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Following several declined invites to join me at the firing range
Mrs.E. finally got up the courage to go. I told her she didn't have to shoot if she didn't want to, but it would be good for her to see how the range was managed, how safe it was plus it features many other activities and areas not directly related to guns. I purposely brought a box of those low powered, sub-sonic .22LR rounds just in case she decided to try the Ruger single 10 revolver that she likes the "looks" of. Those rounds are no louder than a cap gun going off. You can't use them in a pistol because they don't have enough power to force the slide back and eject the expended shell. I figured they would be a good introduction to shooting if she decided to try it because she had never fired a handgun or a rifle in her life. Long story short .... By the time we left she had pretty much used up all the 380, 38 special and 357 Magnum ammo that I had brought that day. She tried every gun I had several times. By the way, the theory that women are better natural shots than guys was supported by her shooting. Something about them having hips and a lower center of gravity makes for a more stable stance. She had several bull's eyes at 25 yards with the 357 Magnum. |
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On 5/6/2013 12:03 PM, Eisboch wrote:
Following several declined invites to join me at the firing range Mrs.E. finally got up the courage to go. I told her she didn't have to shoot if she didn't want to, but it would be good for her to see how the range was managed, how safe it was plus it features many other activities and areas not directly related to guns. I purposely brought a box of those low powered, sub-sonic .22LR rounds just in case she decided to try the Ruger single 10 revolver that she likes the "looks" of. Those rounds are no louder than a cap gun going off. You can't use them in a pistol because they don't have enough power to force the slide back and eject the expended shell. I figured they would be a good introduction to shooting if she decided to try it because she had never fired a handgun or a rifle in her life. Long story short .... By the time we left she had pretty much used up all the 380, 38 special and 357 Magnum ammo that I had brought that day. She tried every gun I had several times. By the way, the theory that women are better natural shots than guys was supported by her shooting. Something about them having hips and a lower center of gravity makes for a more stable stance. She had several bull's eyes at 25 yards with the 357 Magnum. Sounds like she's ready to compete with Harry. He gets some pretty tight groups but they are never near the center of the target. Bullseye eh? |
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On 5/6/13 12:03 PM, Eisboch wrote:
Following several declined invites to join me at the firing range Mrs.E. finally got up the courage to go. I told her she didn't have to shoot if she didn't want to, but it would be good for her to see how the range was managed, how safe it was plus it features many other activities and areas not directly related to guns. I purposely brought a box of those low powered, sub-sonic .22LR rounds just in case she decided to try the Ruger single 10 revolver that she likes the "looks" of. Those rounds are no louder than a cap gun going off. You can't use them in a pistol because they don't have enough power to force the slide back and eject the expended shell. I figured they would be a good introduction to shooting if she decided to try it because she had never fired a handgun or a rifle in her life. Long story short .... By the time we left she had pretty much used up all the 380, 38 special and 357 Magnum ammo that I had brought that day. She tried every gun I had several times. By the way, the theory that women are better natural shots than guys was supported by her shooting. Something about them having hips and a lower center of gravity makes for a more stable stance. She had several bull's eyes at 25 yards with the 357 Magnum. Maybe it is your wife specifically and not women generally. If you tell her that, you might get lucky! :) |
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On Mon, 6 May 2013 12:03:41 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:
Following several declined invites to join me at the firing range Mrs.E. finally got up the courage to go. I told her she didn't have to shoot if she didn't want to, but it would be good for her to see how the range was managed, how safe it was plus it features many other activities and areas not directly related to guns. I purposely brought a box of those low powered, sub-sonic .22LR rounds just in case she decided to try the Ruger single 10 revolver that she likes the "looks" of. Those rounds are no louder than a cap gun going off. You can't use them in a pistol because they don't have enough power to force the slide back and eject the expended shell. I figured they would be a good introduction to shooting if she decided to try it because she had never fired a handgun or a rifle in her life. Long story short .... By the time we left she had pretty much used up all the 380, 38 special and 357 Magnum ammo that I had brought that day. She tried every gun I had several times. By the way, the theory that women are better natural shots than guys was supported by her shooting. Something about them having hips and a lower center of gravity makes for a more stable stance. She had several bull's eyes at 25 yards with the 357 Magnum. Great. It's funny how wives seem to take to shooting quite naturally. My wife and I are going to the range this afternoon. She's wanting to try the Kimber .45 and the Sig P250 9mm. She thinks that P250 is just her size. We'll see how it goes. As to accuracy, the target she brought home last time had every round in the 'kill zone'! I won't discuss the center of gravity issue. I've not got near the courage you do. John H. -- Hope you're having a great day! |
