Now, Dhillon has made no mention of being an experienced shooter. She’s not pretending that she’s an expert shot or anything like that. She’s learning. However, people criticizing her for not being an expert was troubling, to say the least. [More]
That there’s no shortage of d!ck gun owners feeds another meme.
The first time I shot a 1911, I missed a Foster’s Lager can.
If that makes you feel superior to me, I’m sure glad it’s not your life I’m living.
[Via CP]
* It makes me feel old to have to explain I’m talking about the character, not the actor.
OK, she’s not Annie Oakley…but may be good enough when the need arises. And good enough is, well, good enough.
Frickin’ experts can pound sand.
Toxic testosterone is a thing. One of the places it shows up is at a gun range. And from the “Credit Where Credit is Due Department”, came the NRA’s “Ladies Pistol Project” where women could explore handguns and their use without being put down or patronized by “Bubba.”
https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/the-american-rifleman-ladies-pistol-project/
I refused to steer my wife’s or daughter’s handgun choice. But I did make sure we went to a place where they could rent and try a large variety of them. Neither one picked a handgun that I would have picked. But they are both happy with, and enjoy shooting, what they picked.
My 5’7″ tall wife decided she wanted a Beretta 92F 9mm and a Browning Buckmark .22LR. My 5’2″ daughter picked a Sig Sauer P238 in .380ACP because it fit well in her smaller hands.
The Sig target may not be beautiful, but that group will do the job.