Good plan.
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BRILLIANT Plan.
And don't let anybody, no matter how supposedly expert or seemingly well meaning tell you what's right for you.
Only YOU can determine what fits your hand, and what weight and recoil you are able to handle. If you're putting holes in the center of the target at reasonable range (and not tearing up your hand), you can handle it.
Best answer yet.
I agree with you. Being a man, I especially can’t tell a petite woman what to shoot. Some women love the small frame Glock which is entirely too small for me. I would also advise her to actually shoot and not just hold the gun. A small frame .357 is usually too much to hold on to for most men.
Going to gun range tonight and I think I will have the opportunity to handle a few different guns.
BRILLIANT Plan.
Thanks for posting this! My husband and I are looking for a gun and don’t want to buy something that will not work for us. We had no idea that we might be able to “try before we buy” at a gun range.
Wow, thanks all for the advice.
Tonight is first class at the range. I believe we will do gun safety, loading, unloading, and some shooting. We are taking the NRA Personal Protection class. Plan is for both husband and I to finish the class (I believe it’s a month long) and go for CCW eventually.
We have a shooting range nearby and some good gun clubs, and have talked about making shooting practice a ‘family affair.’ Both my FIL & MIL are going to classes with us, and I can see us all hitting the firing range together on a fairly regular basis and then heading off to a local eatery for a nice meal together after target practice. LOL.
Exactly right. As a petite gal myself, trying a handgun is the most important thing you can do. I have small hands, too, which makes how the gun feels that much more important.
The ideal carry gun is one you can carry comfortably AND which you can practice with comfortably. If the recoil is such that it hurts, you will not put in the practice time with it, and you NEED to put in regular practice.