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by flintknapper
Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:25 pm
Forum: Ladies
Topic: Gratuituous bragging: Bought my wife a Kimber for her BDAY!
Replies: 33
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stevie_d_64 wrote:
flintknapper wrote:To most folks, the 45 ACP (in any reasonably sized gun) results in a noticable...but not heavy..."push".

Conversely, I often hear complaints about the "snappy" perceived recoil of cartridges like the .40, 357, even 9mm in the more potent loadings.

Of course, everyone has a different tolerance for recoil, but "recoil impulse" is a very real factor and does not go unnoticed by most folks.

Indeed....most women can shoot and handle a .45 just fine.
Actually I have to admit my wife handled another man's piece a couple of years ago...I won't divulge the name of that person as they are a member in good standing here in the forum... ;-)

It was at the first TexasCHLforum Day...And we were all up shooting a lot of others firearms...And "Wife Unit" had never shot a .45 before...So that wonderful person let her shoot a Les Baer (Thunder Ranch) .45, and the rest was history...Everyone watching got a big kick out of her reaction which was this evil grin...And somehow I figured that might hurt me in the pocket book as well, which made it even more funny...

Maybe one of these days I'll return my Dad's Michigan Arms .45 (which I have given a good home to for a year or so) and git one of these nice .45's...

One for me, and one for her... ;-)

Thats what I call a good deal all around!

Got to be Chas. ;-)
by flintknapper
Wed Nov 28, 2007 8:50 am
Forum: Ladies
Topic: Gratuituous bragging: Bought my wife a Kimber for her BDAY!
Replies: 33
Views: 6630

stevie_d_64 wrote:
catwoman wrote:My husband used to have a Kimber .45...until the first time I shot it. Now I have a Kimber .45...very comfortable to shoot--when I have the time (seems like forever since I've been to the range--gotta fix that!!) :cry:
Welcome to the forum!

You are not alone, in that I see more and more women liking the .45 than most other calibers...
My wife being one of them, yet she'll shoot most anything but the .40 for some strange reason...I've come to the conclusion that that caliber has a little more "bark" that some folks don't like...

Glad you found something that works for you...Thats the biggest hurdle to get over...

My wife and I try to go on a "date" at least once a month to the range to send a box of our favorite ammo downrange, in the fun way...

We tried to tell Dr. Phil that its a great marriage builder, but I think he might be a bit of an gun control proponent... :lol:

Not surprising.

If not told beforehand...."its gonna kick like a mule", many women (and men) will simply accept the level of recoil without any anxiety formed from preconceived notions.

To most folks, the 45 ACP (in any reasonably sized gun) results in a noticable...but not heavy..."push".

Conversely, I often hear complaints about the "snappy" perceived recoil of cartridges like the .40, 357, even 9mm in the more potent loadings.

Of course, everyone has a different tolerance for recoil, but "recoil impulse" is a very real factor and does not go unnoticed by most folks.

Indeed....most women can shoot and handle a .45 just fine.

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