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allinhtown wrote:Whoops, sorry. We live in the Meyerland area. I'm thinking about taking her to Top Gun, only because I've been there before, and I know they have rentals. But she's very inexperienced, and doesn't really listen to me about anything, so I don't have a lot of faith in her taking my firearm instructions very well. I've never been to Memorial Shooting Center, but that is somewhat convenient for us also.

Any other ranges that have gun rentals? Also, any guns in particular we should try? I'm thinking about trying a 9mm to carry, but I have no idea what she should try, to get comfortable with to carry?

Thanks everyone! (I'm still a complete newbie too)

Do NOT try to teach her how to shoot then. Meaning no disrespect, but if you are a complete newbie too, then you might risk teaching her some bad shooting habits. Look around for a NRA certified Basic Handgun instructor in your area. The class will include both classroom education and range time, and it will be taught by someone who doesn't have a stake in your relationship with her, so there will be none of the tensions about "accepting instruction" from you. Most such classes will have lots of different pistols she can try out, and let her decide, without any input from you at all, what she is comfortable with. After she has made her favorites known, then have a discussion about what is or isn't a good choice for self defense carry.