01-22-2004, 12:57 AM
I dont know the experiance your wife has with handling guns, if she is a beginer you will want to start with a 25 caliber. if you start her off with a gun with larger calibers you may scare her or cause her to develope a bad flinch which could be more dangerous to the home than to intruders.
start with smaller and work your way up. have her on the range every week for the first couple months shooting 25 rounds in five round groopings, and if you have kids, get them out there as well, this way you wont have to worie about curious kids handling fire arms. allow them to shoot the guns on the range as well, especialy if they are between the ages of 6 and 10. you dont have to put them behind the biggest gun in your arsonal,
she dosnt have to be a marksman but you will at least want her shooting inside the 9 inch circle 5 for 5 at 25 yards. it important that when she picks up the gun that she feals comfortable and confident enough to pull the trigger in a crises situation.
the biggest baddest guns at your side will be of little use to you if you do not have the mental copasity and the phisical ability to handle the firearm.
this is more important than any brand, modle or make.
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start with smaller and work your way up. have her on the range every week for the first couple months shooting 25 rounds in five round groopings, and if you have kids, get them out there as well, this way you wont have to worie about curious kids handling fire arms. allow them to shoot the guns on the range as well, especialy if they are between the ages of 6 and 10. you dont have to put them behind the biggest gun in your arsonal,
she dosnt have to be a marksman but you will at least want her shooting inside the 9 inch circle 5 for 5 at 25 yards. it important that when she picks up the gun that she feals comfortable and confident enough to pull the trigger in a crises situation.
the biggest baddest guns at your side will be of little use to you if you do not have the mental copasity and the phisical ability to handle the firearm.
this is more important than any brand, modle or make.
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