You Think You Know Somebody

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I'm coming up on my 25th year of marriage and thought I knew my wife better than she knows herself. Wrong! I've been carrying a concealed firearm for 33 years, since I turned 21. For the past 27 years my wife and I have been couple she's hated when I carried and was always vocal about it. She never wanted anything to do with firearms but at least allowed our kids to target shoot at an early age. So we sit down for dinner the other night and she knocks me right out of my chair when she said "I want to get a concealed carry permit because I'm afraid they won't give any in the near future unless you already have one. I want to take a handgun shooting course and I want to shoot a variety of handguns to see which one I like best."

The Sandy Hook shooting and the anti-second amendment politicians have convinced her that the only way to be protected from the animals in society is to protect yourself.

[davetm]

;D Ohhhhhh.....Kodiak......You must be wearing off on her!!!!

[Dutch]

Well Bob, once she learns how to handle a firearm, I wouldn't piss her off!

[dennyf]

I've been joking about that for years, when our club does NRA basic handgun courses for wimmin (and we do several per year now).

One guy contacted me about getting his wife into one last year and I expressed some concern about finding his body in their driveway, afterwards. He claims he stopped making her mad years ago and should be okay now?



Personally, I wouldn't be opposed to requiring such courses for LTCF holders. Our courses cover the basics of handgun safety, shooting, maintenence and laws on self defense.

[davetm]

Actually, I had my wife (she wanted to do this) go thru our Club's NRA basic handgun safety course. That way, iffin I was ever found shot in my home, she couldn't claim it was an "accidental discharge."

[galthatfishes]

I'd say this about sums it up. ;D

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Neat Bob!!

I had my Mrs to the range several times shooting my Browning Hi-Power 9MM. She definitely was not born a handgun shooter but if need be she would know whut to do if ever needed. Just not sure if id wanna be in the house when she cuts loose! lol

She does shoot my 22lr well with a scope.

[dougell]

Get the women out shooting every chance you get.Most of the time they'll find it to be fun and understand why we have such an obsession.I just bought my son a youth 20ga pump for christmas.My wife has shown some interest in shooting trap and this little gun will be perfect.

[bigredneck]

My Daughter and Granddaughter are both very good shots, both started when they were very young. I have always had firearms around and wanted all my kids and Grandkids to have an understanding and respect for all firearms.

As for the Mrs, well she's so mean she sleep's with one eye open so she don't wake up chewin' on her arm. She also told me a long time ago in her sweet southern drawl "you might be a big man but ya' gotta sleep sometime"

Around here they figure if she scares me no one else wants to risk life and limb trying anything ;D

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The Mrs can just barely pull the slide back on my single action Browning Hi-Power 9mm. its a fairly stout action. She's ok pulling hammer back. I think im gonna ger her something a lil easier to handle. She loves shooting my 22 rifles and is a pretty good shot.

[berkscoflinter]

We just filled out our license applications to carry concealed, and will head over to the Sheriff's office next week. Loggy, I appreciate your mentioning the difficulty your wife has working the action on your 9mm. I will take the wife along when we purchase something with which she'll be comfortable, and then we'll look for a course we can both attend.

I've been smokepoles only so long, I need some expert instruction to become comfortable with a hand gun. We have a .22 revolver and a .54 cal. flintlock pistol, and that's it.

Kodiak, my wife asked about a concealed carry license for herself as well. There is definitely a change in thinking about personal security permeating this particular corner of Berks County!

[dennyf]

If there are NRA basic handgun courses offered at any of the clubs in your area, I heartily endorse taking advantage of one.

I've been helping with the shooting portion of those courses for quite a few years (usually takes place at the end of the course), most of them oriented towards teaching women the basics of how to shoot handguns.

We've had them bring anything from a little Browning 22 Short only pistol, to 44 mags and 45ACPs. Personally, I advocate a small 38 Special revolver. No extra "bells'n whistles" to learn and they're pretty easy to master.

However, the absolute worst gizmo I've ever had to deal with, was a DA only snubbie in 357mag that the lady's husband bought her. That thing had such an atrocious DA trigger on it, that she couldn't hit the 7 yard target, elbows on bench. We gave her another revolver with the option to shoot it SA with the hammer pulled back, shooting 38 wadcutter loads and she did well.

[berkscoflinter]

Thanks for that info., Denny. I'm thinking a revolver in a .38 Special cal. would satisfy our needs very well. My wife handles our .22 revolver pretty well, I think the move to a little more noise and recoil won't bother her at all.

[melody]

Since breaking most of the bones in my left hand in my motorcycle accident last year, I'm still having trouble working the slide on my Walther .380. It was hard to work even before I broke my hand. Not having any kids in the house, I can keep it loaded and ready to at least get one clip off if needed. Not actively looking, but if I ever come across something with an easier slide that I like, I'll probably pick it up.

[dennyf]

I have a Keltec 380 for those times when something small and very easy to conceal, is just the ticket. It is surprisingly accurate with the right ammo.

One thing I've noticed with small, light semi auto pistols, is that they need to be grilpped firmly when firing them. Otherwise enough "inertia" is lost by holding them too loosely, that they tend to smoke stack jam and become unreliable.

That is now part of the firing "drill", if anyone has a lightweight polymer-framed semi auto pea shooter at the range sessions.

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Dec 27, 2012 11:10:38 GMT -5 melody said:

Since breaking most of the bones in my left hand in my motorcycle accident last year, I'm still having trouble working the slide on my Walther .380. It was hard to work even before I broke my hand. Not having any kids in the house, I can keep it loaded and ready to at least get one clip off if needed. Not actively looking, but if I ever come across something with an easier slide that I like, I'll probably pick it up.

You need a Beretta with a tip up barrel. Then you don't have to work the slide.

[melody]

Thanks Mike! I'll keep a lookout for one. I'm sure if I visit all the Pawn Shops down here, I could probably find one.

[galthatfishes]

Dec 27, 2012 11:07:40 GMT -5 berkscoflinter said:

Thanks for that info., Denny. I'm thinking a revolver in a .38 Special cal. would satisfy our needs very well. My wife handles our .22 revolver pretty well, I think the move to a little more noise and recoil won't bother her at all.

I have a little 38 i that I LOVE LOVE LOVE!

[dennyf]

You love anything that's shiny...

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Dec 27, 2012 12:41:00 GMT -5 melody said:

Thanks Mike! I'll keep a lookout for one. I'm sure if I visit all the Pawn Shops down here, I could probably find one.

The smaller caliber models are called the Bobcat and the Tomcat.

[GlennD]

Not a chance I would let my wife have a gun..



She also wanted a pink chainsaw.. are you kidding me??

[galthatfishes]

OMG- in my "TOP TEN" Christmas gifts received over my life is the chainsaw my parents got me.

Muttley knows I know how to use it, too.

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I can testify to that, Kathy. Larry Guise still marvels at how hard we worked him that day. He doesn't remember much about "that marine gal," but he does have respect for how you run a chainsaw.
I got myself a new one for Christmas. It is a smaller Stihl; about four pounds lighter than the Farm Boss 290 I have, and it will be nice for lopping off limbs from those forty or so pine trees we lost to the storm. And, yes, I do wear my chaps most of the time. ;D

[dennyf]

And, yes, I do wear my chaps most of the time.

You knew one of us would've brought that'un up.

[GlennD]

Chaps is one of the problems.. she would want to wear her "Hooker" heels and a little "bling"..

:/

Fact is, I might be interested in trading her for a good running Farm Boss..