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"Craig.......I would introduce your wife to personal defense handguns long before I would steer her to rifles of any type."
**** That was approach that I used with my wife after she expressed an interest in learning to shoot. I started the introduction at home but had her take an introduction to hand guns at a local indoor range. I figured it was better to have an experienced instructor start her off right. We have been to the range many times since then. Her personal home defense weapon is a Glock 19 with a green laser but I agree with Dan, the S & W Shield 9mm would have been a better choice to start if CC is the goal. Steve Steve |
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Craig - did you and your wife get out for a round of sporting clays? Like golf with a shotgun. Lehigh Valley is a nice venue and close to you. You might want to call and schedule a round with an instructor. Ask to talk with whomever it might be ahead of time so he/she will know what you are looking for, etc.
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You always start new shooters out with small calibers and easy to use guns, preferably no semi autos. You need guns that the chambering of a round is deliberate and not hot after they just fired a round.
You also let them handle the gun around the house for a while, get familiar with it, NO AMO!!. Pulling the trigger, opening and closing it, take note how they do it, where the barrel is pointing. Have them get the gun in and out of a case looking at how they do it, do they pick it up with their finger on the trigger? do they put it on the table with the barrel in a safe direction? Do all this at least a week, if they show no interest playing with the gun and wanting to learn about it when not loaded and at home, you don't need lack of interest when loaded. Even some nice pellet guns pinking around the house will show if true interest is pressent and a learning tool. |
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20 ga IS the right gun for her to start with. Since she has yet to shoot, first start by determining her dominant eye and getting her to shoot either right or left handed to coorespond. FWIW there are weekly Sunday sporting clay shoots @ Atglen(odd Sundays) and Oxford(even Sundays) |
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The gun club sporting clays (Atglen, Oxford & Quinton in southern NJ) are generally considerably less expensive then the commercial ranges. However, they generally will not have rental guns or ammo or instructors.
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Craig - Now that you are retired you can get out for some clays shooting. Starting to be cool enough in the morning that a nice walk in the woods is just the thing.
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But in advance, how about some input for a rookie? I have two Remington Model 870 shotguns, a 12 gauge and a 16 gauge. I suppose either will work fine. They both have 'deer' barrels eg I assume full choke. What shot would I use? 6 shot as in for small game?
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At our range we start out new shooters be it wife's, or children with .22's and spend a lot of time on gun safety including the workings of the gun, holding, shooting technique, stance. After they become proficient then we move on up to 9mm or 38's and start all over with the gun technique loading etc and into home defense..
We have a great female sporting clay and trap and skeet introduction course. My wife shoots a 9mm pretty well and this year got into sporting clays using a 20ga and loved it. She never shot a shotgun before and the class started them out with the shotgunning basics and she now loves the competition. She bought herself a Beretta A400 Xcel 20ga had the stock worked to fit her and she smokes the clays. |
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I still support Glenn's suggestion for a day spent @ Lehigh. there you can rent guns, get decent instruction and have a fun time. |
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