My Wife Has a Shotgun!

jbirds1210 · Post by **jbirds1210** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 7:31 am

First off........my wife is going to kill me for posting this...but this is her first shot from a scattergun! She was a little nervous about it, but ended up doing an amazing job! I can still hear the gongs ringing from her shot!(Photos by HighVelocity, Thank you sir!)
I have to take this opportunity again to thank the folks at Oakwood Oulaws...they are a great bunch of folks and they really helped comfort my wife through the intimidating 12 gauge! Look at those freakin trees, it is beautiful out there!!!

Jason

HighVelocity · Post by **HighVelocity** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 8:35 am

Nice! She didn't even flinch.

I might have taken the pic but I think it was Brenda and Ms Ruby that convinced her to go for it.
A future cowboy action shooter? Better start saving now.

Venus Pax · Post by **Venus Pax** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 9:57 am

Love the pic. Thanks!

seamusTX · Post by **seamusTX** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 12:16 pm

Cool.

Mrs. Casey shoots skeet. FWIW, she has no other interest in firearms.

Have you considered getting your wife a recoil pad or vest? They're made of Kevlar. The pads cost less than $20.

- Jim

jbirdswife · Post by **jbirdswife** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 6:03 pm

Thanks for the suggestion Seamus - - I think I am going to stick with my 9mm for now!

I had a lot of fun that day, but that was a little more "bang" than I am ready for on a regular basis!

Have a great weekend!

Kimberly

seamusTX · Post by **seamusTX** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 6:27 pm

Mrs. Casey and I both found that recoil "wears off" after a few hundred rounds spread over a couple of weeks. I barely feel it now. We're nobody's idea of spring chickens, either.

Sensitivity to recoil varies enormously from person to person.

Shotgun is a useful skill. If you check around, many experts recommend it for home defense. Shooting skeet is also a lot of fun unless you have a day like I did Friday.

- Jim

jbirdswife · Post by **jbirdswife** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 6:35 pm

Uh Oh - - sounds like you must have had an "off" day!

Jbirds does have a shotgun for home defense that I have always been too scared to shoot. After our trip to Oakwood I told him that I was ready to give it a try. He told me we would go out to PSC soon so I could give it a shot. Heaven forbid, if I ever needed it when he was not home, I am afraid that I would be hesitant it I didn't know what it was going to feel like. I also know that hesitation could get me killed, so I think I am ready.

Kimberly

seamusTX · Post by **seamusTX** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 8:37 pm

I hope you are ready.

After you have fired several hundred rounds, it will be as natural as swatting a fly. You also need to learn to load, take off the safety, and operate the fore-end automatically, without looking or thinking about it.

(I tried to shoot with the safety on Friday. Talk about a bad day.)

I don't know what kind of ammunition you shot. The typical skeet or trap load is 1 1/8 ounce #8 or 9 shot. Buckshot can set you on your butt. There's an argument to be made for intermediate sizes like #4 for defensive purposes.

ElGato is without a doubt the world's leading shotgun instructor.

- Jim

cyphur · Post by **cyphur** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 9:51 am

Good stuff! I too am trying to get my wife into shooting.

I found that after shooting my .308 Remington and then putting about 75 shells of 12ga that recoil isn't even a factor. The more you shoot, the less you'll notice it.

cyphur · Post by **cyphur** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 9:51 am

Good stuff! I too am trying to get my wife into shooting.

I found that after shooting my .308 Remington and then putting about 75 shells of 12ga down range that recoil isn't even a factor. The more you shoot, the less you'll notice it.

flintknapper · Post by **flintknapper** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 10:47 am

Somebody "double tapped".