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A cynical person, such as myself, would suggest that the stats don’t matter, the end game is to ban them all. But it’s easier to go after the scariest ones first. Just like they tried with .44’s and “Saturday Night Specials”.

Ban sman, laws only work when people abide by them. Maybe ~30 years ago people would have lined up to turn them in but I don't see that happening now.

The USA will turn into a nation of felons first. I don't see banning the home workshop happening either.

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This thing is a blast! A Smith and Wesson M&P 15-22

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Yes it is. When I got one about 5 years ago, my wife didn't want to have anything to do with it. Now, I get to handle it mostly when I'm cleaning it for her. She lets me load her four 50 round Black Dog drums too. It's a neat 22.
 
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If you want to get a true picture on the use of "assault weapons" & homicides, use the FBI's UCR (uniform crime reports). Homicides are chronicled by race, sex, and type of weapon used. Below is the data for 2011-2015. Rifles (including scary black ones) were under 300 except for 2011. Shotguns about the same. Keep in mind that rifles is all rifles, .22 plinkers up to dangerous game bolt guns. Ones identified as "assault weapons" are a fraction within the fraction. The facts are simple, they aren't used in the overwhelming majority of gun homicides by any stretch. That falls to handguns which are ~20X more likely to be used. Not how it is reported though, not even close -

https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u....able_8_murder_victims_by_weapon_2011-2015.xls
The terminology used in one of the DOJ`s Uniform Crime Report was that "The incidence of so-called "assault weapons" used in crimes is statistically insignificant".....
 
Nice to hear some reports of the ladies engaging in the shooting sports ! One thing that has always annoyed me is that the media NEVER mentions the fact that every week, millions of family members participate in the various shooting disciplines, safely and without incident.

Anyway, here`s my wife`s 9 mm, it`s a 3rd gen S&W 3913, single-stack (8 + 1), rated for +P+ ammo. Alloy frame, 23 oz., very sleek and trim, all edges are trimmed & "melted"....feels good in the hand. Novak Lo Mount sights. Hammer is bobbed to prevent snags, but still allows enough purchase to go single-action if you desire. Traditional DA/SA operation, with slide mounted decocker/safety. Hogue grips. Good shooter, accurate....sweet little gun.

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Nice to hear some reports of the ladies engaging in the shooting sports ! One thing that has always annoyed me is that the media NEVER mentions the fact that every week, millions of family members participate in the various shooting disciplines, safely and without incident.

My wife shoots competition with me about half the time. Mostly steel challenge, but sometimes USPSA. If she isn't shooting, she is still there with me, often running the nook to keep score.
 
Hey Harry
I haven't been a gun o phile in quite some time but back in the day I thought the little Rugers were way to go. Pretty accurate, lots of different options, and tuff as a boot. I worked at a shooting range at the time and the rental guns had hundreds of thousands of rounds ran through them during there lifetime. Ruger was by far the toughest of the bunch. Glock did very well also. Just my .02. Eric 20171226_121647.jpg
 
OK then... And my wife's S&W Model 66 Pro Series


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Bob T, my wife is in the market for her very first firearm and was looking at Smith & Wesson's of the sort your wife has. What is your wife opinion of the gun's performance? Grip? Accuracy? As with any consumer item, one can read about specs until they're blue in the face, reviews from actual owners/users tend to carry more weight as far as I'm concerned.
 
Bob T, my wife is in the market for her very first firearm and was looking at Smith & Wesson's of the sort your wife has. What is your wife opinion of the gun's performance? Grip? Accuracy? As with any consumer item, one can read about specs until they're blue in the face, reviews from actual owners/users tend to carry more weight as far as I'm concerned.
It fits her small hands well, that is why she liked it. It is was a fairly recent purchase, so I can't give you much more than that. And if she ever decides to carry, or needs a gun for home defense, I preferred her to have a revolver. She was not raised with firearms, and hadn't ever shot anything before we met, so clearing a jam or checking the chamber on an auto didn't come natural for her. She is much better now, but in a stressful, defensive situation, a revolver was the way to go. When she competes, she uses a 9mm Walther PPQ, (also comes with a set of small grips), or a .22 Browning Buckmark.

But if you are looking for your wife's first gun, I wouldn't recommend this. It is small and light, so it kicks pretty good, and the barrel is short, so accuracy is compromised. All this will lessen the enjoyment, and the will to practice. A good .22, like the Rugar Mark models mentioned earlier in the thread, or the Browning Buckmark, will speed up the learning curve. (They are also less expensive)

And consider professional training. It really helps.
 
It fits her small hands well, that is why she liked it. It is was a fairly recent purchase, so I can't give you much more than that. And if she ever decides to carry, or needs a gun for home defense, I preferred her to have a revolver. She was not raised with firearms, and hadn't ever shot anything before we met, so clearing a jam or checking the chamber on an auto didn't come natural for her. She is much better now, but in a stressful, defensive situation, a revolver was the way to go. When she competes, she uses a 9mm Walther PPQ, (also comes with a set of small grips), or a .22 Browning Buckmark.

But if you are looking for your wife's first gun, I wouldn't recommend this. It is small and light, so it kicks pretty good, and the barrel is short, so accuracy is compromised. All this will lessen the enjoyment, and the will to practice. A good .22, like the Rugar Mark models mentioned earlier in the thread, or the Browning Buckmark, will speed up the learning curve. (They are also less expensive)

And consider professional training. It really helps.

Thanks for the reply, Bob T. For whatever reason, my wife prefers revolvers over semi-automatic hand guns. At 5' 2" she's a short woman and also happens to have small hands - which I why I asked about the grip of the S&W. She's handled the Glocks I own and is astoundingly quick (her reaction time/reflexes border on frightening...) with their slides, triggers, and magazine loading. None of that changes the fact that she likes the look and feel of "wheel guns." She accomapanied me recently when I went to drop off one of the aforementioned Glocks to be refinished at a local FFL and had a chance to handle several guns - everything from Kimber .45s to Colt 1911s to six-shot Glocks to Browning to S&Ws - hell, even a couple of rifles. Of the inventory available, she kept returning to the Smith & Wesson revolvers, stating that they fit her hand the most comfortably, she liked the size of them, and could see herself carrying one concealed. Since I like my marriage (almost 21 years now), I don't argue. She's in the process of obtaining her FOID and will begin training so as to obtain a CCW soon.
 
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