Super User Catt Posted June 29, 2020 Super User Posted June 29, 2020 My wife recently decided she wanted to buy a pistol & take a concealed carry class. Even though I haven't bought her a handgun we took the class today. So for qualifying our instructor a friend of ours said she could use any of his. Carolann at age 66 has never fire any type of firearm. Being concerned a larger caliber might frighten her I suggested a Beretta U22 Neos. Below is her qualifying 18 rounds ? 15 Quote
Super User NHBull Posted June 29, 2020 Super User Posted June 29, 2020 Outstanding! we were in a similar situation a few years ago and went down the same path. The Mrs now carries a Shield 9mm in a pocketbook designed for carry. Lucky for us, NH now does not require concealed carry permits so there is no registry 2 Quote
Super User gim Posted June 30, 2020 Super User Posted June 30, 2020 On 6/28/2020 at 9:21 PM, Catt said: Beretta U22 Neos I assume this is a .22 LR caliber pistol? I've got a Ruger SR22 of that caliber and the specific reason I bought it was because of the minimal recoil that made it more "friendly" for my wife to use. Ammo is dirt cheap too. 1 Quote
Super User Catt Posted June 30, 2020 Author Super User Posted June 30, 2020 5 hours ago, gimruis said: I assume this is a .22 LR caliber pistol? I've got a Ruger SR22 of that caliber and the specific reason I bought it was because of the minimal recoil that made it more "friendly" for my wife to use. Ammo is dirt cheap too. Yes sir it is ? 1 Quote
Smells like fish Posted July 3, 2020 Posted July 3, 2020 Very nice!! I remember about 10 or 12 years ago shooting to qualify with my newly bought Glock 17. The Neos is in my list to buy some day, I want a 6" stainless and black. What's your fav handgun Catt? 1 Quote
Super User Catt Posted July 4, 2020 Author Super User Posted July 4, 2020 @Smells like fish Don't have a favorite but I'm a huge Ruger fan. 2 Quote
Smells like fish Posted July 4, 2020 Posted July 4, 2020 I have more Ruger handguns than by any other maker, so i must be a huge Ruger fan too 2 Quote
CountryboyinDC Posted July 27, 2020 Posted July 27, 2020 On 6/28/2020 at 10:21 PM, Catt said: Below is her qualifying 18 rounds ? That'll do, I believe. My wife was on her collegiate 3 position rimfire team, which was definitely a conversation starter when I met her. We don't get to shoot nearly as much since my son was born and we moved to the DC area, but she enjoyed hand loading and trap as much as she did rimfire. It's good to find things you like to do together with your spouse, sometimes you just can't find the time. Tell your wife that's good shooting! 1 Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted July 27, 2020 Super User Posted July 27, 2020 On 6/28/2020 at 9:21 PM, Catt said: My wife recently decided she wanted to buy a pistol & take a concealed carry class. Even though I haven't bought her a handgun we took the class today. So for qualifying our instructor a friend of ours said she could use any of his. Carolann at age 66 has never fire any type of firearm. Being concerned a larger caliber might frighten her I suggested a Beretta U22 Neos. Below is her qualifying 18 rounds ? 1 Quote
Super User Nitrofreak Posted November 21, 2020 Super User Posted November 21, 2020 For never having fired a shot, that’s pretty dang good man !! Quote
Guitarfish Posted November 21, 2020 Posted November 21, 2020 I just shot a Beretta 22 on my trip to Oregon. I was really surprised at how loud it was. Super nice pistol. Quote
Super User GaryH Posted November 21, 2020 Super User Posted November 21, 2020 On 6/28/2020 at 10:21 PM, Catt said: My wife recently decided she wanted to buy a pistol & take a concealed carry class. Even though I haven't bought her a handgun we took the class today. So for qualifying our instructor a friend of ours said she could use any of his. Carolann at age 66 has never fire any type of firearm. Being concerned a larger caliber might frighten her I suggested a Beretta U22 Neos. Below is her qualifying 18 rounds ? 1 Quote
Super User BrianMDTX Posted November 22, 2020 Super User Posted November 22, 2020 When I qualified in Texas last year, they would not us photograph or keep the target. The instructor said it was so there was no “proof” of how well (or poorly) one qualified in case of any legal action if involved in a shooting one day down the road. Don’t know if that was just his “thing” or if it’s a Texas thing. I was in a class of 16-17 people. All males except one female. She brought a 5-shot revolver. Everyone else had semi-auto pistols. Most of the men were a lot younger than me (20’s and 30’s) with modern Glocks, Sigs, Rugers, etc.). I brought my almost 30 year-old Star Firestar M-45 single-action .45 ACP. Most of those younger dudes looked at my pistol like it was a relic. I looked at some of their targets while we qualified. Many of these shooters were ex-military and had recently been in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. To be frank, they were not good shooters with their high-tech 9mm’s. My “ancient” single-stack compact .45 ACP shot light’s out, and I am much more the rifleman than a pistol shooter. I mainly carry a Kahr K9 as that all-steel Firestar is heavy, and a DAO is IMO inherently safer, but that Firestar is one nice shooting pistol for sure. Quote
Super User NHBull Posted November 22, 2020 Super User Posted November 22, 2020 @BrianMDTX, most military don’t spend much time with a side arm so it’s not surprising. There is a lot to be said for military .45’s. They were loose but accurate. Quote
