Took my daughter gun shopping...

[Rookie]

My daughter is getting her LTCH and has decided that she wants a gun for daily carry. So, I took her to Bullseye. First gun I pick out is a Keltec P9 (I think) and she handled it and immediately handed it back. Too small she said. So, I point out the Glocks they have. They're junk is her reply (made her daddy proud). Showed her a Taurus and Walther and she wasn't excited. I told her to look at all of them and tell me what she wanted. I (jokingly) pointed out a Hk USP compact and she immediately said that was the one she wanted. They let her shoot it and she fell in love. Did I mention it's .45? I have a .40 USP compact in lay-away there and she wants me to get mine out so she can put hers in. Brought a tear to my eye...

 

[obijohn]

you are a lucky man, rookie. years ago, my daughter was watching me pack for a family trip. as i packed my pistols, she said " do i get one of those?"

 

[NWI40cal]

Yea I actually took the wife about a month ago and she ended up picking an xd (what I carry) but sub-compact in 9mm... made me sooo happy.

 

[RonPaulSupporter]

So, I point out the Glocks they have. They're junk is her reply (made her daddy proud).

 

[G McBride]

Sounds like you have a smart daughter. I am not familiar with the Hk USP Compact, is that a 3" barrel .45? I'll look it up as soon as I leave also.

How did she shoot? I bought a Colt Defender and plan on putting it through some range time and then seeing if the wife can handle it. She has her LTCH on the way and we just got our Utah permits in the mail this week also.

 

[haldir]

I had been looking at a HK USP Compact, but if it's a girls gun ;-) <---just kidding.

Congrats, sounds like she is still Daddy's girl.

 

[melensdad]

My daughter is a Hi-Power girl, 9mm. But she has her eye on the pink & stainless Taurus pistols at Gander Mountain. They are a good bit more compact and lighter than her all steel Hi-Power.

 

[danielocean03]

Well, my daughter is only three now, I've already begun instilling firearms safety with her, even though she's years away from even handling one. That's the approach my father took with me, and it worked for me. My daughter and I were at Gander Mtn. Castleton for roughly two hours when I was buying my Benelli SuperNova. She was busy pointing out the pink handled pistols and the .22 rifles with pink stocks to me telling me that those were the girl guns and that the rest of them were boy guns. She already knows they aren't toys, and she will sit and watch me clean them. Makes me proud. I'm anxious for the time when she's old enough to go shooting with me, I remember when I used to go with my dad, some of the best memories I have.

 

[calcot7]

Almost made me cry..........God love her.

 

[Mathews 4ever]

Sounds like a great girl..she knows her quality guns or youve taught her well

 

[NateIU10]

Congrats!

now of course,

Of course I'm joking...She doesn't like Glocks

 

[elaw555]

My wife doesn't carry, but it was important for her to get a HD gun she is comfortable with because of my late work shift. She chose a SIG P6 when they flooded the market a few years back. So except for the day we got married she continues to have good taste.

 

[dice dealer]

Don't know you or you daughter ...but it brought a tear to my eye and made me pround because she called glocks junk .....lol

you have got to be a proud poppa

 

[cox7215]

Question on the Walther, did they have a P99 in there by chance???? Im looking for one, if so I want to send the wife up there to grab it???? R

 

[Rafterman]

Sound like you have a great daughter that knows what she likes! Many women I know really have it down on what they like in terms of handguns and what they don't.

I let my GF shoot a Colt Com., a Glock, Sig 228,
PPK/S and a Browing Hi-Power. She did not want to put the Hi-Power down and shot 150 rnds.

Another gal I took shooting also fell for the Hi-Power over all others and shot it very well.

So if you ever get lonely for that someone special, get an Hi-Power LOL

 

[Rookie]

They had a Walther in .40 S&W but I'm not sure if it's the model you are looking for. Their number 765-459-0077

 

[cox7215]

thanks, i give them a call.....

 

[Rookie]

Question on the Walther, did they have a P99 in there by chance???? Im looking for one, if so I want to send the wife up there to grab it???? R

They have one there for $479.95...

 

[sparkyfender]

Nice story...........
But.

She called GLOCKS "junk" and then looked a Taurus over?

Funny stuff, that............


But I do approve of her H&K choice.

 

[Rookie]

I handed her the Taurus figuring, if she liked the size, I would take her somewhere where she could look at a P2000sk or a Hk45c. Now, I gotta figure out how to get my wife to get something besides her AMT .380