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<blockquote data-quote="HoLeChit" data-source="post: 3710460" data-attributes="member: 35036"><p>When I got my girlfriend into shooting, she couldn’t load a magazine or rack the slide, especially on smaller “woman sized” firearms. She was also the typical market sample for women’s firearms, being 5’2 and petite, with tiny child hands. Most of the firearms marketed to women are notoriously hard to manipulate in my opinion. Small slides, short grips, light weight all make for a less pleasurable shooting experience for anyone, and especially those who don’t have a ton of experience. I suggest starting with full size stuff, that will fit her hand. My girlfriend started with my full sized pistols, and learned how to operate them. Learned about pushing the firearm forward rather than pulling the slide back, how to use your fingers when loading the mag, all that. Things I’ve forgotten because I’ve been doing it a while. She did end up with a hellcat, which she likes, but she really loves revolvers. She even prefers to shoot 357mag loads out of my 2.25” SP101, and 10mm out of my N frame. I feel that the tip over point was learning the technique behind firearms manipulation, and then developing the associated muscles through practice. The first 6 months before I bought her first firearm was lots of practice. It was manipulation and disassembly of every pistol we put in the range bag, essentially practicing for 30 minutes before we ever went to the range. That allowed her to be more familiar and more confident when we got to the range, where she then only had to worry about range safety and what target she wanted. In the end, she could safely and efficiently manipulate any pistol she picked up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HoLeChit, post: 3710460, member: 35036"] When I got my girlfriend into shooting, she couldn’t load a magazine or rack the slide, especially on smaller “woman sized” firearms. She was also the typical market sample for women’s firearms, being 5’2 and petite, with tiny child hands. Most of the firearms marketed to women are notoriously hard to manipulate in my opinion. Small slides, short grips, light weight all make for a less pleasurable shooting experience for anyone, and especially those who don’t have a ton of experience. I suggest starting with full size stuff, that will fit her hand. My girlfriend started with my full sized pistols, and learned how to operate them. Learned about pushing the firearm forward rather than pulling the slide back, how to use your fingers when loading the mag, all that. Things I’ve forgotten because I’ve been doing it a while. She did end up with a hellcat, which she likes, but she really loves revolvers. She even prefers to shoot 357mag loads out of my 2.25” SP101, and 10mm out of my N frame. I feel that the tip over point was learning the technique behind firearms manipulation, and then developing the associated muscles through practice. The first 6 months before I bought her first firearm was lots of practice. It was manipulation and disassembly of every pistol we put in the range bag, essentially practicing for 30 minutes before we ever went to the range. That allowed her to be more familiar and more confident when we got to the range, where she then only had to worry about range safety and what target she wanted. In the end, she could safely and efficiently manipulate any pistol she picked up. [/QUOTE]
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