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Hey everybody,
I have some great news that I thought I'd share. I finally got my girlfiriend to agree to come to the range with me a few weeks ago. So we finally got together and went yesterday (Saturday).
She shot 200 rounds through my bolt-action .22 and had a great time doing it. She also shot a few rounds through my RRA M4 clone. She did pretty good with both, especially the .22 bolt - she had shot one a long time ago.
But then I showed her how to use the P99 (9mm). She had never shot a handgun before. At 7 yards, she landed most of her shots within the 2" circle, and the rest of them were in the 4" ring. She shot better than I did that day!
She said that she liked shooting the handgun and that it was completely different from the rifles. She also told me that it might be good to know how to use a handgun just in case.
She said the 9mm was not too hard to control. I was kind of shocked that she enjoyed it as much as she did, but she's been known to suprise me now and then.
Because of all this, I'm thinking about getting her/us another handgun to take to the range. I have been leaning towards the PPK/S, but her hands are a little bigger than mine, so I don't know if that will be a good choice. And I'd like to have at least a 9mm instead of the .380.
I was wondering if anybody has experience with the Sig Pro 9mm. I have not seen one yet, but its something I'd be willing to look into. I did not like Sigs until I held a P229 a few weeks ago. It fit my hands better than their full-size P226 did.
Other things I am considering are the HK USP compact and P2000 in 9mm, but they are a bit more expensive than their competitors.
If there are any other suggestions for a P99ish sized handgun in 9mm, please throw them in! I won't be buying a new handgun until this summer at the earliest, but I'd like to start thinking about it now and see if I can get her to start picking out what she likes/doesn't like.
Thanks!
-Yoshi
I have some great news that I thought I'd share. I finally got my girlfiriend to agree to come to the range with me a few weeks ago. So we finally got together and went yesterday (Saturday).
She shot 200 rounds through my bolt-action .22 and had a great time doing it. She also shot a few rounds through my RRA M4 clone. She did pretty good with both, especially the .22 bolt - she had shot one a long time ago.
But then I showed her how to use the P99 (9mm). She had never shot a handgun before. At 7 yards, she landed most of her shots within the 2" circle, and the rest of them were in the 4" ring. She shot better than I did that day!
She said that she liked shooting the handgun and that it was completely different from the rifles. She also told me that it might be good to know how to use a handgun just in case.
She said the 9mm was not too hard to control. I was kind of shocked that she enjoyed it as much as she did, but she's been known to suprise me now and then.

Because of all this, I'm thinking about getting her/us another handgun to take to the range. I have been leaning towards the PPK/S, but her hands are a little bigger than mine, so I don't know if that will be a good choice. And I'd like to have at least a 9mm instead of the .380.
I was wondering if anybody has experience with the Sig Pro 9mm. I have not seen one yet, but its something I'd be willing to look into. I did not like Sigs until I held a P229 a few weeks ago. It fit my hands better than their full-size P226 did.
Other things I am considering are the HK USP compact and P2000 in 9mm, but they are a bit more expensive than their competitors.
If there are any other suggestions for a P99ish sized handgun in 9mm, please throw them in! I won't be buying a new handgun until this summer at the earliest, but I'd like to start thinking about it now and see if I can get her to start picking out what she likes/doesn't like.
Thanks!
-Yoshi