Women shooting semi automatic pistols

[NU9MM]

So took my wife to the indoor range today. First time she's shoot a pistol in 12-13 years. She shot a full sized M&P 1.0 9mm the first time. And she shot it well. Today she shot my Optic ready 2.0 compact and my Gen5 Glock 19. I personally thought she was gonna shoot the 2.0 compact better than the Glock but she did not. She shot the Glock better. I don't know if that is surprising or not. I wanted to rent a 43X and let her shoot that but we ran out of time. I just don't know if that would be too much recoil for her. That being said she did shoot a 19 pretty well for it being 12 or 13 years since the last time she shot a pistol.. I told her we need to get her into a formal shooting class with a qualified instructor. And I'm not gonna suggest what gun for her to buy because it would be her shooting it not me. I just wasn't sure if you fellas wives or girlfriends shoot the Glock 19 well.

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[Knobgoblin]

My older, female coworker is known for repeated hits on the 50yd gong at our local range. Stock 19 , offhand supported.

She's recovering from carpal tunnel surgery right now. Curious what that process does for her.

 

[NU9MM]

My older, female coworker is known for repeated hits on the 50yd gong at our local range. Stock 19 , offhand supported.

She's recovering from carpal tunnel surgery right now. Curious what that process does for her.

I just know while my wife was shooting today. She had the textbook recoil anticipation while pulling the trigger where she pushes the gun down before the gun goes off. And I told her that's normal. A lot of people have that issue. I haven't had it in a while, but I did have it one time today. But thank you for your comment. I mean I've been told sometimes those smaller slim line Glocks have too much felt recoil for some people, including women.

 

[1775usmc]

My wife shoots a G19 well. She struggles with the 43X though. Lots of malfunctions due to weak wrists and the 43X is quite a bit snappier. We sold the 43X and 48.

 

[Knobgoblin]

I get the pistol flinchies once in a while. Ball and dummy drill is a good tool for that issue.

 

[NU9MM]

My wife shoots a G19 well. She struggles with the 43X though. Lots of malfunctions due to weak wrists and the 43X is quite a bit snappier. We sold the 43X and 48.

Well, and I had a 43X really didn't care for it myself. For the longest time I couldn't shoot the Glock 19 to save my life until after I took a formal shooting class and then I found out. Yes I can. And this clock is new to me that I bought used from a gun store. This is the first time I've got out and shot it or any Glock since my formal training class a year or so ago I just remembered everything I learned in that class and put it to work today and I can shoot the Glock very well. But for your reasons given about your wife struggling with the 43X is the exact reason I did not really want to rent the 43X if we have more time. And I thought even crossed my mind today too trade in my 2.0 compact on another 19 so everything is consolidated.

 

[Joe13]

I took my wife out to the range with a variety of CCW's that I have.

Ended up she shot my G17 very well. She limp wristed it a little at first but with some direction from me (we communicate well and I've taught a lot of people to shoot) she got to extremely competent in a very short time.

We go out about every year or two to get her some practice and she enjoys shooting, just not as much as I do.


Down side…. I lost my G17.

Up side…. I know she has my back if a bad situation arises.


Gonna have to get another G17 at some point. I'd really like a long slide.

 

[thekingoftroy]

My wife started with a S&W Shield EZ. She didn't shot it very well at all. She switched to a Glock 19 MOS with a Holosun ECS and she shoots it like a champ. She is cross eyed dominant and the red dot was a game changer.

 

[nwslopoke]

I don't usually have a flinch, but I recently shot a friend's new Beretta 92 and the trigger pull caught me out. I have several d/s action pistols but that was bad.

For the OP, it could be the trigger over the grip size or angle your wife is responding to. My wife has a Walther PPS she chose, but didn't like at first after shooting it a while, but now does.

 

[WillametteWill]

There is this misnomer (especially with a group of some male gun counter folks) that women should have little guns. My 5'2" bride shoots her Sig M18s best, is transitioning to shooting M&Ps, and also shoots 1911 5" guns well. But she usually isn't carrying guns that size (although she will likely be wearing an M&P 10mm while hunting today). Full sized guns are almost always easier to shoot for most people.

We do a lot of work with new and women shooters. In class this week, two had full-sized guns (Walther and P320) and the other six had Shield EZs, 365s, and I think a Glock 43. One of the women is awesome with her EZ (and this is the gun we see the most of by a huge margin). But it is not for everyone. We were doing low light shooting with flashlights, so one handed. This is the time when you are most likely to get malfunctions, especially if you do not have a good grip. Out of about 500 rounds fired, there was not a single malfunction...because these folks a) have learned how to properly grip a firearm, and b) practice.

For some, a good combination is to have a range gun and a similar carry gun, with like controls. We have found that folks (not gender related) who select larger guns in 'small gun spectrum' (e.g., S&W EZ, 365s, etc.) often are fine with one gun.

I just know while my wife was shooting today. She had the textbook recoil anticipation while pulling the trigger where she pushes the gun down before the gun goes off. And I told her that's normal. A lot of people have that issue. I haven't had it in a while, but I did have it one time today. But thank you for your comment. I mean I've been told sometimes those smaller slim line Glocks have too much felt recoil for some people, including women.

As @Knobgoblin noted, fill a few magazines with a mixture of dummy rounds and live ones. She will want to get this corrected asap. Even consider shooting a .22 for a while to help.

