the last engineer Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 im just wondering how many of you guys take your wives/girlfriends shooting ,the reason i ask is i took my better half clay shooting ,a little skeet and trap,not to long as the guns can be a little heavy for women to hold up for a long time,she took to this o/k but nothing to write home about ,now the .22 lr rifle 50 mtr ,nothing but smiles , loved it ,hand gun took to the small cals well up to .357" mag, again prolonged gun up time is tiring but accuracy was good,my problem no is i dont sleep to well knowing she can hit what she points at :*) so how many of you guys shoot with the fairer sex :( and admit they can shoot too :*) martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leon Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 My fiancee is a dab hand with the shotgun and rifle last week she dropped 8 crows with 9 carts and sunday night she nailed a dozen bunnies with the rimmy without missing but she suffers from not being able to hold the gun up for long...Ithink this helps as she does not dwell on the target to long. I know the feeling about going to sleep knowing she can shoot though. :( Leon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted June 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 as a side bar ,i bought diane(my better half) a browning o/u ultra xs for valentines day to match the 1 i have :( this along with the miroku 4barrel skeet set i bought her for xmas ,and the 2 handguns and 1 rifle ,,,,,,,because i love her soooooooooooo much ,i hasten to add they are on my ticket,and i use them regularly to keep them working right ,,,,,,you know how it is,i love the way we bond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishandshoot Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 I like your style, I'll treat her to a days stalking for xmas. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_stag88 Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 Women are good rifle shots. Its the fact they are steady. Yet interstingly they make poor stalkers. This is because men have tunnel vison, which is ace for spoting your buck in a load of brambles however this means we cannot find the butter. Women on the otherhand are better at looking with wide angles and can find the butter. But the main reason about the butter is that we are to lazy to find it ourselves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 I started my Mrs clay shooting last summer and she really got hooked. We bought her, a Browning 425 for christmas and she's now hitting 70% on Skeet and DTL and 60% on sporting layouts. Not bad seeing as she'd never picked up a gun before. Only problem is it's twice as bloody expensive on a Sunday morning now ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 She must be some woman engineer. Good luck to you both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted June 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 lb this will kill you ,my last birthday we went to shoping together "bonding time" the last stop was a shop called p+d enterprises (check out online),my favorite place to browse, after milling around for 10-15 mins she says to me pick one im buying it for you knock me down with a feather,another toy for the boy,had to build a bigger room in the basement i think its the smell of red dot :( do i love this gal :*) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ak47 Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 aparently some of the best snipers were russian women! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_stag88 Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 lb this will kill you ,my last birthday we went to shoping together "bonding time"the last stop was a shop called p+d enterprises (check out online),my favorite place to browse, after milling around for 10-15 mins she says to me pick one im buying it for you knock me down with a feather,another toy for the boy,had to build a bigger room in the basement i think its the smell of red dot do i love this gal :*) She's having an affair OR wants a new car! Looking at the Shop Photos, It is just how I remeber the gunshops over there. They lock away the knives, but leave the rifles on the counter. The best one has to be the muzzelloader packaged like a toy hanging on a shelf! :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 Whilst on holiday a few years ago I took my wife to kelbrook to button for me, as my brother in law was not available. I offered her a go at shooting, but she declined. After a few stands, moan, moan and more moan. Now I mean, she had the glasses, the cap, the proper ear muffs, every bit of gear that the best dressed buttoner could want. Short of carefully placing the butt in her mouth there was going to be no shutting her up. I ended my shoot prematureley and we returned to our holiday home about 70 miles away. The following day we went to Keswick shopping, now I quite like the place, and there is a very nice choccy shop, that she loves. Now I wont go into detail, because it would take too long, but I completeley sucseeded in messing up her day. We returned to the car in virtual silence which was kept up untill we reached Arnside, not far from our destination. She announced that she didnt know what had got into me, and thanked me for ruining her day; she hadnt this and that etc. I simply replied touche'. The penny dropped, she announced that she wasnt coming shooting again. I told her that she could go shooting as often as she liked, but not with me. We now have it sussed. I drop her off in Skipton, and she shops, lunches, whatever. I go to Kelbrook, and shoot untill my shoulder drops off. She pays for the clays. I behave myself in the Keswick choccy shop. It gets even better, she now even pays for my shooting trip to Scotland. Before Red says it. She can have an affair, as long as shes paying for the shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadSpringer Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 Result! :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted June 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 perfik webber,i have absolute respect for ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 I,m not sure that women and guns mix. The kitchen isn,t a very safe place for guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTMS Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 Cannners, Either you are a VERY BRAVE MAN or single The only time my mises buttons is when we are on hols. Which is TOMORROW Sunny Dubai 44 degrees and a loverly gun club. :( 5 Lane air cond pistol range and 5 clay layouts. A lot of night shooting with white clays and high lighting. Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted June 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 this i have to tell so patience all , here in alberta(province) is oilpatch ,twice a year ,spring and fall we shoot the oilmens clay comp' 130 squads of 5 shooters, my boss and i headed up to squads from our shop he with the guys and me with the gals :*) (2 secretarys 1 data clerk and the receptionest) :*) of course in the name of the company,you have no idea how "HARD" :*) it is when looking over the shoulder of a sweet smelling good looking girl to tell where she shot,many a call of "where was i" ,to which the reply after delay was "i have no idea but keep shooting,your looking good " :*) ,as you can guess we lost ,but we(they ) looked good doing it many offers of help around the course mind you :( as to red stag ,afair my *** she loves meeeeeee, i hope :*) martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_stag88 Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 You've been over the pond for to long my friend. The expression is "my ****" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdfish Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 My old Grandma always shows me the medals she got in WW2 for shooting when she was based in Biggin Hill, a real crackshot biddy. Wonder if last engineer minds taking her out and cosying up to the BIG G and showing her how to do it all over again :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted June 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 take a rain check jimd :*) , tell her im spoken for...please....hopefuly anyway red ,i guess your right ,11 years this month,still holding an "british" passport though, taking citizenship this fall ,love the girl and the country ,but miss the fam' cant have it all i guess :( wish my 2 sons were here to enjoy it,,,,,,,one day martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ears Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 After seeing some of the international women shooters, they show good promise. About 3 or 4 years ago there was a chink lady who shot 400 straight at ISU skeet. And there are some present shooting 100 straights at DTL and Eng Skeet over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_stag88 Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 It's because of the muscle memory. They get trained up well, what with all the mopping and sweaping and washing and cleaning etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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