Super User BrianMDTX Posted November 22, 2020 Super User Posted November 22, 2020 @NHBull, I agree with you. I just was surprised that some of those young bucks (of whom some were a little cocky about waiting to qualify due to their shooting skills) shot so poorly. I think one got a little miffed as I had an extra 9mm-sized hole in the bottom left of my target lol. Quote
Super User Catt Posted November 22, 2020 Author Super User Posted November 22, 2020 8 hours ago, BrianMDTX said: When I qualified in Texas last year, they would not us photograph or keep the target. The instructor said it was so there was no “proof” of how well (or poorly) one qualified in case of any legal action if involved in a shooting one day down the road. Don’t know if that was just his “thing” or if it’s a Texas thing. I believe it's NRA that requires a percentage of 18 rounds within in the 9 ring. Quote
BigAngus752 Posted November 23, 2020 Posted November 23, 2020 On 6/28/2020 at 9:21 PM, Catt said: My wife recently decided she wanted to buy a pistol & take a concealed carry class. Even though I haven't bought her a handgun we took the class today. So for qualifying our instructor a friend of ours said she could use any of his. Carolann at age 66 has never fire any type of firearm. Being concerned a larger caliber might frighten her I suggested a Beretta U22 Neos. Below is her qualifying 18 rounds ? I have been a Master Firearms Instructor in both pistol and rifle for several decades. I am currently the full-time Rangemaster at one of the oldest police academies in the nation. I can tell you that this is a dream target for an instructor. Someone who has never fired a gun before that has the hand/eye coordination to do this on the first time out is someone who has no bad habits, no hang-ups, hasn't gotten a bunch of "wrong" instruction, and she is a total blank canvas with natural ability. Good for her! I hope she enjoys it and chooses to shoot more. Unfortunately our country has a lot of "experts" who do more harm than good when teaching firearm skills. I hope you can find her a good one, if she's interested, to really develop her natural talent. Well done! 1 Quote
Super User Catt Posted November 23, 2020 Author Super User Posted November 23, 2020 @BigAngus752 LOL that's why I stayed out of her way! We have a friend who is a retired City Police Sargent, D.A.R.E. Officer, & Tactical Team Member. She's working with my wife Carolann ? 1 Quote
Super User Jrob78 Posted November 23, 2020 Super User Posted November 23, 2020 14 hours ago, BrianMDTX said: When I qualified in Texas last year, they would not us photograph or keep the target. The instructor said it was so there was no “proof” of how well (or poorly) one qualified in case of any legal action if involved in a shooting one day down the road. Don’t know if that was just his “thing” or if it’s a Texas thing. I've taken several TX CHL classes, my initial class and 2 or 3 renewal classes and they always let us keep our targets if you wanted to. So it must have been that instructor's rule, not a state thing. Quote
Super User BrianMDTX Posted November 23, 2020 Super User Posted November 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Jrob78 said: I've taken several TX CHL classes, my initial class and 2 or 3 renewal classes and they always let us keep our targets if you wanted to. So it must have been that instructor's rule, not a state thing. I thought that may be the case. To be frank, he was a little “extreme” in my opinion. Quote
Smells like fish Posted November 24, 2020 Posted November 24, 2020 I still have my target somewhere. My instructors advice was to pin it to my house for unwelcome guests to see. Before we shot, the instructor told us about a guy who had shot the target below the belt and between the legs and a big laugh was made over that guy’s bad shooting, so we have this one guy that is new to shooting and of course he struggles to qualify and his first shot hit the silhouette between the legs perfectly lol everybody looked at each other except for the shooter. I bet he’ll never forget that! Quote
Super User slonezp Posted November 28, 2020 Super User Posted November 28, 2020 Illinois ccw qualifier is 30 rounds and 70% need to be within the silhouette and the instructor keeps the target. 10 rounds @ 5 yards, 10 @ 7-1/2 yards and 10 @ 10 yards. 1 Quote
OnthePotomac Posted December 2, 2020 Posted December 2, 2020 Anyone looking for a great home defense weapon I recommend the Smith and Wesson .45 Cal Governor. It is the counter to the Judge and you have to buy the really expensive Judge to get a six round wheel, but the Governor comes with a six round wheel, shoots a cowboy .45 and .410 buckshot home defense rounds. It is also a whole lot lighter than a Judge and fits in my wife's hand nicely. Having been an Army wife of 31 years, she has fired my Army .45, a Thompson sub machine gun and the old Army .45 blowback operated "grease gun", so she is really comfy with her Governor. Her carry is a .38 Special, five round, steel frame, Charter Arms, which I bought for her in 1970 for $60, new. when I left for VN. Can you believe Charter Arms still makes the same gun. 1 Quote
Smells like fish Posted December 8, 2020 Posted December 8, 2020 Those buckshot loads from a short barrel .410 impressed me. If a body can’t shoot and needs a pattern- the 3 ball federal loads and the disc loads by Winchester? Shot good from a 3” judge. I enjoy controlling my poisonous snake numbers and have found the .410 revolver priceless in the shooting of 60-80 poisonous serpents during the last few years. 2 legged snakes would equally wiggle their last if deemed guilty by the judge and sentenced to buckshot under 45’. I would fancy one of those S&W models if ever I could shed my shadowing bait monkey ? Quote
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