my mother in law wants a gun

[fencer]

I have reconsidered my advice from March.

Buy her a Ninja. Get one that also cooks and does light house keeping.

 

[Bando_Red]

Getting the license and the course is the first step. after that worry about what gun to get. I doubt after taking the course she'll decide she wants to go with a .308 AR, but she probably will form some preferences.

 

[hy2rogen]

she lives in florida in a semi gated community where there's been a lot of break ins. she's coming back to MA for a few months and has asked about firearms for when she goes back.

one family member told her "get a shotgun" in true Joe Biden fashion....

I can't see a smallish 62 year old using a shotgun, even a .410GA, call me nuts and I don't prescribe to the notion that a shotgun is great for people who "might miss."

Im suggesting training, of course, but as far as hardware, my thoughts are this -

an AR carbine of some sort, loaded with hollowpoint 5.56
an M1Carbine
Marlin Camp Carbine
Beretta Storm in 9 or .40

any thoughts? Im thinking as ideal as the AR is, its very killy looking for someone who is from MA and otherwise not familiar with firearms.

I second the AR with 5.56 HPs.

I did some testing with Winchester 77GR and pistol trauma plates. They have some amazing power to them.

 

[Come and take]

 

[whacko]

Another vote here for a large revolver.....GP100 or Smith 686.........loaded with 125 grain or even 110 grain 38 special hollow points. Easy to use.......would have very low recoil.

 

[exo]

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Poor trigger control, Grandma.

 

[robjax]

I have reconsidered my advice from March.

Buy her a Ninja. Get one that also cooks and does light house keeping.

Forget that. Get her a gun. I need the Ninja that cooks and does light housekeeping...lmao

 

[fencer]