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Offline John Florida

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Hell just froze over
« on: October 27, 2013, 07:09:25 PM »
  The wife finally picked out her first pistol.Praise be I thought it would never happen.



 It's only a .22 but it's a first step that took for ever for her to take!!

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 It's a Sig Mosquito!!
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Re: Hell just froze over
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2013, 07:24:58 PM »
Small victories, babe; we take 'em when we can, right?

Tell Nan congratulations from me, will you?
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Re: Hell just froze over
« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2013, 07:44:05 PM »
Congrats!
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Re: Hell just froze over
« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2013, 10:27:58 PM »
Quote from: Pandora on October 27, 2013, 07:24:58 PM
Small victories, babe; we take 'em when we can, right?

Tell Nan congratulations from me, will you?

   Of course,she'll be glad to hear it.
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Re: Hell just froze over
« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2013, 10:32:45 PM »
Nice. Can't go wrong with a SIG.
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Re: Hell just froze over
« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2013, 07:30:09 AM »
Happy shootin'! 
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Re: Hell just froze over
« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2013, 09:53:06 AM »
Congrats to both of ya! Now scrounge some ammo and let her get comfortable with it.
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Re: Hell just froze over
« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2013, 12:56:07 PM »
It could become expensive.  My wife expects us to hit the range every week now that she's an enthusiast.  With cold weather in the offing she's suggesting that I find an indoor range.   machinegun
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Re: Hell just froze over
« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2013, 02:00:05 PM »
Quote from: Septugenarian on October 28, 2013, 12:56:07 PM
It could become expensive.  My wife expects us to hit the range every week now that she's an enthusiast.  With cold weather in the offing she's suggesting that I find an indoor range.   machinegun
I hate indoor ranges and I don't think she will like them either. Have fun, find somebody that has a plinking range set up. We used to kill empties(bottles) and whatever we could find as good targets when we were kids 35 years ago. Can't do sh*t today unless you enjoy water filled plastic containers.
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Re: Hell just froze over
« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2013, 02:03:02 PM »
Can you cash in soda cans for the bottle deposit if they are full of bullet holes?
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Re: Hell just froze over
« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2013, 04:28:20 PM »
Quote from: RickZ on October 28, 2013, 02:03:02 PM
Can you cash in soda cans for the bottle deposit if they are full of bullet holes?

As long as the UPC code can be machine read.  ;D
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Re: Hell just froze over
« Reply #11 on: October 28, 2013, 04:40:45 PM »
Um, what machine?  I've never redeemed my bottles/cans at a machine.  Ever.  My grocery store has big cardboard boxes you throw the empties in, with an employee watching and counting as you do so.  Then you go to a register to get your nickel per.
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Re: Hell just froze over
« Reply #12 on: October 28, 2013, 05:18:31 PM »
Unbelievable! I am just sitting here at the computer and I said out loud............... that would be a nice one to get my wife but I said her name. I never mentioned a gun just that "it would be a nice one". She was sitting nearby in the other room and said are you looking at a gun for me. I go how the heck did you know I was talking about a gun for you. She said I know how you think. Are all you ladies this attuned its almost like God gave you the gift to look into our minds and see what we are thinking. I have no idea how you women think. Heck, I feel like a a$$, I don't even know what her favorite color is.

I am sorry John to sidetrack your post that is a nice gun and I am considering one like this for my psychic wife.
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Re: Hell just froze over
« Reply #13 on: October 28, 2013, 05:29:48 PM »
Quote from: Magnum on October 28, 2013, 05:18:31 PM
Unbelievable! I am just sitting here at the computer and I said out loud............... that would be a nice one to get my wife but I said her name. I never mentioned a gun just that "it would be a nice one". She was sitting nearby in the other room and said are you looking at a gun for me. I go how the heck did you know I was talking about a gun for you. She said I know how you think. Are all you ladies this attuned its almost like God gave you the gift to look into our minds and see what we are thinking. I have no idea how you women think. Heck, I feel like a a$$, I don't even know what her favorite color is.
::thinking:: Gunmetal gray?

Quote from: Magnum on October 28, 2013, 05:18:31 PM
I am sorry John to sidetrack your post that is a nice gun and I am considering one like this for my psychic wife.

Putting a gun in the hands of a beloved psychic wife is better than doing so for a beloved psycho wife.  ::beertoast::
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Re: Hell just froze over
« Reply #14 on: October 28, 2013, 06:26:42 PM »
Quote from: John Florida on October 27, 2013, 07:09:25 PM
  The wife finally picked out her first pistol.Praise be I thought it would never happen.



 It's only a .22 but it's a first step that took for ever for her to take!!

   ::danceban:: ::bustamove::

 It's a Sig Mosquito!!


