My Wife Overcame the Fear

[itsthelaw]

My wife finally went to the range and shot handguns. This was a major issue for her and it went off without a hitch. I have posted on the site about trying to get her to shoot and had good advice, but it came down to her finally wanting to go on her own. I had stopped begging. She has always liked the fact that I get into guns, but now we can share the passion.

She started with the Walther P22, went to Kahr P380 and finished with Kahr MK9. She was motivated to shoot the MK9, because it is a gift for her dad. When I asked if she wanted to shoot the PM45, she gave the the look and said, "I think I've done pretty well." She did and it was awesome.

Nothing like watching a personal victory!

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[Bawanna]

One small step for woman, one giant step for womenkind. Good for her, tell her we're right proud of her.

[Yogi 117]

Congrats to the Mrs, well done. Hopefully the progression keeps going & becomes 2nd nature to her. Again, Well Done! :D

[CJB]

Make sure she falls asleep first at night....

[melissa5]

Awesome!

[Bawanna]

Make sure she falls asleep first at night....

Or do like I do and sleep with your upper body in a garbage can. Makes it harder for her to get a good head shot. Not 100% reliable but it can't hurt.
I use a small night light since I'm skeered of the dark.

[CJB]

We talking pressed steel "Top Cat" style can, or molded plastic "geek" style can there B-man?

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[jocko]

yes, u should be proud of her. keep her enthused..

[Bawanna]

We talking pressed steel "Top Cat" style can, or molded plastic "geek" style can there B-man?

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Definitely the "Top Cat" style can. I think even the super powerful man stopper wonder 9 would penetrate them plastic "geek" style cans.
I think they bounce off the "Top Cat" style.

The acoustics aren't great though, kind of tinny in a tin can kind of way, no offense Tinman.

[jocko]

wellur finally coming aorund to the ol manstopper 9's. about time, buy a real man's gun. greatone. Just sayin.

[Bawanna]

I'm actually kind of shopping for one, an MK. I can shop real good when I got no money. I need it to whittle some grips for people on. I figured I can even work with it loaded. If it goes off it might leave a mark but probably won't hurt much.

Gonna make sure my glasses are up to date so I make sure I don't load it with 380 by mistake.

[itsthelaw]

I'm actually kind of shopping for one, an MK. I can shop real good when I got no money. I need it to whittle some grips for people on. I figured I can even work with it loaded. If it goes off it might leave a mark but probably won't hurt much.

Gonna make sure my glasses are up to date so I make sure I don't load it with 380 by mistake.

I wanna be your first, Bawanna. Well-made MK9 grips that is. At least with the 9, you will have a few more ADs to do some damage in case you lose bodily control.

[Bawanna]

You know it suddenly occurred to me that my wife was always reluctant to shoot too. It was finally on a day of running logging roads just the two of us that she asked to shoot. She just didn't want to shoot when anyone else was around.

That might be something for us guys trying to get our ladies shooting to think on, maybe a place off to yourself will help them.

Mine shot over on vacation with others around so she's apparently over that shyness.

I'll let ya know when an MK shows up and we'll whittle. I got mixed emotions some, they are kind of tough, lots of surfaces on the inside that show up in the mag well and they gotta be right or they are wrong and that of course wouldn't be right. ??????

I've actually made several K9 and MK9 grips on an early version for people here at work and my K40. So there's really only one first and we're past that, course you could be first with the "Newer" MK.

[PYROhafe]

Major congrats to itsthelaw's wife! Thats awesome for her and you! I love being able to share range time with my girlfriend (she even lets me go with just the guys sometime cause shes not as "hardcore into it" as me haha)

[muggsy]

My sister told me that she wanted to learn how to shoot. I took her to the range and she had a ball. I started her with the P380, moved up to the CM9 and finished with her off with my 1911 Gold Cup. You guessed it, she liked the 1911 best. When she first started shooting she tried to get as far away from the gun as possible. When she discovered that it wasn't going to hurt her she really started to lean into it. I think that I may have created a monster.

[yqtszhj]

I hope your budget can stand your wife taking a liking to guns. Mine got the real itch 9 months ago and now I've spent $1500+ on guns and accessories for her not including ammo. One positive note though, now she insist we buy ammo in bulk of at least 1000 rounds at a time. :)

[Planedude]

In the olden days, when I was a young married man, I would ask my wife if she would like to go to the range and shoot? She always found that we should do something (anything) else, instead.
Now days I announce that I am going to shoot and let her know she is welcome to come. When she does, my Wife burns thru more ammo than anyone and insists on trying every gun that comes along.
Always makes me smile. Hope your time at the range togeather is as good as ours it'sthelaw.