First visit to Pop Guns

[RogerB]

My wife and I went to Pop Gun's today for her first time firing a handgun. She did amazingly well with my Springfield XD9 for a first timer. 32 rounds at the 10' mark, now our discussions are revolving around her getting a range membership and possibly another handgun. She always been "okay" with me having a shotgun in the house. Handguns in the house are not as easily accepted until now.

 

[Jeff]

Congrats to both of you!

 

[RogerB]

My wife and I went to Pop Gun's today for her first time firing a handgun. She did amazingly well with my Springfield XD9 for a first timer. 32 rounds at the 10' mark, now our discussions are revolving around her getting a range membership and possibly another handgun. She always been "okay" with me having a shotgun in the house. Handguns in the house are not as easily accepted until now.

Oops..my bad. I stand corrected. She shot 16 rounds at 10', then another 16 rounds at 20'. All first mag rounds hit in the black, the second mag strayed outside it a little. Sorry bout that Honey

Still impressive IMHO.

 

[esrice]

Sounds like you had a good time. The best way to "convert" someone is a trip to the range. They seem to then realize that handguns don't shoot by themselves.

Nice shootin' RogerWife!

 

[Erebus]

Nice shooting!! I enjoy Popguns!

 

[Shay]

Great job.

Keep taking her back. It looks like you've got the makings of a shooting partner.

 

[Pami]

Hahah. This story sounds so incredibly familiar somehow...

 

[Fenway]

Looks like she is a good shot!

 

[Bigum1969]

That is great. I'm working on trying to get my wife to try shooting. She's not quite ready yet.

 

[TomN]

She'll be outshooting you pretty soon!

 

[RogerB]

She'll be outshooting you pretty soon!

I'm prior service Artillery..I'm good with "area" fire weapons. Still honing my direct fire weaponry skills. I can kill clay pigeons quick and efficiently.

My pistol shot groups need alot of work....I've hired my wife as my personal consultant on the matter.

 

[TomN]

I'd prefer my parter shoot better than I do. That way I have that much more confidence when she has my back in a bad situation. It's all good.

 

[Crystalship1]

Awesome!!!! I really enjoy teaching women to shoot. I find that since they have no predisposed "macho B.S." ideas about shooting and guns, they actually LISTEN. Women can be excellent marksmen or is it marksWOMEN ????

 

[ryanmercer]

Awesome

 

[obijohn]

i took my wife, we weren't married yet, shooting after many discussions. she finally relented. i handed her a ruger .22 pistol and she proceed to shoot the center out the target. as i recall, about a 3" group at 30ft. she handed the pistol back to me, thanked me, said "that was nice, but i'm done." she hasn't agreed to go shooting since.