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"John H" wrote in message ... On Mon, 6 May 2013 12:03:41 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: By the way, the theory that women are better natural shots than guys was supported by her shooting. Something about them having hips and a lower center of gravity makes for a more stable stance. She had several bull's eyes at 25 yards with the 357 Magnum. Great. It's funny how wives seem to take to shooting quite naturally. My wife and I are going to the range this afternoon. She's wanting to try the Kimber .45 and the Sig P250 9mm. She thinks that P250 is just her size. We'll see how it goes. As to accuracy, the target she brought home last time had every round in the 'kill zone'! I won't discuss the center of gravity issue. I've not got near the courage you do. -------------------------------------------- I've heard the comment about women shooters a couple of times, including by the instructor I took the safety course from. It's why a woman can stand with her back flat against a wall, then bend over and pick up a chair without falling forward. A guy can't do that. Well, at least historically we can't. Maybe some of the modern hybrids are different. |
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On May 6, 12:03*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
Following several declined invites to join me at the firing range Mrs.E. finally got up the courage to go. * I told her she didn't have to shoot if she didn't want to, but it would be good for her to see how the range was managed, how safe it was plus it features many other activities and areas not directly related to guns. I purposely brought a box of those low powered, *sub-sonic .22LR rounds just in case she decided to try the Ruger single 10 revolver that she likes the "looks" of. *Those rounds are no louder than a cap gun going off. * You can't use them in a pistol because they don't have enough power to force the slide back and eject the expended shell. * I figured they would be a good introduction to shooting if she decided to try it because she had never fired a handgun or a rifle in her life. Long story short .... By the time we left she had pretty much used up all the 380, 38 special and 357 Magnum ammo that I had brought that day. *She tried every gun I had several times. By the way, the theory that women are better natural shots than guys was supported by her shooting. * Something about them having hips and a lower center of gravity makes for a more stable stance. * She had several bull's eyes at 25 yards with the 357 Magnum. Too bad you didn't shoot yourself in the head.....and do us all a favour. |
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"all of us"??
You can hardly speak for yourself, let alone "all of us". |
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On Mon, 6 May 2013 13:45:52 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:
"John H" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 6 May 2013 12:03:41 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: By the way, the theory that women are better natural shots than guys was supported by her shooting. Something about them having hips and a lower center of gravity makes for a more stable stance. She had several bull's eyes at 25 yards with the 357 Magnum. Great. It's funny how wives seem to take to shooting quite naturally. My wife and I are going to the range this afternoon. She's wanting to try the Kimber .45 and the Sig P250 9mm. She thinks that P250 is just her size. We'll see how it goes. As to accuracy, the target she brought home last time had every round in the 'kill zone'! I won't discuss the center of gravity issue. I've not got near the courage you do. -------------------------------------------- I've heard the comment about women shooters a couple of times, including by the instructor I took the safety course from. It's why a woman can stand with her back flat against a wall, then bend over and pick up a chair without falling forward. A guy can't do that. Well, at least historically we can't. Maybe some of the modern hybrids are different. We got back from the range a bit ago. Great time. She loves the P250, which she'd never fired before. The DAO feature requires a longer pull, but the pull is easy and constant. She was not wild about the .45. But, I like that Kimber. What a sweet shooting pistol. Much, much better than the ..45's I was used to in the Army. Bad news was that place would sell us no .45 or 9mm ammo unless we rented a gun from them ($10). We didn't have to use it in the rented gun, so basically it just added $10 to the cost of a box. A box of 50 .45's would cost $32 plus the $10. I 'spect I'll have to keep checking WalMart every now and then. John H. -- Hope you're having a great day! |
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On 5/6/2013 4:06 PM, *e#c wrote:
On May 6, 12:03 pm, "Eisboch" wrote: Following several declined invites to join me at the firing range Mrs.E. finally got up the courage to go. I told her she didn't have to shoot if she didn't want to, but it would be good for her to see how the range was managed, how safe it was plus it features many other activities and areas not directly related to guns. I purposely brought a box of those low powered, sub-sonic .22LR rounds just in case she decided to try the Ruger single 10 revolver that she likes the "looks" of. Those rounds are no louder than a cap gun going off. You can't use them in a pistol because they don't have enough power to force the slide back and eject the expended shell. I figured they would be a good introduction to shooting if she decided to try it because she had never fired a handgun or a rifle in her life. Long story short .... By the time we left she had pretty much used up all the 380, 38 special and 357 Magnum ammo that I had brought that day. She tried every gun I had several times. By the way, the theory that women are better natural shots than guys was supported by her shooting. Something about them having hips and a lower center of gravity makes for a more stable stance. She had several bull's eyes at 25 yards with the 357 Magnum. Too bad you didn't shoot yourself in the head.....and do us all a favour. When are you Canukastanians going to learn to spell favor correctly? |
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