celticredneck
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My daughter informed me over the Thanksgiving holidays that she wants to buy a handgun. It seems that the area of Roanoke that she and her sister live in isn't quite as safe an area as they thought. Twice in the last year, they have been awakened by someone pounding on the back door looking for someone who doesn't live there. and about a month ago, local police made, what I assume was a felony arrest, (guns drawn and suspect on the ground) in their back yard within a few yards of their back door.
Anyhow, she and I are going to the Richmond gunshow this weekend to look at and perhaps purchase a pistol for her. My original thought was something like a Mossberg 20 gauge, but she wants a pistol. I let her shoot my inventory (other than the .357 and the 44 mags). She liked my Tanfoglio 9mm, but said it was too heavy. My Smith model 457 seemed to be too much gun for her, and as for my old Colt Detective Special, she couldn't hit anything with it. Finally she shot mt wife's Bersa Thunder .380. She liked the way it felt and shot. She was also able to keeo most of the rounds on a silhouette target at 10 yards, even though she couldn't put all in the x ring. The Bersa does fit her budget too. Anyone have anyother suggestions?
My daughter informed me over the Thanksgiving holidays that she wants to buy a handgun. It seems that the area of Roanoke that she and her sister live in isn't quite as safe an area as they thought. Twice in the last year, they have been awakened by someone pounding on the back door looking for someone who doesn't live there. and about a month ago, local police made, what I assume was a felony arrest, (guns drawn and suspect on the ground) in their back yard within a few yards of their back door.
Anyhow, she and I are going to the Richmond gunshow this weekend to look at and perhaps purchase a pistol for her. My original thought was something like a Mossberg 20 gauge, but she wants a pistol. I let her shoot my inventory (other than the .357 and the 44 mags). She liked my Tanfoglio 9mm, but said it was too heavy. My Smith model 457 seemed to be too much gun for her, and as for my old Colt Detective Special, she couldn't hit anything with it. Finally she shot mt wife's Bersa Thunder .380. She liked the way it felt and shot. She was also able to keeo most of the rounds on a silhouette target at 10 yards, even though she couldn't put all in the x ring. The Bersa does fit her budget too. Anyone have anyother suggestions?