My Daughter and her husband got me to shoot my first gun over the summer, it was a .22 as well.  Now I'm hooked.  The thought of me with a gun in my hand scares a lot of people... lol!
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Re: Hell just froze over
« Reply #15 on: October 28, 2013, 06:38:29 PM »
I think your story is common for a whole lotta women Lynda. So many women can't picture what it must be like to fire a handgun until they get one in their hands and pull the trigger.

It was the same for my wife, several years ago. She was actually anti-gun until around 2000 or so. I convinced her to come shooting with me. "Just once to see if you like it" I begged.

Now she loves it. In fact, due to the cost of ammo, I have to be our "regulator", or she'd shoot every round in the house!
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Re: Hell just froze over
« Reply #16 on: October 28, 2013, 06:58:59 PM »
Quote from: IronDioPriest on October 28, 2013, 06:38:29 PM
I think your story is common for a whole lotta women Lynda. So many women can't picture what it must be like to fire a handgun until they get one in their hands and pull the trigger.

It was the same for my wife, several years ago. She was actually anti-gun until around 2000 or so. I convinced her to come shooting with me. "Just once to see if you like it" I begged.

Now she loves it. In fact, due to the cost of ammo, I have to be our "regulator", or she'd shoot every round in the house!

Now that there is funny, I don't care who ya are.
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Re: Hell just froze over
« Reply #17 on: October 28, 2013, 07:10:44 PM »
Quote from: Pandora on October 28, 2013, 06:58:59 PM
Quote from: IronDioPriest on October 28, 2013, 06:38:29 PM
I think your story is common for a whole lotta women Lynda. So many women can't picture what it must be like to fire a handgun until they get one in their hands and pull the trigger.

It was the same for my wife, several years ago. She was actually anti-gun until around 2000 or so. I convinced her to come shooting with me. "Just once to see if you like it" I begged.

Now she loves it. In fact, due to the cost of ammo, I have to be our "regulator", or she'd shoot every round in the house!

Now that there is funny, I don't care who ya are.
Indeed, I was LOL
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Re: Hell just froze over
« Reply #18 on: October 28, 2013, 07:40:21 PM »
Quote from: Magnum on October 28, 2013, 05:18:31 PM
Unbelievable! I am just sitting here at the computer and I said out loud............... that would be a nice one to get my wife but I said her name. I never mentioned a gun just that "it would be a nice one". She was sitting nearby in the other room and said are you looking at a gun for me. I go how the heck did you know I was talking about a gun for you. She said I know how you think. Are all you ladies this attuned its almost like God gave you the gift to look into our minds and see what we are thinking. I have no idea how you women think. Heck, I feel like a a$$, I don't even know what her favorite color is.

I am sorry John to sidetrack your post that is a nice gun and I am considering one like this for my psychic wife.

Shipmate, don't let it throw you.  After a short time ALL wives learn the art of reading their husband's minds.  Too bad we aren't capable of learning to read theirs.   :D

Mrs Sailor was dead set against having a gun in the house for years.  But I brought home a .38 snubbie for home defense and figured she had best learn how to use it and talked her into going to the range with me just once.

I demonstrated to her how to hold it, load it, aim and squeeze the trigger.  We went through the drill several times before she felt confident enough to try shooting so I loaded 1 round and let her take it.

She stood up to the line and aimed at the silhouette target 7 yards away, hands shaking a bit.

BANG!!!

She opened her eyes, she'd closed them when the gun went off as many do when startled and got a big grin when she realized she hit the target, low but near centerline (he'll never father kids again  ;D ).

I supervised as she loaded 5 rounds and stood back as she fired them off.  No real accuracy, it's a snubbie after all but she burned through a box of ammo and then made me promise we'd go shooting again ... and by the way, get yourself a gun honey.  This one's mine.   ;D

That was several years ago and she still enjoys shooting. 

And I bought myself a 1911A1 in .45ACP, very similar to the GI model I carried as a duty sidearm off and on for 20 years.  The 2 biggest differences between mine and the issue pistols is I know mine is in excellent condition and is capable of much better accuracy than I am.
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Re: Hell just froze over
« Reply #19 on: October 28, 2013, 07:44:29 PM »
Quote from: IronDioPriest on October 28, 2013, 06:38:29 PM
I think your story is common for a whole lotta women Lynda. So many women can't picture what it must be like to fire a handgun until they get one in their hands and pull the trigger.

It was the same for my wife, several years ago. She was actually anti-gun until around 2000 or so. I convinced her to come shooting with me. "Just once to see if you like it" I begged.

Now she loves it. In fact, due to the cost of ammo, I have to be our "regulator", or she'd shoot every round in the house!


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