What Gun For My Daughters/Wife/Me?

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Nathan

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I have 3 daughters: 10, 13 and 19. This is mostly geared towards the 2 younger girls. I would like to get a gun to help them advance their enjoyment of shooting. Right now, most of our guns are for me. . .1911's, XD40, 357mag snubbie, 12 ga shotgun, etc. They mostly shoot a Savage Cub in 22 lr. It fits them pretty well.

When shooting the snubbie with 38's, they complain about recoil. They shot some 20 ga shotguns and that was ok, but the recoil was a bit much, even when holding it pretty well. The 11 and 13 year old are interested in hunter's safety, but until they fit a 20 ga youth better, I cannot see them shooting slugs!

So I ask, what gun should we get next that will be fun for the whole family, but be of a meaningful caliber to be passed on to one of my three daughters at some point. BTW, my wife too has kind a recoil sensitivity thing going!

Which should it be:

1) A S&W model 13 or 19 in a 3 - 4" barrel. They will shoot 38's. I might shoot some 357's in it
2) A Glock 19 . . .low recoil, grip which fits most hands, unbreakable. . .I mean, they look better after being dropped on the concrete!
3) Some 20 ga auto youth shotgun. . .Any ideas which one?
4) Build them a pink furniture AR15 and throw a cheap red dot on it.
5) Maybe a 410 ga squirrel gun
6) Other ideas?

The hard part is, I would like this to cost less than $500. That basically makes #4 out, but I would just spend $500 now and $100 a month until complete.
 
Plinking and trigger control a good .22 should do the trick.

As for a gun fair for them to shoot realistically? The Glock 19 would be a phenomenal modern gun for them. The Model 19 which I also have would be good for target shooting as well.

You pretty much have it down. 9mm is where I start off the females in my life. Either my PX4 storm, SIG P226, or just now..the Glock 19.


The last amazingly beautiful girl who was in my life loved the SIG P226 :) lol

Anyways...as your daughters and wife begin shooting a lot more with you they'll build up what they like and don't like on their own. So dropping the basic G19 into their hands is a great idea.
 
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Nathan, I would suggest the Hi-Point 9mm carbine. This is a very soft shooting gun, would serve for target shooting, small game hunting, and with the 147gr round a deer rifle. The spring loaded butt stock really makes it a joy to shoot.
 
Any one of your six choices would be great, with the possible exception of the 20 gauge youth gun. I personally don't like youth shotguns in anything but .410.
I guess I would go with the Glock 19, but really I like all of your choices.
 
I'd try to find a service sized 38 spl and shoot some light loaded wad-cutters and a 22- mag bolt rifle with a scope. Both are a lot of fun and can be found used at some great prices. Take your time and shop around and you may be able to buy both for your price range.
 
Best family gun would be one in .22lr as it allows a LOT of shooting for little expense. That allows more practice and learning. It's not about making a bigger hole or having a larger caliber, its about having fun hitting what you're aiming at.
 
Budget is the issue here as much as anything.

I might recommend a good 9mm pistol if recoil is an issue. Power is reasonable but recoil is light and at full power a 9mm kicks less than a 35 because of its automatic action. Or you can go with some Ruger auto pistols in 22 and you'll have high accuracy, cheep ammo and lots of fun.

In a shotgun the Browning 20 gauge Micro Midas is outstanding. My friend Cas has one. We were shooting it about 6 weeks ago here at my range and I had my old Winchester M-42 410 out. I was amazed that his Browning auto kicked LESS than my 410 when I was shooting 3" #5s and he was shooting 7/8oz #6s

In a rifle I would go with a good 22 rimfire to start, and if they take to the shooting sport, look hard at an AR-15. If budget is too tight for AR-15s and ammo that is about 34 cents a shot, look at the AK 47s or the AK 74s.

The AKs are not as accurate as the ARs, but they are not bad either if you get good barrels in them. The AK-74s shoot the 5.45mm round and that ammo is about the least expensive center fire ammo on the market (in fact, as far as I know, only the 7.62X25 Tokorov is cheaper) However, the cheap ammo is not bad ammo.
In my scoped 74 with Russian military ammo, I am getting 100 yard groups under 2" every time and now and then I get a 5 shots at about 1 1/4"

That's as good as a rack grade mil-spec AR with military ammo will do.

True, an AR can be free floated, have a match trigger installed, and in many cases they will shoot sub-MOA, but to do so costs over 2X what a good AK74 costs, and the match grade ammo in 5.56 is WAY more expensive than the Russian Military 5.45

Anyway,,,,just my thoughts
 
Ruger MK, or Browning Buckmark, Beretta Neos, Ruger single six, Ruger Bearcat.
Nothing is more fun to shoot than a good .22 handgun.

Just so you know, hunting involves more than using slugs on deer. Birds are a good way to start a youngster off on hunting and a 20ga works fine on any bird.
 
Give them $500 and let them pick one out. They may buy a box of bulk .22 and $480 worth of shoes.
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Yea, that would get me another van load of crap! I'm hoping to gain something of value here!

We have a 22lr pistol and 2 22 lr rifles. Well, I guess 1 22lr rifle since the 10/22 is in the middle of an upgrade!!!

Let me throw a kink in this here! We are thinking the best way to get into this whole hunting thing is a hunter's safety class and some squirrel hunting. I'm thinking that the 38 special with shotshells and me with my 45 LC and shotshells would be a good combo for squirrels.

Long term here, I'm trying to make some deer hunters here! It is a slow process. In OH, we hunt deer with shotgun slugs.

I have spoken to the 13yr old and it sounds like whether I like it or not, the shotgun is desirable to here. I think because it is pink. She is thinking this one.
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That might give my wife something to shoot clay birds with also without complaint!

I hate to add another caliber!!! Still, I NEED the S&W 13 or 19 for something!!!
 
Get them either a good .22 Magnum D/A revolver for trigger control and more power or just a Smith & Wesson 22A for cheap fun shooting and further development of skills.
 
Of the options you listed.com I'd say build them a pink AR. It shoots a decent caliber round and recoils very little.

Another option I'd suggest is just putting a recoil absorbing stock on the 20 gauge shotgun--they really cut down percieved recoil and muzzle climb bigtime.

Of course, you can NEVER go wrong with the G19 :)
 
Some sort of pistol carbine. Every female that has been to the range with me has loved them. Pains me to say it, despite it breaking three times my HiPoint 9mm got the most use.
 
22LR. longgun Ruger 10/22 ,handgun Ruger MKIII auto.

They abound new & used & magazines are available (1 shooting the other loading ;))

& somekinda reaction target , even the shoot-n-see targets keep my 11 & 13 occupied for a bit :)
 
Let me throw a kink in this here! We are thinking the best way to get into this whole hunting thing is a hunter's safety class and some squirrel hunting. I'm thinking that the 38 special with shotshells and me with my 45 LC and shotshells would be a good combo for squirrels.
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Not a good idea imho. Even the .45 loaded with rat shot will have limited range. A .22 or a light shotgun is the proper squirrel medicine.

But yes very much to the hunter's safety course.
 
There are a few post here for the pistol caliber carbine and it may be working for you, but my time at the public range says HiPoints break. Usually due to a design flaw. That said, there are some guys who swear by Hi Points. Heck some guy even torture tested the dang things on Youtube!

Basically, I'm too poor to buy a gun which I fear may break.

I would like a pistol caliber carbine someday. . .I wish they made the MP5 in 40 S&W or 45 ACP!
 
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