Idiot.

[Roo]

That's cool. But teach her to lean into it instead of leaning backwards.

Like I said before she watched a video online where a girl shot one and it hit her in the face. I let her fire it like that a couple times so she could see for herself the gun isn't going to rocket back and hit her. She was firing better that night and leaning more forward after she realized that.

[Japedo]

My wife has one of those and she enjoys shooting it. She also talked me into buying her a .38 with a 2" barrel. I don't like shooting either one, they hurt my girly hands. She on the other hand for some reason enjoys shooting those over the other selection that I have. I guess she feels if it does'nt hurt her hands its under powered. But what do I know I'm just the stupid husband.

[pnkssbtz]

When introducing beginners to shooting I always bring a .22 pistol and my ruger 10/22.

They always walk away wanting to buy one =P

[VegasND]

When introducing beginners to shooting I always bring a .22 pistol and my ruger 10/22.

They always walk away wanting to buy one =P

Best way. Provide an enjoyable time so they'll want to go again. Then they may buy their own and you've now got another person with a reason to support the RKBA.

[FatKatMatt]

What an idiot, I doubt she'll ever shoot another gun after that experience.

My only handgun is a .45 as of now, so whenever I introduce someone new to shooting I always start by renting them a .38, then a 9mm, then a .45 if they really want to try it out. Mostly now I just have them shoot the Browning .22 rifle, which is a real hoot to shoot. Everyone that has tried it so far has left with a smile.

[milsurpshooter]

all newbies get the 12ga slug and pistol grip combo. its a little funny but more to teach them guns airn't toys.

[Spiggy]

What an idiot. Why the hell would anyone give a first time shooter a friggin' 12 gauge with a pistol grip? Next time she says she's "afraid of guns" she'll have a good reason.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfNbR...elated&search=

first shotgun I've ever fired was a singleshot loaded with a 3inch magnum buckshot

I think I fell down

[Res]

She also talked me into buying her a .38 with a 2" barrel. I don't like shooting either one, they hurt my girly hands. She on the other hand for some reason enjoys shooting those over the other selection that I have. I guess she feels if it does'nt hurt her hands its under powered. But what do I know I'm just the stupid husband.

Same situation. I bought a S&W 637 for my wife. The thing feels like it explodes in my hand. But she has no problem firing it with +p ammo, hitting cans and bottles at 7yds. First firearm she ever shot with.

[XCRmonger]

recoil doesn't bother me so much... but I've never really shot anything with too nasty of a kick. Except a ****ty old SKS.

[BB63Squid]

I used to shoot quite a bit when I was in my single digit age bracket. So I was quite used to 22's and my dad's Colt revolver. So one day we were shooting onb a friends property and I was feeling studly so i asked my dad if I could shoot the 410. Apparently my scrawny lil 60# frame was not enough to keep my from discovering the joy of unpowered flight.

Needless to say I stuck with the 22's from then on.

[Crazyhorse]

Common mistake made by a bunch of guys nowadays it seems like. Everyone Ive started out with guns got to use the .22 first. They learned the basics of marksmanship then moved up in caliber as they felt more comfortable with it. Those guys that think its funny to hand a large caliber gun over to someone who isnt used to it or doesnt know how to shoot are being just plain ignorant and unsafe.

[BaronW]

I'm taking a girl shooting in a month or so (schedules, yay) and my plan is to use my 4" GP-100 loaded with .38 specials to start. (it's my only handgun)

The problem with being under 21 is that I can't just rent a .22 for her. (or me, I've never shot a .22 handgun!) At least I have a pro-gun family so I could get the GP-100 at all!

[Crazyhorse]

first shotgun I've ever fired was a singleshot loaded with a 3inch magnum buckshot

I think I fell down

At around ~11 my Dad and I were hunting and came around a bend where there where a ton of birds. He was holding a rifle with a scope and the birds where too close to even see in the scope. He looked at me and told me to shoot quick...... **boom** As I was falling backwards from the recoil I realized that the cheap loads I had shot before where quite different from the 3 1/2 nitro loads my Dad used for hunting... to add insult to injury I didn't kill any of the birds from like ~15 yards....

[SunriseF150]

Well the first shotgun my friends girlfriend shot was my Benelli M4. But we stuck birdshot in it. Basically no recoil. She loved it. She blew off all 8 rounds and wanted more.

[pepsi2451]

You guys should lighten up a little. She looked like she was having fun. If she really didn't like it she wouldn't have shot it again. A pump action shotgun is going to be fairly safe as long as it doesn't hurt her wrist.

On the other hand I remember when I was 11 or 12 my parents took me camping and my friend came along. My friend had never shot a gun so we started him out with the .22s then when he went to try my .243 he wasn't used to the scope. He was trying to put his eye almost on the scope, I don't know how he could see anything, luckily we stopped him before he shot so we didn't have to explain a black eye to his parents.