29 November 2013, 00:49
p dog shooterNew daughter first deer kill
My daughter in-law who never shot a fire arm or hunted before dating and marring my son.
Shot her first deer a small doe.
I told her that if she wanted to belong she needed to know how to shoot and hunt.
She shoots very well now and is a deer slayer.
She also loves eating all kinds of wild game and loves camping and fishing.
All this is a very good thing.

29 November 2013, 01:07
CrazyhorseconsultingVery Good, Congratulations to the New hunter and her family.
29 November 2013, 02:53
Brian ClarkNow that's patenting done right even if she a in-law. Congrats.
29 November 2013, 05:01
RMillerCongrats.
My wife is the same way. She never fired a firearm before she met me. We did get out but it looks like it will be next year before she gets one.
29 November 2013, 05:04
OrvarAwesome - congrats to you both!
29 November 2013, 05:20
pagosawingnutCongratulations! Now you'll not have to go hungry
29 November 2013, 05:33
Dall85I never saw a woman properly introduced to shooting or hunting who didn't like it. The key is to make it an enjoyable experience.
30 November 2013, 03:56
Mike_DettorrePics...Pics....I want evidence...LoL
MikeLegistine actu quod scripsi?
Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.
What I have learned on AR, since 2001:
1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken.
2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps.
3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges.
4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down.
5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine.
6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle.
7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions.
8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA.
9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not.
10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact.
11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores.
12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence.
13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances.
30 November 2013, 18:38
Hawkeye MountaineerCongrats on the blessings of family...
inc. those who can share the joys of the out of doors.

02 December 2013, 16:30
p dog shooterShe is only 5'3 and 100lbs she used my 357max contender carbine. Light weight low recoil just the thing for small first time hunters.
Now she wants her own deer rifle and wants to practice on running deer targets.
My son is going to find something that fits her in 308win and we well load up some 125/130s to around 2400 to start her with.
She hunted very hard and seemed to enjoy a lot.