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Hey to all you bitches.
I am currently practicing under my boyfriends guidance - so far I have a handle on a FAL rifle which I can shoot really well since it has a fabulous site on it, Glock 15, Styer Ogg, shotgun ... - We have just started doing some falling plate matches (pistol). And I suck suck suck. I have to shoot with the Glock which kicks back like a mo-fo and he keeps saying "It's not a beginners gun". Okay. So I'm developing this flinch and everyone at the range is trying to help. Letting me shoot their guns and giving me lighter ammo etc
I think that being 118lbs makes a lot of difference to being 220lbs in terms of what is comfortable to handle especially in a match where there's more "pressure".
I got to shoot this other bitches(the only other girl there!) revolver with a halogen site and was 100% on target.
What's your fav. pistol? What should I test out? Love to hear from you bitches.
XOX - Foxy
I am currently practicing under my boyfriends guidance - so far I have a handle on a FAL rifle which I can shoot really well since it has a fabulous site on it, Glock 15, Styer Ogg, shotgun ... - We have just started doing some falling plate matches (pistol). And I suck suck suck. I have to shoot with the Glock which kicks back like a mo-fo and he keeps saying "It's not a beginners gun". Okay. So I'm developing this flinch and everyone at the range is trying to help. Letting me shoot their guns and giving me lighter ammo etc
I think that being 118lbs makes a lot of difference to being 220lbs in terms of what is comfortable to handle especially in a match where there's more "pressure".
I got to shoot this other bitches(the only other girl there!) revolver with a halogen site and was 100% on target.
What's your fav. pistol? What should I test out? Love to hear from you bitches.
XOX - Foxy
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Re: pistols for lightweight bitches
Tue, March 16, 2004 - 10:49 AMPersonally, I think Glocks don't point very well, but that's just an opinion.
It's probably not so much the gun as the caliber. What caliber are you using? If your boyfriend is shooting .45 ACP or .40S&W and you're getting flinchy, maybe you should try 9mm or .38 super.
My wife has a 1911 officer-style shooting 38 super and she LOVES it. She doesn't care much for my full size 1911 shooting .45 acp.
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Re: pistols for lightweight bitches
Tue, March 16, 2004 - 11:21 AMOr even take a step down to .22. I find them great for teaching with.
The Ruger mark II bull barrel. Light, little recoil, very cheap to shoot. -
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Re: pistols for lightweight bitches
Mon, April 26, 2004 - 1:59 PMI can second the recommendation for the Ruger Mark II Target. I used to own one (even though I am definitely not a lightweight bitch), and it's a great pistol for frequest target shooting. I had the long-barrel (6.5in) model. The ammo's about a penny a round, it has a nice, balanced weight to it, and it's stainless steel, which I think it easier to clean and well, just looks cool.
Rugers are a bit complicated to field-strip, though.
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Re: pistols for lightweight bitches
Tue, March 16, 2004 - 11:49 AMI'm 200 lbs, and I can't hit the broad side of a barn with a Glock. BUT with anything else watch out. I just can't get used to that two-stage trigger and as I'm firing it throws my aim off. My solution? A nice Sig P226 for each hand. -
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Re: pistols for lightweight bitches
Tue, March 16, 2004 - 11:57 AMEach hand, huh? You crazy ambidextrous shooters, and your John Woo movies!
...but in answer to the issue at hand (har, har, har) my wife started with a Sig P232 .380, and worked her way up to a 9mm. Now she loves her Glock, and can drive tacks with it 'till the tacks run out. -
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Re: pistols for lightweight bitches
Tue, March 16, 2004 - 12:32 PMAmen to that, I just can't make it work for me. Just chalk it up to operator error.
One of my faves is the ubiquitous Walther PPK, but for a small gun it kicks like a mule, but a better belly gun I can't think of. Oh yeah, and there was that 2" group at 50 feet... -
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Re: pistols for lightweight bitches
Fri, June 18, 2004 - 3:55 AMThe slide on a Walther is notorious for biting a shooter's hand. For smaller handed shooters, it's less of an issue, but it'll even get them if they aren't lucky.
