I wish I could get my wife interested in shooting. Tried one time but after the first shot she said she didn’t want any more!
>>> “I wish I could get my wife interested in shooting. Tried one time but after the first shot she said she didn’t want any more!”
What a shame. What did you have her shoot, if I may ask?
IMO it’s easier to train basic skills on a long arm & then transfer to handgun, if that is what is desired; however, a first taste should be something suited to the new shooter’s body style & aggression (or lack thereof).
“...I wish I could get my wife interested in shooting...”
My wife even objects to our Sig 380 biting the web of her hand. She prefers a 1926-produced Colt 32 hammerless.
Of course the ole saw is that a hit with a 22 short is better than a miss with a 44 magnum. Nowadays there are lots of attractive 22 cal light defensive handguns.
My wife likes shooting the 44 magnum Anaconda but in reality the handloads being fired are closer to 44 Special velocity.