Top Three Terrible Pieces of Advice Given to Women in Gun Stores ?

Another thing they say is some women have hard time racking gun, well if they hve right gun, i doubt they'll have the need to rack the gun at all. Just like I doubt they are going to reload the revolver

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Another thing they say is some women have hard time racking gun

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Yep. And I prove this myth wrong with every woman who comes in my class. I still have yet to find one who can't properly rack a full sized 9, and that includes a wide variety of ages of women.

Definitely agree with #2 and #3 from the article - get the tiny pink gun or get the revolver. Or get the tiny pink revolver.

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Yep. And I prove this myth wrong with every woman who comes in my class. I still have yet to find one who can't properly rack a full sized 9, and that includes a wide variety of ages of women.

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Full size, yes. I? have found women have difficulties with compact pistols. The kind that are usually pushed on women by gun stores and men who think small guns are for women.

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Another thing they say is some women have hard time racking gun, well if they hve right gun, i doubt they'll have the need to rack the gun at all. Just like I doubt they are going to reload the revolver

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What’s this mean? Are you saying there’s no need to be able to properly clear or reload a weapon? I’m confused.

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Full size, yes. I? have found women have difficulties with compact pistols. The kind that are usually pushed on women by gun stores and men who think small guns are for women.

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Exactly.

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I have found women have difficulties with compact pistols.

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For sure.

The way I see it is that the full sized 9 is the perfect starting point. It may not be easy to rack at first or easy to shoot at first (for a novice) but it gets easier and easier after every manipulation. Then after a comfort is established on the full size gun, she can now work on manipulating a smaller gun if she chooses.

The bad method would be trying to force her to manipulate a small gun from the start, which we know is not the smartest choice and can steer some apprehensive shooters away.