And since she is eating breakfast I had her review the post

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[dangerranger60]

send your wife to her first lesson with 3 possible guns, let her pick what works for her. then on her next lesson take her pick and two others till she has a good idea what works. after a few lessons have her go through all of them again. by then she will have a pretty good idea of what works for her.

I can come up with all the reasons this or that gun is perfect for my wife but until she shoots them its just my opinion. DR

 

[NU9MM]

send your wife to her first lesson with 3 possible guns, let her pick what works for her. then on her next lesson take her pick and two others till she has a good idea what works. after a few lessons have her go through all of them again. by then she will have a pretty good idea of what works for her.

I can come up with all the reasons this or that gun is perfect for my wife but until she shoots them its just my opinion. DR

That's exactly why I would never suggest to her that she needs to pick this gun or that gun. I'm not the one shooting it she is.

 

[NeoBlackdog]

My wife used to carry a 23 and now carries a 43X. She shoots both of them scary good.

 

[NU9MM]

My wife used to carry a 23 and now carries a 43X. She shoots both of them scary good.

Not sure why but I've always been a huge fan of the .40cal. I may have to the 43X another visit.

 

[Alexx1401]

So took my wife to the indoor range today. First time she's shoot a pistol in 12-13 years. She shot a full sized M&P 1.0 9mm the first time. And she shot it well. Today she shot my Optic ready 2.0 compact and my Gen5 Glock 19. I personally thought she was gonna shoot the 2.0 compact better than the Glock but she did not. She shot the Glock better. I don't know if that is surprising or not. I wanted to rent a 43X and let her shoot that but we ran out of time. I just don't know if that would be too much recoil for her. That being said she did shoot a 19 pretty well for it being 12 or 13 years since the last time she shot a pistol.. I told her we need to get her into a formal shooting class with a qualified instructor. And I'm not gonna suggest what gun for her to buy because it would be her shooting it not me. I just wasn't sure if you fellas wives or girlfriends shoot the Glock 19 well.

Great that she got out there to have some fun! Also a lesson to those who ask about buying a gun for the lady in their life. Let them go with you and let them decide what they like. FAR cheaper than ending up with one they don't like and a LOT of fun.

 

[NU9MM]

Great that she got out there to have some fun! Also a lesson to those who ask about buying a gun for the lady in their life. Let them go with you and let them decide what they like. FAR cheaper than ending up with one they don't like and a LOT of fun.

Yes, a guy I used to work with took us to a shooting range. He was a member of. He said let me work with your wife. He said because in all my years of shooting, and he was a very accomplished shooter. He said it normally doesn't work while husband's trying to Teach wives just from what I've seen. I said no problem he said, and do not tell her, this is the gun you need to buy. She needs to get guns in her hand and shoot them and make up her own mind.

 

[PORSCHE928S4]

I took my daughter out today she did well with the Beretta 92fs, Sig P226 X5 Comp and the Glock 17 ! I had her doing drills engaging three targets one shot on each and followed up with a double tap on each . I asked which one she liked the best and typical female response " They are all the same " lol
She also said the Hk Mp5 was "OK "

 

[boattail]

I don't have a lot of semi auto's but my wife really likes my S+W 659. Watching her do a 15 round mag dump and be on her knees at the end of the string laughing her butt off is priceless. All my semi autos are big guns with bigger grips that don't fit her hands well. Her biggest issue with any gun is weight. She gets tired holding them out and has not gotten good at pulling the gun in towards her chest to rest.
She is a good shot and has zero flinch or anticipation. Part of that is I have never let her shoot a gun that would hurt her. Her all time favorite handgun to shoot is my 6" 357 magnum Blackhawk. She also owns a 4" Python and shoots a 3" King Cobra. The Rugers just roll in her hand and she can handle very hot magnum loads with the Ruger. I won't load the Python quite as heavy for her.

The full size 1911 45 acp is one gun she fits well and shoots well. But it is heavy and she only fires a few shots before she puts it down. I can feed that Blackhawk much longer for her. She has shot 12g, .410, 20g, .223, 9mm, 45 acp, 38 sp., 357 mag, 40 cal, 22 lr, and a few other smaller climbers. I won't let her shoot my 30-06, the single shot 12g, 44 mag, or 357 mag in my smaller frame guns. At 68 years old I don't need to break her. By the way if you ever piss her off and she is holding her Rossi 92 lever gun you had better be gone lickety split as she knows how to put that one on target out past 100 yards off hand.

Unfortunately though I would never recommend she carries a gun. She has yet to learn to be natural while holding one. She gets very robotic and stiff. Great shot, not so great at being comfortable with them and has no interest in getting comfortable with them. She does like to go shooting and I owe her a trip soon for her to practice with her house guns.

 

[Bobbygun]

Yes, a guy I used to work with took us to a shooting range. He was a member of. He said let me work with your wife. He said because in all my years of shooting, and he was a very accomplished shooter. He said it normally doesn't work while husband's trying to Teach wives just from what I've seen. I said no problem he said, and do not tell her, this is the gun you need to buy. She needs to get guns in her hand and shoot them and make up her own mind.

Your co-worker knows what he is talking about. I had the same experience when I took my wife to an archery shop to buy her first bow. The first thing the owner did was remove me from the equation. Then he taught her how to shoot a bow properly.

It was funny a few years later I was in the shop, and they were absolutely slammed with customers. The head guy asked me if I would mind taking one of the newbies looking to buy a bow over to their indoor range and teach him the basics. I spent about 45 minutes with the guy. He thanked me several times then asked me how long I worked there. He busted out laughing when I told him I didn't work there. I was just a frequent customer.