01-22-2004, 11:16 PM
it is good to know whe can handle a .22 caliber, the reason I mentioned caliber insted of makes and modles is because, if you stick to the proven brand names like ruger, smith&wesson, colt, and a few others, you cant hardly go wrong with the worksmanship and reliability of the fire arm.
the reason I mentioned caliber is because you dont want to scare your shoter in to having a perminate flinch. I have seen the galls pull the triger on a 357 mag and have the gun jump right out of their hands. I have seen women shotting on the range who are cringing on the range because they are afraid of it. it realy is not worth jumping in to the larger calibers, it takes a long time to develop the mussles to hold the gun steady.
so what I am saying here is, if your gall has not been behind the plow in a couple years she will want to move up in steps. join a club where she can put her hands on the medium range guns or pick up a used gun that you dont plan on keeping and have her fire 500 - 1000 rounds before moving up.
I am not saying there arent exceptons, if she is shooting a 12 gage with 3 inch magnums or is shooting your 7 mm mag or 308 weatherby rifles, then the nine milimeger is a pea shooter compairison and she will be just fine.
the second reason I chose not to mention a make or modle is because for one I have never met you gall, so I would have no clue as to what would fit in to her hands. and two you may go through a hundred makes and modles before you find one that will fit her.
I thought the same thing about my hand guns, my first one was a .22 and I jumped up to the 357mag. the first few rounds I count hit the paper at 25 yards, I had to pick up an archery target to see just where my shots were flying.
remember when siting in the gun, you may have it set in for yourself to smack the bulls eye 11 out of 10 times, your galls eye is different and will change throug out time, so one gun between the two of you is not the optimum situation.
as for personal protection for carying around, most people in the bussniss carry 25 - 38 subnosed hanguns. (big on the handle short on the barol for fast action but is only good to a max of 25 yards.)
this is also why I mentioned earlier that you take this question to our sister site [url "http://www.theoutdoorlodge.com"]www.theoutdoorlodge.com[/url] for better answeres.
the nine millimeter lugers are nice guns, but I know of only a couple people who can hit the target on the 10th round in semiautomat firing. yes they are marksman. they will tell you the same thing. if you have to pull the triger make the first round count. any thing after that is just scatted rounds.
I am sure you have a frend on the force or in the service you could also pass this question on.
I think you did the right thing in taking the time to ask about them.
should you go ahead with the 9 mm keep telling your gall not to expect to hit the target for the first hundred rounds, dont even bother setting the sites for her untill after the 100th round. I am for real about this. let her shoot the 100 and do her best to aim the gun at the center of the target. then pick up an archery target to see where she is hitting. after 100 rounds she should begin to start shooting in groops. (or pattern) then and only then can you set the gun for her. if you set it to soon, you will constantly be resting the gun every week and she will loose all confidence in the gun. it is best that she just fires is in to a safe direction to build up the mussles.
dont shoot over 25 rounds per day, you wont be doing her or the gun any good.
take your time and build up to it. bad habits are almost imposible to break once developed. and they develope fast. I do on ocation teach shooting sports. I have seen some of the developments that accure from learning the wrong way, and I say to my self if I ever see this person in the woods I am leaving!!![pirate]
going from a .22 which shoots like an air gun to a .25 caliber is the difference in night and day, going from a .22 to biger than a 38 special is an entire different world all together.
most folks around here or any where will tell you I will joke about just about any thing, but not when it comes to firearms. (no joking)
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the reason I mentioned caliber is because you dont want to scare your shoter in to having a perminate flinch. I have seen the galls pull the triger on a 357 mag and have the gun jump right out of their hands. I have seen women shotting on the range who are cringing on the range because they are afraid of it. it realy is not worth jumping in to the larger calibers, it takes a long time to develop the mussles to hold the gun steady.
so what I am saying here is, if your gall has not been behind the plow in a couple years she will want to move up in steps. join a club where she can put her hands on the medium range guns or pick up a used gun that you dont plan on keeping and have her fire 500 - 1000 rounds before moving up.
I am not saying there arent exceptons, if she is shooting a 12 gage with 3 inch magnums or is shooting your 7 mm mag or 308 weatherby rifles, then the nine milimeger is a pea shooter compairison and she will be just fine.
the second reason I chose not to mention a make or modle is because for one I have never met you gall, so I would have no clue as to what would fit in to her hands. and two you may go through a hundred makes and modles before you find one that will fit her.
I thought the same thing about my hand guns, my first one was a .22 and I jumped up to the 357mag. the first few rounds I count hit the paper at 25 yards, I had to pick up an archery target to see just where my shots were flying.
remember when siting in the gun, you may have it set in for yourself to smack the bulls eye 11 out of 10 times, your galls eye is different and will change throug out time, so one gun between the two of you is not the optimum situation.
as for personal protection for carying around, most people in the bussniss carry 25 - 38 subnosed hanguns. (big on the handle short on the barol for fast action but is only good to a max of 25 yards.)
this is also why I mentioned earlier that you take this question to our sister site [url "http://www.theoutdoorlodge.com"]www.theoutdoorlodge.com[/url] for better answeres.
the nine millimeter lugers are nice guns, but I know of only a couple people who can hit the target on the 10th round in semiautomat firing. yes they are marksman. they will tell you the same thing. if you have to pull the triger make the first round count. any thing after that is just scatted rounds.
I am sure you have a frend on the force or in the service you could also pass this question on.
I think you did the right thing in taking the time to ask about them.
should you go ahead with the 9 mm keep telling your gall not to expect to hit the target for the first hundred rounds, dont even bother setting the sites for her untill after the 100th round. I am for real about this. let her shoot the 100 and do her best to aim the gun at the center of the target. then pick up an archery target to see where she is hitting. after 100 rounds she should begin to start shooting in groops. (or pattern) then and only then can you set the gun for her. if you set it to soon, you will constantly be resting the gun every week and she will loose all confidence in the gun. it is best that she just fires is in to a safe direction to build up the mussles.
dont shoot over 25 rounds per day, you wont be doing her or the gun any good.
take your time and build up to it. bad habits are almost imposible to break once developed. and they develope fast. I do on ocation teach shooting sports. I have seen some of the developments that accure from learning the wrong way, and I say to my self if I ever see this person in the woods I am leaving!!![pirate]
going from a .22 which shoots like an air gun to a .25 caliber is the difference in night and day, going from a .22 to biger than a 38 special is an entire different world all together.
most folks around here or any where will tell you I will joke about just about any thing, but not when it comes to firearms. (no joking)
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