My wife and I with a couple of her friends went out shooting a few days ago. On the way to the range we stopped by the local gun store to get a few more boxes of ammo. While looking around I noticed a woman who had said she just got her CCW. She was looking for her first carry pistol, the dealer behind the counter and her significant other were pressuring her to buy a .380 when she made it known she wanted to hold and try out a few other guns. Yet her boyfriend and the dealer kept telling her she would not likely be able to handle any of these guns and that they really would perfer her to stick with the smaller .380.
Before I could say anything my wife and her friends spoke up and gave both the dealer and her significant other a ear full. They asked her what caliber handgun did she fire for her CCW course. She said her boyfriend had her use his 22lr pistol for her class and that was the extent of her experience. My wife and her two friends who were with her showed her what they carried, one in 9mm, 40 S&W and my wife's 45ACP gun. They told her with practice that she would not have any problems carrying these calibers and they can be concealed with just as much ease with the proper holster. Needless to say my wife and I go to the range with a wide variety of handguns. My wife invited her to the range with us so she could find out for herself what she wanted. So at the end of the day my ears were burning not from the shooting but from all the chatter, yet at least the woman was given the chance to find out what she wanted. BTW her boyfriend did not join us and after how that dealer was treating her, we will no longer spend our money at his store. Are men really that big of A holes to preach that crap to a new shooter, no wonder it is a belief a lot of woman hold as fact with so many armchair commandos pushing that B.S. Also to add to the end of my rant she went with a Glock 40S&W later that day for her carry pistol. She was shooting it a hell of a lot better then I was.
Before I could say anything my wife and her friends spoke up and gave both the dealer and her significant other a ear full. They asked her what caliber handgun did she fire for her CCW course. She said her boyfriend had her use his 22lr pistol for her class and that was the extent of her experience. My wife and her two friends who were with her showed her what they carried, one in 9mm, 40 S&W and my wife's 45ACP gun. They told her with practice that she would not have any problems carrying these calibers and they can be concealed with just as much ease with the proper holster. Needless to say my wife and I go to the range with a wide variety of handguns. My wife invited her to the range with us so she could find out for herself what she wanted. So at the end of the day my ears were burning not from the shooting but from all the chatter, yet at least the woman was given the chance to find out what she wanted. BTW her boyfriend did not join us and after how that dealer was treating her, we will no longer spend our money at his store. Are men really that big of A holes to preach that crap to a new shooter, no wonder it is a belief a lot of woman hold as fact with so many armchair commandos pushing that B.S. Also to add to the end of my rant she went with a Glock 40S&W later that day for her carry pistol. She was shooting it a hell of a lot better then I was.
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