Hers and His............ - The Firearms Forum

jlloyd73 · 02-11-2012, 11:20 PM

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I don't know if I posted it or not, but a little over a month ago someone tried to jump in the car with Donna when she was stopped in the car........so we went out and bought her a pistol the first chance we got. She got the Ruger P95 in the picture. So far she has shot about 60 rounds through it and loves it.

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I am not sure when, but sometime in around November of last year Donna put me a gun on layaway and she finally got enough money together to pay it off last week. She got me a Citadel 1911 45acp. I held one at a gunshow about 2 years ago and I loved it. It has maybe a 4lb trigger pull straight out of the box. I haven't shot it yet, but hopefully it will not be too cold and windy tomorrow so we can shoot some.

jack404 · 02-11-2012, 11:35 PM

excellent!! good choices both

i looked at the citadel last time i was over but never got to do more than look but the tightness of it all impressed me a lot .. range report is the next tasking for ya , ya know eh

jlloyd73 · 02-11-2012, 11:39 PM

Sure thing Jack. As soon as this cold, windy weather breaks we are going to put some holes in some paper.

They are saying we are going to have arctic type weather the next few days..........it's 26 degrees now, but with the wind going as hard as it is.... it feels like -26.

76Highboy · 02-11-2012, 11:41 PM

Good choices. Now she'll be confident.

Zane71464 · 02-11-2012, 11:51 PM

NICE on both of them!
Glad to hear you all went out and got her a pistol, after that incident.
Hope she never "needs" to use it, but if she does, she'll be ready with that P95.

Rhuga · 02-12-2012, 01:00 AM

...And the good book says, "A family that shoots together are tough hombres!"

NEILT · 02-12-2012, 02:32 AM

nice picks

Old Guy · 02-12-2012, 06:19 PM

Go Donna!!! I hate to hear of the circumstances that led to her decision but she has a couple of nice guns to work with. Make sure she has a carry system and have her do dry firing while presenting the firearm from her carry. You may need to get some snap caps to protect the firing pin, but she can get the repetition and muscle memory down without costing a lot of money.

Model195Fan · 02-12-2012, 06:26 PM

Great to hear that she got a gun and likes it! I'm sure you also reminded her about locking the doors. It's not always easy to keep the gun properly accessible, but some areas kind of require it.

norahc · 02-12-2012, 07:04 PM

Can't go wrong with either one of them.

American Leader · 02-12-2012, 07:22 PM

Nice selections Jason! I know a very nice fellow who has one of them P95's and loves it dearly. A real sharp shooter, congrats!

gdmoody · 02-12-2012, 10:31 PM

Very good choices, I no longer own a Ruger semi (other than a .22) but I used to own a P89 and it was a fine pistol. I have the smaller (commander) sized Citadel and I am surprised to hear that your trigger is so hard to pull

, mine will fire if your breathe hard on it!!

02-11-2012, 11:20 PM	#1
jlloyd73 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Contributor Posts: 1,938	Hers and His............ Hers I don't know if I posted it or not, but a little over a month ago someone tried to jump in the car with Donna when she was stopped in the car........so we went out and bought her a pistol the first chance we got. She got the Ruger P95 in the picture. So far she has shot about 60 rounds through it and loves it. His I am not sure when, but sometime in around November of last year Donna put me a gun on layaway and she finally got enough money together to pay it off last week. She got me a Citadel 1911 45acp. I held one at a gunshow about 2 years ago and I loved it. It has maybe a 4lb trigger pull straight out of the box. I haven't shot it yet, but hopefully it will not be too cold and windy tomorrow so we can shoot some. Attached Images __________________ --------------------------------------------------- The only thing better than good family is good friends. J and D Lloyd Get ready...it's getting "real" and really fast! -->

02-11-2012, 11:35 PM	#2
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: Hers and His............ excellent!! good choices both i looked at the citadel last time i was over but never got to do more than look but the tightness of it all impressed me a lot .. range report is the next tasking for ya , ya know eh

02-11-2012, 11:39 PM	#3
jlloyd73 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Contributor Posts: 1,938	Re: Hers and His............ Sure thing Jack. As soon as this cold, windy weather breaks we are going to put some holes in some paper. They are saying we are going to have arctic type weather the next few days..........it's 26 degrees now, but with the wind going as hard as it is.... it feels like -26. __________________ --------------------------------------------------- The only thing better than good family is good friends. J and D Lloyd Get ready...it's getting "real" and really fast!

02-11-2012, 11:41 PM	#4
76Highboy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Meridian, Idaho Contributor Posts: 7,094	Re: Hers and His............ Good choices. Now she'll be confident.

02-11-2012, 11:51 PM	#5
Zane71464 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ohio NRA Member Contributor Posts: 5,415	Re: Hers and His............ NICE on both of them! Glad to hear you all went out and got her a pistol, after that incident. Hope she never "needs" to use it, but if she does, she'll be ready with that P95. __________________ Two Words; "Simple Man", song by Charlie Daniels sums up my thoughts on a "few things"!

02-12-2012, 01:00 AM	#6
Rhuga Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Henderson, Nevada Posts: 656	Re: Hers and His............ ...And the good book says, "A family that shoots together are tough hombres!"

02-12-2012, 02:32 AM	#7
NEILT V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 83	Re: Hers and His............ nice picks

02-12-2012, 06:19 PM	#8
Old Guy V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beaufort County, NC Contributor Posts: 343	Re: Hers and His............ Go Donna!!! I hate to hear of the circumstances that led to her decision but she has a couple of nice guns to work with. Make sure she has a carry system and have her do dry firing while presenting the firearm from her carry. You may need to get some snap caps to protect the firing pin, but she can get the repetition and muscle memory down without costing a lot of money. __________________ Old Guy ___________ NRA Life Member GOA Life Member

02-12-2012, 06:26 PM	#9
Model195Fan V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: MA Posts: 65	Re: Hers and His............ Great to hear that she got a gun and likes it! I'm sure you also reminded her about locking the doors. It's not always easy to keep the gun properly accessible, but some areas kind of require it.

02-12-2012, 07:22 PM	#11
American Leader Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Iowa Contributor Posts: 1,630	Re: Hers and His............ Nice selections Jason! I know a very nice fellow who has one of them P95's and loves it dearly. A real sharp shooter, congrats!

02-12-2012, 10:31 PM	#12
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,407	Re: Hers and His............ Very good choices, I no longer own a Ruger semi (other than a .22) but I used to own a P89 and it was a fine pistol. I have the smaller (commander) sized Citadel and I am surprised to hear that your trigger is so hard to pull , mine will fire if your breathe hard on it!! __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)