My wife took Lynne's BASIC safety course at Mansfield Fish and Game this Saturday, the 10th of May.
When she came home, I really couldn't get a feel for what she was thinking. She raved about Lynne and Ed and C-pher, but it sounded like she was still hesitant about shooting.
Sunday morning she woke me up and asked if we could shoot on Sunday. She wanted to go to the range. She told me all my guns were too heavy, and she liked the Ruger Lynne used in the class. I said to her... "I have one of those". I let her try it. She didn't like the 6" barrel. I let her try my 4" Model 18,. It too was too heavy. I gave her a 4" Model 34 Kit gun, and the grips were too small. Nothing fit or was light enough for her carpel tunnel wrists, until I let her try my early model heavy barrel Buckmark with the red dot sight.
Even though the gun was over twice as heavy as my Model 34, she liked it. I offered to buy her a Model 317, 3" Alloy 8 shot revolver though, because she said she thinks she like round guns in stead of Automatics.
Sunday morning, my wife and I sat around in the morning playing with guns, and her enthusiastically asking questions.
The impact of the course for her had been too much to digest the first day. Overnight though she seemed to get more and more enthused. She said to me... "You know, you've created a monster".
I laughed to myself, because how many of us wish our wives would join into our hobby? Now Instead of talking guns, guns, guns all day until she was sick of hearing me, now I sit back and SHE starts the conversation.
I have to thank Lynne, Ed, C-Pher and the guys at the Mansfield F&G for this. My wife didn't want to learn anything from me. Not how to drive, how to paddle a canoe, and especially how to shoot.
But Lynne and company opened her eyes, and she is applying for her LTC. I can't tell you I'm totally happy, because I now have to support her gun habit and mine too. Damn, I'll be forced to buy extra guns, and go shooting more often. Ain't it a shame?
BTW, Carol RAVED about the presentation Lynne made, and loved working with Ed on the range. She's been telling all her friends on the phone how much fun it was, and that they should try it. If any of you have ladies in your life that want to get started in the sport., I HIGHLY recommend Lynne as a trainer, but especially as a WOMAN'S trainer.
When she came home, I really couldn't get a feel for what she was thinking. She raved about Lynne and Ed and C-pher, but it sounded like she was still hesitant about shooting.
Sunday morning she woke me up and asked if we could shoot on Sunday. She wanted to go to the range. She told me all my guns were too heavy, and she liked the Ruger Lynne used in the class. I said to her... "I have one of those". I let her try it. She didn't like the 6" barrel. I let her try my 4" Model 18,. It too was too heavy. I gave her a 4" Model 34 Kit gun, and the grips were too small. Nothing fit or was light enough for her carpel tunnel wrists, until I let her try my early model heavy barrel Buckmark with the red dot sight.
Even though the gun was over twice as heavy as my Model 34, she liked it. I offered to buy her a Model 317, 3" Alloy 8 shot revolver though, because she said she thinks she like round guns in stead of Automatics.
Sunday morning, my wife and I sat around in the morning playing with guns, and her enthusiastically asking questions.
The impact of the course for her had been too much to digest the first day. Overnight though she seemed to get more and more enthused. She said to me... "You know, you've created a monster".
I laughed to myself, because how many of us wish our wives would join into our hobby? Now Instead of talking guns, guns, guns all day until she was sick of hearing me, now I sit back and SHE starts the conversation.
I have to thank Lynne, Ed, C-Pher and the guys at the Mansfield F&G for this. My wife didn't want to learn anything from me. Not how to drive, how to paddle a canoe, and especially how to shoot.
But Lynne and company opened her eyes, and she is applying for her LTC. I can't tell you I'm totally happy, because I now have to support her gun habit and mine too. Damn, I'll be forced to buy extra guns, and go shooting more often. Ain't it a shame?
BTW, Carol RAVED about the presentation Lynne made, and loved working with Ed on the range. She's been telling all her friends on the phone how much fun it was, and that they should try it. If any of you have ladies in your life that want to get started in the sport., I HIGHLY recommend Lynne as a trainer, but especially as a WOMAN'S trainer.