Posted on 03/05/2021 7:38:51 AM PST by Onthebrink
I don’t know why people think senior citizens are all senile, doddering and weak. I’m a small female, 66 years old, and I carry an Ultralite snub-nosed .38 special revolver and my home gun is an Overland Stage side-by-side, twin hammer, double-barrel .12ga., or it would be if my husband would stop locking it up in the safe. I have my grandpa’s old Mossberg .12ga that I keep at hand in that case. It isn’t worthy of the safe I guess.
Dad taught all five of us to shoot by the time we were 12 and if we passed his standards we got our first rifle at 12. I have only had one gun get the best of me but I got back up and shot it until I got it right. That was an M1 Army rifle. That one took some practice and a black eye or two but I mastered it. I think I was 16 and 103 pounds. If it was still around I’d give it another go 50 years later.
I really like the looks of the Mossberg pump shotgun at the article.
Although it was a struggle to obtain a relatively short-barrelled shotgun (negotiating hallways in middle of night with low lighting with a long barrel— ick) I did find a 18” .410 Mossberg. Light enough recoil for even my 100# wife to handle.
Basic firepower. Now, I need to find some ammo that won’t go completly thru walls. Until then, the 000 will have to do.
Go with a revolver. They are much more reliable than a semi, primarily because they can sit inna drawer for months without any attention until you need it.
Everyone goes gaga about semis because of their cool factor. Come on, if the first few (missed) shots don’t defer any TWOT invading your home an extra 10 aren’t going to either. He’s a tweaker and oblivious to any threat.
I got a 357 and use 38special in it. The extra weight of the 357 reduces the recoil enough so that the second shot is easily back on target. And, if you can’t do the job with two, run.
Even my wife is OK with it.
What kind of gum did Matlock use?
Does AARP have a gun program?
I have a beautiful bi-centennial commemorative Winchester model 94 that is simple, cheap to reload and out to 200 yards very deadly. And a 38 Special that is not concealable, but also very easy to reload. (and I do)
I also have the big brother to that rifle, a Model 71 .348 lever rifle. It originally shot a 250 grain bullet, what I last bought for it is Hornady 200 grain FTX bullets. (and expanding bullet capable of 200grs at almost 2600 fps)
Neither is a spray and pray weapon, but I shill shoot pretty straight. (at 73)
That is awesome. Glad you shared this comment.
I've learned over the years to rejoice with those who have or have had this kind of rapport and legacy with their parents.
Lol
That’s what I was thinking
This near senior...63
Hunts with a breech loading Spanish made 35 Whelen
And a .340 Weatherby Magnum Rugsr Number 1
And various 50 and 54 front loaders
I refuse to go quietly but I don’t want my dear to go far
Tired of tracking .243 shot deer in swamps for 500 yards with a heart lung shot
My son just traded our .300 win mag BAR for a verified Vietnam bring home Bakelite SKS....all original museum worthy
He could never get the glass to fix right from that long BAR action....tried lock tight everything
I would have never though an SKS would be worth 1200 bucks....but there you are
He usually does very well on his trades....this one has yet to be seen
You know they make air rifle now that you can deer hunt with
In other words, about average for '19FortyFive'.
“Does AARP have a gun program?”
Their program is basically to take them away.
https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2013/4/10/does-the-aarp-still-want-your-guns/
I did ask him....”you better have remember to take that Khales 34mm IR scope off that gun hoss”
Stainless Taurus Judge with light bird shot. At least I heard.
And don’t go on about the stopping power of bird shot. The elderly aren’t going to jump up, turn on a light, put on their glasses, fumble for their gun, take aim for CM, while the perp politely waits. It’s spray and pray time.
You're in good company...Winston Churchill carried a C96 while covering the Boer War as a reporter. He also used it successfully in defending himself.
For “older” shooters? Why, an AR-15 of course. Light, accurate, reliable, low recoil, and 30 rounds of ammo that is very, very deadly at the ranges(inside 200 yards)old eyes are capable of focusing.
By comparison a 12 gauge shotgun is a heavy beast with lots of bruising recoil when loaded with buckshot.
For Handguns good choices are the Glock 19 and the Ruger Double Action LCR 357 Mag loaded with 38 Special +P. Also the S&W “EZ” series are good for arthritic hands.
P320/M17 are nice. P320 comes in a range of sizes for barrel and frame. Try a few to see which suits you best.
He was a classy dude.
Actually, M-1 Garands still give me a black eye every time I fire them. And I am a sort of medium-ish male that’s fired them and their modern descendant, the M14/M1A, for decades..!
Been watching a lot of hickok45 video reviews on some of these. The EZ shield is only 450 bucks and seems descent but I know Sig makes a great gun. I think the M17 is the one the military is carrying now.
Actually, the rifle belonged to my brother. We were out shooting one day and he got it out of his truck and said “here, shoot this one”. I asked him if it would break my shoulder and he said “nope”. Of course he was rolling on the ground laughing when it blacked my eye. :-) My brothers were hard on me. Cousins too. One of them loaded both barrels of a .12GA when I was about 15 and told me to pull both triggers.
Years later I was telling my husband about shooting the M1 and the first thing he asked was if it blacked my eye. He was a firearms instructor in the Army.
I’ll stick with my SS Beretta Model 96 with an aftermarket 15 round mag. and hollow points. (No. the SS doesn’t stand for Schultz Staffel.)
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