TAG: It’s an unfortunate fact that there are some people who hate guns. That hatred usually comes from one of two places: prior negative experiences with firearms and political ideology. There’s no way to get everyone converted over to the pro-gun side, but I can think of three rifles that might go a long way towards bridging the gap and showing gun haters how fun and challenging firearms can be.
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LOL, Why put an SBR on the list? Like someone that hates guns is going to go get a stamp for one?
Suppressed SBR MP5. That’s almost 3 thousand dollars worth of firearm. Not many people will spend that on a first gun. (and wait a year to receive).
I say start with a water pistol and work up to the Nerf AK. IF they can handle that… lol
!892 Winchester lever action because EVERYBODY wants to be Lucas McCain!!!….
They should have gone with a 14.5 pinned and welded 300 Black out gun with a Pistol Length gas system. Even unsupressed you can run them down to around 790 FPS. No felt recoil and a blast to shoot. Pun intended.
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Man I love lever guns.
Something kind of funny. My wife has been around guns in a limited way as a result of camping and fishing in remote areas, but she has never been the one to be armed. She has never owned a gun and until a couple years ago had never shot a gun. For Christmas this year I bought her a custom, lightweight, easy to handle AR-15, and she thinks it’s pretty cool. She is getting a lot more comfortable and confident with it. She isn’t quite sniper material but it’s been a good thing.
Henry is a goodie for a fist timer. Plus it’s so smooth and pretty.
10/22, a for a nice taste of shooting. CZ, for a nice taste of hitting what you shoot at.
I don’t associate with people who hate guns.
I’ve had the pleasure of teaching several inexperienced people to shoot. Inexperienced women are the best to train, very trainable, attentive to rules, respect for the firearm and they don’t have bad habits to correct from shooting previously.
The ladies may have been apprehensive at first but once filled with knowledge and becoming familiar with the firearm they were shooting center body mass consistently.
I have a good selection of various handguns, rifles and shotguns. I start training first for about 4 hours, then start on the range dry firing then start shooting with the small calibers and gauges and work our way up from .22 caliber through .45acp (and .44 magnum for the adventurous) for pistols, for rifles .22 through 7.62 and for shotguns .410ga. , 20 ga. to 12ga. . Training usually lasted 3 to 4 days. Mostly range time practicing. By the time we were through, they know what they like and buy their own pistol. I wasn’t necessarily surprised, the Ladies generally chose a light weight .38 S&W Revolver, a glock 9mm or a $600 to $750 1911 .45acp.
It was encouraging to watch their skills develop.
I pity the poor bastards that may try and harm them.
Hey Joe, where’s your wife going with that gun in her hand? Lol. After having the wife shoot MANY different handguns, she thinks she’s Annie Freaken Oakley with a 9 Shield. Single stack. A great handgun for a woman. Just in case you’ve been thinking about it.
Brad, thanks, I’ll look at it. She is interested.
Joe, I absolutely love the fact you’re arming up. My wife’s up bringing sounds similar to your wifes. When we were
first married she was gun shy. Shit happens and now she’ll run an AR better than most. Might have something to do with MARSOC guys fawning all over her teaching her the routine. It’s been an interesting journey trying to survive the manufacturing economy. I’m sure you know.
I’ve always loved Ruger 10/22s.
My wife is proud of herself, she did have to overcome some fear. She has stripped her AR down all the way and cleaned it good, fired it after, she’s a regular gunsmith.
I have a 10/22 and like it.
My dad always took my brother shooting and to deer camp, wouldn’t give me the time of day when it came to instruction because, well, daughters, yanno?One day they went to sight in for the season and I asked to join and he didn’t say no. I loved every minute of it and was a natural but that was the end of it. Years later I married my adorable Mr. and he took me hunting…. I learned to be proficient with rifle, shotgun, pistol…. and compound bow because ya gotta have something when you’re taking the kids out for the Youth Hunt.
I carry an M&P Shield for work.
Recently my dad’s cousin Bill passed away and my dad was the executor of his estate. Bill had a nice gun collection. Dad brought me some of his pieces. My brother didn’t want anything. All those years of them father/son bonding and my brother ends up indifferent, maybe borderline anti-gun. My dad knew Bill’s guns would find a good home with us.
A gun story with a happy ending…
“Hate” guns?
If you met someone who “hated” forks, you’d think he had a screw loose (and you’d be right). Same with a guy who “hates” pliers, or open-end wrenches, or hammers.
We really have “defined deviancy down” when the hatred of a tool can be normalized and even take on the patina of a political statement.
These people are sick, and need help – not coddling.
izlamo delenda est …
Gosh I just re read my post. I meant to say first not fist. LMAO thank goodness y’all look past typos
Colt Match AR-15….so easy a caveman, or cave woman, can shoot it.
A friend has a new lever action Henry and it is as smooth as butta.
Lucas McCain’s 1892? Nah. Josh Randall’s “Mare’s Leg” 1892 was my favorite growing up. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare%27s_Leg
@Tony, back when toy guns were common I had a W,DoA sidearm.
It was cool, caps and bullets you put in and they ejected.
Had a holster just like Josh’s too.
Wish I still had that, my asshole brother lost it.
The first one had Little Joe, as a bad guy.
Just for fun Marlin 22 lever action.