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Re: pistols for lightweight bitches
Sun, June 13, 2004 - 10:04 AMReally I can Kill it with a Glock Very Accurate For me
But that me
I like a good Colt Commander 1911 very trustworthy gat
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Re: pistols for lightweight bitches
Tue, March 16, 2004 - 1:42 PMYou might want to think about moving to a steel-frame gun instead of a polymer (like a Glock) - the weight of the pistol will absorb more of the concussion feedback that you're feeling in your hand (which is probably adding to your "flinch")
Glocks are always going to be a wee bit "jumpy" for some people 'cuz the gun is SO light-weight... I notice that when I fire my Glock... which means I have to grip it and brace against it a differently than I do my steel-frames.
Sometimes it's not just the caliber of the gun - but the "feedback" the shooter feels from it. I've shot some .45-acp through a 1911 by ParaOrdinance that was smooth as silk (gawd, I wish I could still one of those in California with the hi-cap magazines) and I barely even felt any recoil. And I can't put more than a dozen rounds through my Taurus .38-Special snubbie without losing the feeling in my hand 'cuz the sucker stings like a b*tch every time I pull the trigger! -
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Tue, March 16, 2004 - 3:34 PMHmm ... Looks like there's a lot more fun in store for me. -
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Tue, March 16, 2004 - 6:03 PMAre there any restrictions (caliber wise,) for the competitions you are shooting in? If not I would say trying something in the .380 to 9mm range. As was previously mentioned the Sig Sauer P232 is a excellent small gun. I have one and it is one of my favorite weapons to carry and shoot. -
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Wed, March 17, 2004 - 10:14 AMi also love my sig sauer p232, it's a really great gun and comfortable for a person with a smaller hand andlighter weight... -
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Thu, March 25, 2004 - 6:25 PMYeah, Sigs kick ass!
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Thu, June 17, 2004 - 8:31 AMI brace my index finger on the front of the trigger guard and pull the weight back aganst my right palm
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Tue, March 16, 2004 - 10:22 PMI want to heartily second two points raised earlier
- try a 22 - don't underestimate the effect of having to spend $12 or $15 on 100 rounds of ammo (9mm, 38 special, 45acp) vs. $15 for 500 rounds of 22. Plus almost no recoil, you can really work on your grip, trigger pull, breath control
- try a steel frame gun. My girlfriend who has very weak wrists shoots a 90 year old Webley mark 1 revolver converted to 45acp that must weigh 6 lbs - the weight of the gun absorbs a ton of the recoil.
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Re: pistols for lightweight bitches
Wed, March 17, 2004 - 9:39 AM>>You can do the best of both by getting a good 1911 and getting a 22 caliber conversion kit for it.
Hear hear!
Excellent suggestion!! And when you're good, you can immediately go to the manly .45 ACP! Or 38 Super.
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Re: pistols for lightweight bitches
Sun, March 21, 2004 - 11:28 AMThanks for this thread, really. As someone who can't keep the name and sizes of things in her head for very long, it's been fun to read.
What's with the bigger sizes being more manly though??? So is it more womanly to have an accurate shot, not just wacking off, I mean, missing the target?
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Re: pistols for lightweight bitches
Mon, March 22, 2004 - 1:20 AMNaw, Foxy just didn't like all the kick from the glock :P
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Re: pistols for lightweight bitches
Mon, March 22, 2004 - 9:45 AMWhat it all comes down to is get a gun you can handle, are comfortable with, and is accurate in your hands. If you can't hit the broad size of a barn with a howitzer, who cares if its manly?
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Tue, March 23, 2004 - 10:01 AMI love you
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Tue, March 23, 2004 - 10:25 AMI love you
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Re: pistols for lightweight bitches
Mon, March 22, 2004 - 1:19 PMMac-11 is a awesome piece for the lightweight bitches!
