Guns, Bows, Shooting Sports, and Hunting The wonderful women in my life

[Radshooter]

Last week I flew from Arizona to Kansas to visit my parents for a week and finish up some chores on the farm for them before the snow flys. My 23 year old daughter and her boyfriend managed to come over twice to help put siding on the garage and to go shooting.

I started my daughter shooting when she was about 5 years old using a Ruger single action . 22 revolver with CB shorts. She took to it like a duck to water She was a hubcap's worst nightmare at 30 feet with that pistol. Now, at 23, it is still her favorite pistol. She also shoots my SKS and can kick butt on a 5 gallon pail at 100 yards w/ open sights.

But my favorite moment was when we were shooting the handguns. I let her try a . 380, 9mm, and a . 45 Colt 1911 and Sig P220 . 45ACP. After she shot all 4 guns, I asked her what she liked the best. She said the . 380 was fun, but too small for her hand. She liked the 9mm, but it just felt too wimpy. Her favorite pistol that she shot over and over again was the Colt . 45 Oo. Now she is shopping for her own . 45.

When I got back home, my wife picked me up at the airport. We still had a bunch of shopping and eating to do before our 1 1/2 hour drive home. When we got my suitcase loaded in the truck, she said "Here, I brought you a goody bag. " I looked in the bag and she had brought me my SA MilSpec 1911, spare mag and holder, my Leatherman in the holder, and my Benchmade Griptillian :-laf

What a wonderful ending to a great trip.

 

[BullyDogJason]

thats awesome man.

i cant even get my wife to shoot my 1911

 

[HHhuntitall]

Careful, fellows!!! . 45 ammo is expensive!!

 

[BGlidewell]

Careful, fellows!!! . 45 ammo is expensive!!

still not as expensive as a funeral though

 

[HHhuntitall]

still not as expensive as a funeral though

Well, obviously, you've never met my family... . my funeral MIGHT involve a pine box..... More likely they'll just use one of the Cat's and throw my carcass in an open hole and cover it up... . and drink what beer's left in the fridge. Or they might just throw me out in the pasture and shoot at the coyotes that try to come in for a bite to eat..... and drink what beer'e left in the fridge. Or they might just tie me on a bronc colt and take bets on how long I can stay on, just like when I was alive..... and drink what beer's left in my fridge... ... :-laf



I'll agree certainly, though, that it's better to be judged by twelve than carried by six.



Still, can't you find them something cheaper to shoot? I started making my wife buy her own 9mm ammo, so now she only shoot once every two weeks or so..... I still haven't showed her how to roll her own... .

 

[J.BURCHFIELD]

Nice story. My wife tries to put the clip in backwards. Does not like to go to the range. I say you need to learn to protect yourself. She says that is what I have you for. I will do my best and hope MY 45 does the rest. I bought 4 boxes of 45 ammo at wally world for $70. I will reload the empties so it was cheaper than that. I am sure that some of you may be considering reloading. It is a hobby within itself. I like Dillon's reloading equipment. Have used it over 25 years. They stand behind it 100%. You have to work at it but you can break a part. Not to worry they send you a new one free. No questions ask. Tell them it was your fault and you still get it free. Fantastic people. I don't have any stock in Dillon. I get nothing for recommending them. I am just a happy camper as the saying goes. When your ammo is cheaper you will shoot more. The more you shoot the better you will be prepared. MERRY CHRISTMAS.

 

[goodguys75]

dillon is the best... . and ALL AMMO IS EXPENSIVE, EVEN 22... . NOT LIKE IT WAS BACK IN THE DAYS.....

 

[Radshooter]

Before we sold our house and moved into a fifth wheel, I reloaded everything we shot except . 22. I was set up to load . 38, . 357, . 45, . 44 mag, . 223, and . 308. I had a single stage press and a progressive press set up on my workbench. I would work up the loads I liked and try them out with the single stage. When I "got it right" I would switch to the progressvie and go to town.

We shot a lot back then. Went out about every other weekend, and between my wife and I, it was nothing to go through 1,000 rounds or more of pistol and rifle combined. It was my "stress relief therapy". I would load "his and hers" . 45 shells. Full power for me, and hers were a little lighter so she would enjoy shooting more. My "therapy" involved blasting the crap out of stuff with the pistols for an hour or two, then settling in behind the . 308 on the benchrest for some 100 yard and 300 yard fun. I loved the bench shooting. I would "zone out" to the rifle, and everything about work or other problems would just go away for a few hours. It was great.

That was 10 years ago. I still have all the reloading equipment in a storage shed, and we have been saving our brass for nearly 6 years now. In a few years, we plan on being back in a house. A reloading room is one of our main criteria when we look at houses.

 

[Matt42]

Before we sold our house and moved into a fifth wheel, I reloaded everything we shot except . 22. I was set up to load . 38, . 357, . 45, . 44 mag, . 223, and . 308. I had a single stage press and a progressive press set up on my workbench. I would work up the loads I liked and try them out with the single stage. When I "got it right" I would switch to the progressvie and go to town.



We shot a lot back then. Went out about every other weekend, and between my wife and I, it was nothing to go through 1,000 rounds or more of pistol and rifle combined. It was my "stress relief therapy". I would load "his and hers" . 45 shells. Full power for me, and hers were a little lighter so she would enjoy shooting more. My "therapy" involved blasting the crap out of stuff with the pistols for an hour or two, then settling in behind the . 308 on the benchrest for some 100 yard and 300 yard fun. I loved the bench shooting. I would "zone out" to the rifle, and everything about work or other problems would just go away for a few hours. It was great.



That was 10 years ago. I still have all the reloading equipment in a storage shed, and we have been saving our brass for nearly 6 years now. In a few years, we plan on being back in a house. A reloading room is one of our main criteria when we look at houses.

Sigh. Some day your wife and mine should get together and talk. We would all have something in common, `cept we have a bumper pull.

 

[SRath]

Radshooter, just curious: How did you get all of those guns to kansas (and back) if you flew from AZ?

 

[The patriot]

In the past (financially better times) my wife bought me an EAA 38 super, a Arsenal AK, Steyr M9 and a few others I cant remember. For Christmas/birthday presents.



IMO only the BEST women will buy theyre husbands guns!



This year was a little tight. :{ So she got me 1000 sierra 77gr bullets that I desperately needed.

 

[Radshooter]

SRath... I did not travel with them. I have a safe at my parent's house. About half our stuff is there, the other half in AZ with us.

 

[Rattler]

I bought the wife a Taurus 22 cal 9 shot stainless revolver and a brick of shells for Christmas, oh, and a small diamond ring. She was more tickled with the pistol than the ring. :-laf

 

[sarj]

IMO only the BEST women will buy theyre husbands guns!

Does a $100 range card count? I didn't even ask for it... how cool is that? I'll use it towards my yearly membership card.

 

[SRath]

Outdoorsmen are always easy to buy gifts for. Guns, ammo, a Buck knife or maglight... you can't go wrong. Buying for my wife, now that's hard! After all, what could the woman who has me possibly want for. . ?



Thanks for the clarification, radshooter. I was kinda hoping you might clue me in on an airline that was still gun-friendly, but with the TSA and all I don't think there's a chance of that. So how do all those TV hunters and celebs do it?



Scott

 

[HHhuntitall]

Check it. I flew from AZ to DFW, TX last year, in '05 I flew from TX to HI and back, and I just had to check it. They lock it up in the captian's safe. I wouldn't call ANY of them "friendly" towards firearms, but they don't want the legal issues, so they just do it. Ammo is another matter. UPS takes care of that, though.