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Old 05-27-2022, 12:55 PM
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My wife and I obtained our permits-to-carry in Minnesota some 15 years ago now. My wife hadn't fired a handgun much; maybe four or five times before we took the training. Training in Minnesota at the time was one day of classroom work, followed by a half-day at the range the following day. My wife's handgun was a .38 Special Taurus with a 1 7/8" barrel. Each student was required to fire a total of 50 rounds from various ranges.

She sort of stole the show. All the macho guy types with their Glock 17s and whatever else were often wildly inaccurate, while my wife calmly put bullet after bullet into the color, many of them inside the 10 ring. I recall our instructor took a look at her target, shook his head and said "I sure as hell don't want to be standing in front of HER".
That's awesome! I hear a lot of men tell me how well their wives shoot. I read an NRA article discussing who is the better shooter. They interviewed a military instructor, police academy instructor and a private instructor and they were unanimous that women make the better shooter and for all of the same reasons.