10 years of marriage and this is what I get...
- Thread starter Mike
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Sounds like you are a well trained husband. Skillful with your communication too... :liebe028:
Damn she did it wrong. After 10 years she is SUPPOSED to use the gun on YOU.... not give you one.
Sheesh.
Sheesh.
I can't speak for OP, but if I owned one it would make many trips to the range.
Oh, and what medicalhumor said.
It's a shooter. I'm a shooter. I can't own a gun and not shoot it.
Not sure if I posted this before (didn't reread thread, just last 3 posts) but that Model 19 is a friggin' tack driver.
At the typical 7 yard range, it is capable of shooting through the same hole. I'M not capable of shooting like that, but even I can pull off thumb size groups with it. At 25 yards, I can still put all 6 rounds in center mass.
......
More fun: my birthday was last week, and I figured that was the perfect opportunity to talk my wife into going to the range with me. So, we dropped the kids off at school, ran home, grabbed the guns and showed up right as they opened.
Anyhow, this was the first time she had ever been shooting. I knew she was scared, but she kept insisting she was okay. I told her I wanted to make sure she had fun and I wasn't going to nitpick everything she did. However, I did explain the 3 safety rules:
1. Always treat every gun as if it's loaded
2. Keep your finger off the trigger unless you're ready to shoot
3. Always keep the gun pointed downrange OR Don't point at anything you don't intend to destroy (to quote Clint Smith)
Other than that, I just helped her with the mechanical operation of the guns, and answered her questions.
Started with the Mark III (.22). I showed her how it operated, and fired a couple rounds first so she could see and hear it operate before handing it off. Then dropped a new clip in it, clicked on the safety, and let her take over. She was so scared, she was in tears. Told her it was okay, and we could leave, but she said "no" and turned to take her shots.
After the first shot, I saw her pause, and could hear her thinking "wow, that wasn't so bad... I'm not bleeding... fingers still intact... let's try that again"
She emptied that clip, turned and was grinning ear to ear. I asked if she wanted to shoot some more and she says "Oh YES". After a couple more mags, she decides she's ready to move up to the big guns, and wants to try the 45.
"No, let's start with the 38 first"
So, she did. Really liked it. 18 rounds later, time for the 45.
To say she loves shooting... is a bit of an understatement. She was glowing afterwards. Couldn't stop talking about it.
So... for our 11th Anniversary, it looks like I'll be the one buying HER a pistol.
Okay, so here's the latest lineup:
Brand new Dan Wesson Guardian on the left. Kimber in the middle, the Smith on the right and a Crossbreed Supertuck holster underneath. I put rubber combat grips on the Smith. Not for looks, purely for shootability. The stock grips, while really fucking cool, are too big for my hands.
Some mean 45's (did I mention I love the 1911?)
Mr. Smith
I had a neighbor who had one like that .357, it had the original grip like your first picture, and 'Trooper MKIII' on the side and sounded like a cannon when he fired it. He said he uses it for squirrel hunting though I never saw him bring back any squirrels...
That Trooper MKIII is a Colt, and was referred to as "the poor man's Python" (if memory serves). Very nice guns regardless.
Shooting squirrels with a .38 or .357... messy. :485:
Nice. I've actually got my silver .357 in my side holster right now. This was actually my grandfather's service weapon, guess I've got a kill count on mine already lol.
NICE! Looks like a newer model than mine. See how the rounds are not flush with the cylinder. Mine has recesses for the rounds to sit flush, and I think they did away with that on newer versions.
*edit: yep, found it in Wikipedia. 1982, the Model 19-5, they eliminated the cylinder counter bore. Mine is a 19-4 (4 / 5 just indicates generation).