Blueslant
Regular Member
So I was finally able to convince my wife to go shooting with me today. While I am from the south and have been shooting since before I could properly wipe myself, my wife is native to the northwest, and the extent of her shooting and handling experience is a .22LR bolt action.
Her first concern was that the gun would go off when she didn't want it to. So I took the Sigma out. Trigger is like modeling clay, and you have to mean it for it to go off. She did really well by the end of the day, but she was still just not too comfortable with the concept of a gun as a whole.
Anyone have any ideas on how to help increase that level of comfort for her? I don't expect her to be packing like Nugent, but I would like for her, down the road, to at least be comfortable enough to be able to manage one if the need arose.
Overall a fun day, we both had a good time.
As far as the OC portion goes, I decided to OC for the entire time. Bought gas, ammo, targets, some other shooting supplies, etc. Everything went just fine, but considering the stores I was in, I suppose this was to be expected.
Her first concern was that the gun would go off when she didn't want it to. So I took the Sigma out. Trigger is like modeling clay, and you have to mean it for it to go off. She did really well by the end of the day, but she was still just not too comfortable with the concept of a gun as a whole.
Anyone have any ideas on how to help increase that level of comfort for her? I don't expect her to be packing like Nugent, but I would like for her, down the road, to at least be comfortable enough to be able to manage one if the need arose.
Overall a fun day, we both had a good time.
As far as the OC portion goes, I decided to OC for the entire time. Bought gas, ammo, targets, some other shooting supplies, etc. Everything went just fine, but considering the stores I was in, I suppose this was to be expected.