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The simple pleasures of the Mark II
Mon, March 22, 2004 - 9:31 PMHeya.
Dude, I've got a cabinet full of pistols and a few long guns. And my favorite for actually going out and making holes in things is my ancient Ruger Mark II .22 auto.
It's really fun to shoot, it won't make you deaf (that's what motorcycles are for, silly!), it won't give you wrist fatigue (that's what masturbation is for, silly!), ammo is dirt cheap, and you can vasectomize a fly at 50 yards with it.
Larger caliber (usually) = better defensive weapon, but smaller caliber (always) = more fun in the long run.
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Re: The simple pleasures of the Mark II
Fri, March 26, 2004 - 10:29 AMIn response to Daze: "Are there any restrictions (caliber wise,) for the competitions you are shooting in?"
No, so it's a good chance to shoot with something that I really like - when I find out what I really like that is. But it's just dismal shooting with a pistol (ie the Glock 15)that I don't have a handle on yet.
Mucho thanks for all the posts. It's bin educational!
As a side note we were also talking about the baby glock as the gun for me - Anyone got any feedback on the baby glock? -
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Re: The simple pleasures of the Mark II
Fri, March 26, 2004 - 1:59 PMBaby Glocks?? ...even SMALLER and lighter than a standard glock - which means it'll kick and jump even MORE than a standard. If you've got SMALL hands then maybe they'll be alright for you - the sawed off grips on those things are ridiculous for me (half my hand hangs off the bottom of those things - so if I don't buy the grip-extensions to slap on the bottom of the magazines - I can barely hold 'em!)
General problem with ALL sub-compact firearms - ITTY BITTY barrel length, which effects accuracy (harder to hit a target with a 2-inch barrel than a 5-inch barrel).
The plus sides - small & lightweight (easy to carry). Glock durability & consistency (it takes a BEATING & you hardly ever really worry about the thing breaking on ya). However, Glocks & Glock-parts AREN'T cheap...
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Re: The simple pleasures of the Mark II
Sat, March 27, 2004 - 7:16 PMrevolvers, go with the revolvers. so much fun, so accurate, and no shells flying around! i found a .44 (or was it a .45, jon would know) so much fun to shoot, but with magnum loads it was a bit much - too uh manly? eh, just a bit of overkill for my needs. who needs 12" - 10" is plenty, you know?
i do like seeing what i've shot, which is another reason i like the higher caliber handguns. rifles are fun, but i don't get to shoot often so i like to know i hit. or didn't hit! maybe it was the armor piercing rounds - they bore me. ha. -
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Re: The simple pleasures of the Mark II
Mon, April 26, 2004 - 10:41 AMIt's true. I too went with the Ruger Mark II .22 auto. Love it.
Re: The falling plate matches, they're letting me shoot with the Ruger, but the plate only falls if I hit the top. So it's a little less satisfying for this purpose.
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Re: The simple pleasures of the Mark II
Sun, May 23, 2004 - 3:16 PMi just got a sig 220 45 that i'm loving.
my mom carries a lady smith and wesson 38 that she loves and says is great for an old woman. what ever that means... -
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Mon, May 24, 2004 - 6:45 PMhere's a rangemaster trick: have a friend load fired brass randomly through the clip. This demonstrated rapidly whether you're flinching or anticipating recoil. 22 is excellent for
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Re: The simple pleasures of the Mark II
Wed, June 2, 2004 - 4:34 PMThanks for the tip.
I have been practicing with my new love the Ruger Mark II. And returning once more to the Glock find I have more of a handle on that as well. So it's all going swimmingly.
Went to the desert (outside of Vegas) and shot rifles long range (up to 550yards) - most excellent fun. -
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Re: The simple pleasures of the Mark II
Sun, June 13, 2004 - 10:02 AMGlock are sweet I got a Glock 17 PreBan with the 17 round clips
But for light weight and concealment baby glocks suck...
