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It can be very, very intimidating for women to enter the firearms world. I think we men take it for granted that for most of us we've had a life time to acclimate to firearms.
My wife finally wants an M&P 15-22 after a long time of not wanting anything to do with firearms.
Absolutely. My wife doesn't want much of anything to do with guns, and just having one out around her can make her uncomfortable. She just didn't grow up around them so they intimidate and I think even scare her a little bit. She did express some interest in learning how to shoot one of my pistols when a rapist was on the loose terrorizing our neighborhood. He has long since been caught, and her interest has faded, but with work requiring me to start traveling soon, I would certainly feel a lot better knowing she knew how to safely and effectively handle a firearm in our home. It's tough for me to express my desire for her to learn because I don't want to scare her into it my insinuating that she might not be safe without me there, but I also would hate to think about something happening to her without me there to protect her. Making sure she is able to protect herself in my absence is a big deal to me, I'm just not sure what the best way is to approach it that will not do more harm than good. It's a touchy subject for us for sure.
I didn't really buy my wife a carbine per se, I just have a 6720 set up like my other ARs - DD 1.5, sling and light provision - in case she needs one. She qualifies annually for work on a Ruger P-Series 9mm DAO, shotgun, and M-16 (although the 16 may have been dropped in recent years) and is regularly one of the highest overall shooters.
She does extremely well and is quite comfortable considering she only shoots annually. I'd love to take her to the range regularly but she's VERY thrifty, thankfully in all regards, and just sees money going downrange. I can't imagine what she'd do if I tried to take a training class with her (she'd have an aneurism if I tried to take one by myself) or equip her with a PC and related gear - Uff-Da!
Congrats to you fellas with ladies interested in the topic AND don't calculate everything in "hours-worked".
"...forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us..."
"I had no real need to remove it, but I like to check out things to see why they're so wonderful." - markm
My girlfriend lives by herself (until I get out), and her house isn't in the best neighborhood ever so I was really relieved when she agreed to keep my pistols in her nightstand. Now she's talking about buying some guns of her own, and maybe building and AR at some point![]()
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No harm. No foul. I'm just surprised at people who read a few lines on a forum and think they understand a whole relationship--LOL.
I want this thread to be about introducing new people to AR's by showing them the good equipment, thereby helping them avoid months or years of frustration and thousands of dollars dealing with crappy stuff.
I wish someone had taken me under their wing and showed me the best stuff to buy.
I guess this forum is the closest thing I have to that.![]()
I'm trying with my girlfriend, and she's enthusiastic, but doesn't like to buy ammo. Our shooting (together) has slowed down dramatically, since she blew through the stash of ammo I gave her.
When it comes to ARs she has champagne tastes on zero budget (won't spend a dime on a rifle). I've told her all she needs to buy is a barrel and bolt carrier group (the only spares I can't spare) but alas, no dice. The compromise is, she buys her ammo, and she can use any of my rifles she wants.
We had a small "hiccup" though, recently. We had a power outage after dark thanks to a good storm, and she wasn't happy about the shotgun being taken out of the safe and leaned up against the wall. When I asked why, it was because, "You can see the bullets. That's scary." (In reference to the six shells in the side saddle.) Two steps forward, one step back, I guess...
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