First Time

[glockman19]

Well Yesterday I took my wife to the range for the first time. I brought a Ruger MKIII Hunter, S&W 642, S&W 686, Glock 26 & 19, and my Ultra, Pro and full size Raptor II's. Therefore she got to shoot .22LR, .38, .357, .45.

She did OK. Her aim is right on it's the recoil that she has issues with. I told her that after a few times the sounds, and recoil would not seem as distracting or powerful.

I just want her to be confident enough that IF she ever needs to use one that she can.

To anyone who has a significant other that is not a shooter there is hope. It's been just over 18 years and she came around.

Next, a trip to Angeles where she can shoot the Shotgun and rifles.

[Black Majik]

Nice job!

[nick]

The recoil shock, or whatever it's called, tends to accumulate, so don't have her shoot too many higher caliber rounds at a time just yet, or else she'll start anticipating recoil and flinching. I made that mistake when teaching my girlfriend how to shoot, and it took a while to work it out. She ended up figuring out how to deal with it on her own, actually, despite my best efforts

[jrsportssupply]

The biggest mistake I made with my wife was having her try my .40S&W first. Despite my pep talk beforehand, she was shocked at the noise & recoil, and didn't want to shoot pistols again. IIRC, her words were "G*****it don't ever ask me to do that again" Lesson learned.

The next time she went with me to the range, I asked her to shoot a Ruger MKIII. She actually enjoyed that, so I had her try a 9mm. At first, she was intimidated by the recoil, but when she went back to the .22, she quickly wanted to shoot the 9mm again. Lesson learned - start small then work your way up.

[5968]

The recoil shock, or whatever it's called, tends to accumulate, so don't have her shoot too many higher caliber rounds at a time just yet, or else she'll start anticipating recoil and flinching. I made that mistake when teaching my girlfriend how to shoot, and it took a while to work it out. She ended up figuring out how to deal with it on her own, actually, despite my best efforts

I agree. Let her shoot your MK III until she is really comfortable with it, then move into some bigger calibers.