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Re: The simple pleasures of the Mark II
Thu, June 17, 2004 - 12:05 PMHmm sounds like fun
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Re: pistols for lightweight bitches
Sun, June 20, 2004 - 4:08 PMI weigh around 130 lbs and have shot a Glock 21, 19, a 17 and a .357 Magnum. I've noticed that as my arm strength has increased from weight lifting, I've developed a steadier arm and now have no problem hitting the target.
On another note, after going to my local indoor range and playing around with the rentals, I've developed a taste for the 9mm Beretta, which (for me) combines some of the best elements of the Glock with that of a lighter weapon; not only does it not have the kick of a Glock, it's got a decent amount of firepower and the grip fits my small hand a little better.
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Thu, June 24, 2004 - 11:08 AMeh, glocks. big, square grip - never liked them.
I avoided trying 1911s forever because I thought that they'd be too big, heavy and explosiony. But they are narrow enough that they fit even smaller hands pretty well. My fave is my Kimber Pro Carry. 26 oz unloaded. The Kimber triggers are nice from the factory, as well...my friend's Springfield trigger is annoyingly heavy.
I don't think that the amount of recoil is really an issue after you work through the flinch, which took me a while. Do lotsa dry-firing, focus on the front sight & follow-through. And many short range sessions work better than going every once in a while and shooting boxes of ammo.
22s are nice (I have a Browning Buckmark) for getting your mechanics down & shooting a lot & cheaply, but didn't really help me get over flinching. -
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Thu, June 24, 2004 - 7:44 PMI agree with the comment on flinching...it seemed like after I got the grip down and quit anticipating the shot, I was able to hit the target. -
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Thu, June 24, 2004 - 9:55 PMAny of you fine ladies that live in the Bay Area goin' out to the desert for the 4th can try my H&K .45 compact... is smooth and accurate... I've taught more than one little (size wise) girl how to shoot the thing with no problem... -
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Thu, July 8, 2004 - 12:33 PMThat's a mighty chivalrous offer Big Daddy ;-)
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Thu, July 8, 2004 - 12:55 PMGet a GP100 6 inch in .357 Mag and fire 38 specials out of it. When you are ready the upgrade to .357 is free. -
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Re: pistols for lightweight bitches
Fri, August 27, 2004 - 9:53 PMI find that I have trouble with the "full" sized autos and I'm not small 6'2" and 230 pounds ......... but my hands are ....... make sure that whatever you are shooting with does not feel too large in your grip. full size 1911's are uncomfortable for me, just because of grip shape ........ Sape with some of the 9mm that use a double/staggered magazine ...... the grip gets too large to be comfortable.
The other thing is to experiment with the same basic gun but with different grip styles on it ........ this can greatly change your site picture and grip comfort.
I like the recoil and punch of a 38 super ....... the above advice of getting a full sized 357 and shooting 38s through it initially was good
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Fri, August 27, 2004 - 10:30 PMAnd I'll always champion the Makarov, about $200, intermediate between .380 and 9x19 in power. VERY reliable and accurate for the money. -
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Fri, October 8, 2004 - 3:13 PMI'm with Silly Old B about this one. My boyfriend's got his Springfield 1911, and I've shot both that and the Glock 357(?). HATED the Glock, don't like the kick, and the damn thing's not as pretty as the 1911. The only gripe I've had about the 1911 is it's a little long, barrel-wise, for my asetics, but it sounds like Silly Old B's wife's found the solution, I'll have to take a look.
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Fri, October 8, 2004 - 4:55 PMI would recommend a full framed single stack 1911 style .45 auto. The gun may feel heavier in hand but the added mass will counter balance felt recoil and the use of a lighter grained bullet will allow for more control with your follow up shot. -
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Fri, October 8, 2004 - 5:02 PMI honestly don't mind the weight, it's reassuring. I can't stand the polymer after shooting the Glock, it feels like a toy. I like the steel frames, didn't know they were called that until this post. I'll have to try that with a lighter grained bullet... think I shot 150s last time... any particular grain recommendation?
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