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.

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?

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!

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!

"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.

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!

In article ,
says...

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.

What's more "funny" is how people who never gave a crap about guns and
shooting are now completely ga-ga over it because FOX tells them they
need to be!

On 5/6/2013 12:38 PM, John H wrote:
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.


My first wife was a crack shot with a slingshot. We used to be way into
them. We shot 457 iirc caliber lead balls, she could take a baseball at
50 yards. I could do it with a lineup shot or two first usually...
Jessica is crack with a rifle but never fired a pistol yet.

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.

"all of us"??
You can hardly speak for yourself, let alone "all of us".