My wife finally joined our son and me at the range and on Mother’s Day no less. Hopefully she comes more so that the ammo can be paid for from the joint account. lol
We even had a little shooting challenge with the 10/22 and our son stole money from us.
 

Wow! Lucky guy!

My wife finally joined our son and me at the range and on Mother’s Day no less. Hopefully she comes more so that the ammo can be paid for from the joint account. lol
We even had a little shooting challenge with the 10/22 and our son stole money from us.

You should plan on taking the family on Father's Day weekend. You can shoot a wide variety of firearms without having to find ammo, lug your guns and ammo around, or do cleaning afterward.   

With handguns, rifles, shotguns, skeet, archery, and airsoft, everyone should find something they like. My girls liked skeet shooting enough to go through the line 3 times.   It's a great event to sample a bunch of firearms you've been wanting to try.  That's where I first shot a KSG bullpup shotgun.  I bought one a month later. 

old fart - very lucky. At first she was anti gun but after taking the pistol safety class she enjoys shooting.

Flapp_Jackson - We did go to last years event but my son was to young to shoot 22’s. We plan to go again this year since he is now 9.

old fart - very lucky. At first she was anti gun but after taking the pistol safety class she enjoys shooting.

AWESOME

Looks like an awesome day! 

old fart - very lucky. At first she was anti gun but after taking the pistol safety class she enjoys shooting.

Flapp_Jackson - We did go to last years event but my son was to young to shoot 22’s. We plan to go again this year since he is now 9.

I've had friend's wives change their opinion after going to the range (or other training/classes), esp with folks that they trust.  Great that your wife came around! 

I've manned the 22 side many times at the SSF, but it's been 4-5 years since.  Usually on the long gun sections the past many years.  The 22 side was awesome to help many kids and especially on Father's Day seeing fathers enjoying shooting with their kids.  Truly awesome stuff.  Hope you make it out this year. 

Looks like an awesome day! 
I've had friend's wives change their opinion after going to the range (or other training/classes), esp with folks that they trust.  Great that your wife came around! 

I've manned the 22 side many times at the SSF, but it's been 4-5 years since.  Usually on the long gun sections the past many years.  The 22 side was awesome to help many kids and especially on Father's Day seeing fathers enjoying shooting with their kids.  Truly awesome stuff.  Hope you make it out this year.

She was super excited when she came home from the class bragging that she out shot the guys. I told her that the class is about safety and not accuracy. She then went on to say that some of the “males” in the class were dangerous and shouldn’t even own guns. haha

She was super excited when she came home from the class bragging that she out shot the guys. I told her that the class is about safety and not accuracy. She then went on to say that some of the “males” in the class were dangerous and shouldn’t even own guns. haha

I've noticed women tend to do better than men.  They don't have the ego.

Watch out, the wife might be like mine and want to build her own AR.  Then cerakote it.  I can't tell her no, because I didn't want her to lose interest.  So on my wife's AR, I sent about $1900 or so.  Not even name brand like Noveske.  The gun candy cerakote alone was $400.

My wife has more guns than I do.  I got 1 AR and 1 VP9. She has her AR, Mossberg 500, CZ P10C, and M&P 9C.

I've noticed women tend to do better than men.  They don't have the ego.

Watch out, the wife might be like mine and want to build her own AR.  Then cerakote it.  I can't tell her no, because I didn't want her to lose interest.  So on my wife's AR, I sent about $1900 or so.  Not even name brand like Noveske.  The gun candy cerakote alone was $400.

My wife has more guns than I do.  I got 1 AR and 1 VP9. She has her AR, Mossberg 500, CZ P10C, and M&P 9C.

haha! That’s exactly what she said. She said that the males in the class didn’t listen to the instructor and acted like they knew what was going on. The instructor even had to grab the gun from one of them because he was about to swing the muzzle around.
That’s awesome that your wife enjoys shooting so much. I hope mine gets that way so I can shoot the guns that she buys.

Hawaii Defense Foundation will be having a Ladies' Day on June 22.

This was the posting from 2017:
https://2ahawaii.com/index.php?topic=27641.0

See this posting for skill building class info:
https://2ahawaii.com/index.php?topic=33532.0

She was super excited when she came home from the class bragging that she out shot the guys. I told her that the class is about safety and not accuracy. She then went on to say that some of the “males” in the class were dangerous and shouldn’t even own guns. haha

That's VERY common.  I help teach the basic pistol class with LIFE as well as take groups of friends to the range.  As long as they are at least somewhat open minded and have a "will try" attitude, women usually end up doing better. 

I've noticed women tend to do better than men.  They don't have the ego.

Ego is huge.  It's also common for the I've been shooting my entire life type that you can't teach me anything.  Well, some of them are flinching so badly that they are missing a 8.5" x 11" paper at 7 yards!  While the 22 yo girl who never shot a gun in her life is shooting pretty decent groups.  Many of them can be pretty dangerous as well as they can be nonchalant about gun safety. 

Another thing I've noticed is really avoid having one spouse teach the other.   

haha! That’s exactly what she said. She said that the males in the class didn’t listen to the instructor and acted like they knew what was going on. The instructor even had to grab the gun from one of them because he was about to swing the muzzle around.
That’s awesome that your wife enjoys shooting so much. I hope mine gets that way so I can shoot the guns that she buys.

Yup.  Very common. . . 

Well, she can start with cleaning the guns that she shoots.   

Another thing I've noticed is really avoid having one spouse teach the other.   
Yup.  Very common. . . 

10000000000% CORRECTOMUNDO

Not only with guns, but most stuff.  I've been telling my wife for years what to do in the gym.  We decide to do a bodybuilding contest and we both have the same trainer.  He tells her exactly what I've been saying for 5 years.  But he did tell me to not worry, and this happens all the time.

It took my wife about a year to build her AR because she wanted very specific parts.  I'll post a pic when I get home.  She's now working on her 22 build which I'm gonna budget about $1200 without optic.  I was gonna buy the receiver a few days ago, but my LG permit expired 2 days prior to that.  So now I gotta go thru the BS process again.

old fart - very lucky. At first she was anti gun but after taking the pistol safety class she enjoys shooting.

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Any more at home like her? She got a sister?

Eric808 - Mahalo! I’ll ask her and see what she says.

changemyoil66 - Can wait to see pics.

oldfart - She does have a sister but I definitely got the better one. 😆

This years SSF is in July, not on fathers day weekend.

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