Meant to ask: How is Theresa doing with the 642? Is she practicing with it, or is the recoil putting her off?
She has ran through 200 rounds through it. She tried to use it to qualify for her CCW, but freaked out in the middle of the test. She was shooting dead on at 15 feet when the range safety officer made everyone shoot one shot at a time. When it came time to qualify, we loaded 5 rounds into the guns and shot. She hit the first one dead center. The next one was about 6 inches away and she started to cry. She thought she was going to fail. The other 3 were all over the place because of it. She ended up finishing the test with my .380. The different gun, longer barrel, and better sights calmed her down. She finished the shooting time just fine.
The recoil does not bother her one bit with the .38 Special. She does understand why I chose the revolver for her as a personal defense weapon and not an auto. She know that all she has to do is point the gun at the bad guy and squeeze the trigger. The gun will do the rest. Once the bullet leaves the gun, it will do its job when it hits the person. We got Glaser Blues in it.
She really has enjoyed shooting with my brothers Phoenix .22LR. It has exchangable barrels. A 4" barrel and a 6" barrel. It is a bit of a pain to swap barrels, but not too bad when you get the hang of it. I can do it in about 30 seconds.
I think we will end up with a Ruger Mark II or Mark III. We like the idea of being able to have some magazines loaded and just empty the clip, reload another one, fire some more, grab another, etc.
I found a Ruger Mark III at the gun show brand new, in the box, for $249.00. I bet I could get it for $250.00 out the door. Not a bad price. Before we buy something, Theresa will shoot a friends Mark II to see how she likes it. The Mark II was our friends husbands gun, but he has died. She has some emotional attachments to some items and not others. She sold one of his guns, but has a hard time even wanting to look at others he had. She is still in mouring, so I understand. Not saying I want that gun or not, but if she is wanting to sell it, I would be interested in buying it...possibly.
Anyway, Theresa is not scared to shoot the 642. We plan on shooting one every 3 months just to make sure she knows how to aim it. Besides that, we are just going to use a 22 to have fun. Tuesday nights are ladies night at the range and Theresa and her girlfriend get free range time. She can have all the fun she wants. I have every other friday off and we are already planning on going on the 19th again.
Tom
