don't trust them. They have no idea what they are talking about in the slightest. But they make the rules.

 

[snuffy51]

Maybe a lot of wimmen like plastic stuff????

 

[adwjc]

Lake sider,

My club (in Saratoga County) just had a "Well Armed Women" chapter rep show up at one of our meetings to ask us what we would do for her group (40 to 50 women shooters). We responded we have Steel Shoots, Bulls Eye, CCW Classes, etc and they were welcome to join, she said they were only interested if no men can participate

We asked her how many of our club (1200 + members) were in her organization she said at least 6 maybe 8. We told her if they want to run any event, as members they can invite a group in after approval by our Board.


Her response was, "Oh, they want you guys to do it." We were all scratching our heads at that one - they will do nothing, although they go to a nearby club for their monthly meetings, and pay a rental fee to use that range,while ours would be free to them and their guests.

They only want women only events, at the present time all of our Range masters & RSOs are men.

They probably want semi autos because they want everyone following the same commands and procedures, its possible their "instructors" never handled a wheel gun.

 

[fat tom]

Unless it's a hard and fast RULE prohibiting revolvers,once your wife has "bonded" with some of the group,get her to take the Model 34 with her one day and offer to let the other girls try it out. I predict converts will be forthcoming. Just sayin'.

f.t.