carry gun I own has been retro-fitted with these sights and my wife told me, in no uncertain terms, her hand- gun would have them too.
Recoil For new shooters, or for those
Give a lady a good 1911 like this Colt New Agent, a good holster like this Galco Gladius Belt Holster and some quality training and quit worrying about what a ladies gun ought to be.
ing a fast sight picture and getting hits. While we were at Gunsite, Dave Biggers from XS Sights pulled her aside and handed her a Colt 1911 New Agent with XS 24/7 big-dot sights. Unlike the common, notched-rear and post-front sights, these sights are similar in design to the express sights on dangerous game rifles; there is a large front bead and a shallow rear. Drema, my wife, instantly began get- ting hits … and getting them faster. Why? New shooters often find it
very difficult to precisely align notch and post sights and not disturb the precise sight picture while pulling the trigger. The nature of the notch and post sight makes you want to perfectly align them. With the XS 24/7 sight, you essentially just place the big dot on the target and pull the trigger. They may be one of the best combat-style sights you can put on a handgun, and my experience has shown them to be a great sight to start new shooters on. Almost every
who don’t shoot a great deal, recoil is a terrible thing. It takes thousands of shots and years of repetitive practice to overcome the detrimental effects recoil can have on your shooting. The thing is; you can’t guess the level of recoil any individual shooter can comfortably tolerate because, like selecting underwear, the ability to tolerate recoil is an individual thing. Felt recoil, not the mathemati-
cal recoil calculation, is what mat- ters. Firearm design, weight and the cartridge a handgun is chambered for all influence recoil. It’s been my experience, most new shooters find the recoil of anything more powerful than a 9mm Luger or a .38 Special in a moderate size (20 to 30 ounce) handgun objectionable. This isn’t a lady thing; it’s a human thing. If you want to turn a new shooter (man or woman) off, start them out with a fly- weight or powerful handgun.
Training I believe firearms training is just
as important as firearm selection. You may be the best firearms trainer to ever paste a target, but trying to teach your significant other how to shoot can be as much a recipe for problems, as trying to hang wall- paper with them. A shooting range is no place for a big ego, and it’s no place for you to exert your “leader of the pack” attitude most men have. Firearms can be intimidating to
new shooters and combining that intimidation with personal, intense and complicated, interpersonal rela- tionships is a bad idea. I’m not say- ing it can’t be done, I’m just saying, generally something goes wrong. If you have succeeded in helping the lady in your life find a handgun she likes, go a step further and find her a talented instructor or send her to a reputable school to get her started in the right direction. This works because attendance
Who says girls can’t shoot or carry 1911s? Women are just as smart as men; a thumb safety and an easy- to-pull trigger do not exclude the 1911 from consideration.
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and completion of a firearms school brings with it a sense of pride and ac- complishment someone can’t obtain by spending a few days on the range with their husband. (Um, I’m talking about on the range and shooting guns. OK?) Once the new shooter has mas- tered the basics, you can then enjoy joint-shooting and training sessions where she will not feel intimated by the gun or you. *
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