my wife and the 22

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    Beware of Dog
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    She'll be fine if she gets good with it.

    She'll get good with it if she uses it.

    She'll use it if she likes it.

    With all of the above, she'll benefit most from increasing exposure and proper training. Those are the things you want to key on for her.

    You take care of these things, and the rest will take care of itself.
    Bingo! :beer:
     

    Art3

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    I kind of want her to hear some of the boom because if she ever has to defend herself nobody is going to give her a moment to put her ears in. I will try ear plugs instead of the headphone type

    She won't hear the shot that saves her life anyway, whether it's a .22 or a .44. She will hear, feel, and learn to flinch from all the training shots leading up to it.

    I'd post a thread asking for outdoor shooting help for your wife near Upper Marlboro. This forum is overwhelmingly generous, especially when it comes to new shooters and ladies. Someone will point you to a range...they might even meet you there with some samples to test out.

    Doubling up on the ears indoors helps with the noise, but that's only part of the equation. I don't know of any way to mitigate the felt concussion and blast other than getting out of a the closed box to shoot. I don't like shooting inside either.:sad20:
     

    Alan3413

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    A .22 loaded with hollow-points, while not ideal, would offer some self-defense capability.

    A 40 gr fmj CCI penetrates better and tumbles on impact. The would channel is longer and larger in places than a 36 gr CCI HP.

    The latter tends to stop very quickly and doesn't seem to be able to go deep enough to cause much damage.

    Check out tnoutdoors9 channel. If I was limited to .22s, I'd choose the 40gr solid CCI.

     

    Alan3413

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    Here's one that might be relevant to your situation. Shot from a Ruger SR22.

    Not much expansion from a handgun, but tumbling more than made up for it. tnoutdoors9 pretty much recommends 40gr solid from a handgun if you have to use it for SD.

     

    judah7

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    Why is this even a thread? Seriously? Let the woman shoots what she wants to....sheesh

    shady dan. Sometimes you want your loved one's to have sufficient amount of fire power in case she needs to defend herself no?

    It's not a dictatorship type of scenario.
     

    judah7

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    Here's one that might be relevant to your situation. Shot from a Ruger SR22.

    Not much expansion from a handgun, but tumbling more than made up for it. tnoutdoors9 pretty much recommends 40gr solid from a handgun if you have to use it for SD.



    Perfect, that's the firearm she shot and wants too.
     

    Sticky

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    Perfect, that's the firearm she shot and wants too.
    Get her one... it's a great choice for a new shooter. She likes it, she will enjoy shooting it and that is most of the battle. If she yearns for more firepower one day, then get off a paycheck or two and get her more! :lol2:
     

    Sticky

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    shady dan. Sometimes you want your loved one's to have sufficient amount of fire power in case she needs to defend herself no?

    It's not a dictatorship type of scenario.
    Yes, but... you need to realize what she is and may not be comfortable with, regardless. This is very important for a new shooter still learning.
     

    shaddydan

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    shady dan. Sometimes you want your loved one's to have sufficient amount of fire power in case she needs to defend herself no?

    It's not a dictatorship type of scenario.

    A 22 she can shoot comfortably is better than waiting for the police.
     

    judah7

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    It's all appreciated, ive learned a lot and people have been very good to me regarding my rifle issues.
     

    knastera

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    She'll be fine if she gets good with it.

    She'll get good with it if she uses it.

    She'll use it if she likes it.

    With all of the above, she'll benefit most from increasing exposure and proper training. Those are the things you want to key on for her.

    You take care of these things, and the rest will take care of itself.



    ^^^^^ This


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    jonnyl

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    Don't think of it as choosing .22 over a 9mms at this point. Think of it as choosing a .22 over nothing.

    The more comfortable she gets, the more likely she'll want to build up on her own at some point. Besides, everyone needs a .22 :D
     

    rob

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    Oct 11, 2010
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    Don't think of it as choosing .22 over a 9mms at this point. Think of it as choosing a .22 over nothing.

    The more comfortable she gets, the more likely she'll want to build up on her own at some point. Besides, everyone needs a .22 :D
    This. Be glad she wants to shoot, and encourage her by letting her shoot what she wants. If she wants to trade up, fine, but don't you be the one to bring it up. She might feel like you're pressuring her.

    Also, don't worry about the 22 not being the best defense round. Ask anybody who says you gotta have at least such and such caliber if they would willingly take a couple of 22s.

    Rob.

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