i need to buy a gun for my grandmother.

[Ironhead]

a straw purchase is for someone buying for someone ineligible for having a firearm (felon and etc....) in georgia you can gift and purchase guns legally for a legal carrier. just for facts.

bingo, but not just Ga.

you can make across state line purchase/gifts as long as the paperwork ends up with the final owner's name on it with the FFL it's shipped to in their state-- was able to find this out on a gift purchase a couple months back- as long as they can legally own the gun, there's not a thing wrong with it

 

[Ironhead]

I have one lady who the .38 was too much for her so the descending power ladder we are trying are as follows:

Ultralite .38
All steel 2" .38
All steel 4" .357 mag. revolver loaded w/ .38's
.32 h&r mag. revolver
.22 mag. revolver

Some of which aren't my favorite but as the legendary J. Cooper said, "Carry (or use) the biggest caliber that you will carry & can hit with."

no love for the .380?

 

[protective measures]

no love for the .380?

Tried two but she just didn't have enough handstrength to rack the slide.

Sometimes this is where other ladies benefit from practicing manipulations w/ the S&W M&P .22 pistol.
It is pretty good sized w/ lots of surface area to get a good grip from which to rack the slide plus just being a .22 the recoil spring is much easier to operate.
And of course since they work just like the more powerful guns all of that practice transfers over to the bigger guns.

Many times we've had ladies in our classes who initially struggled w/ racking the slide (even after being shown more effective techniques like using the "over the top" method while the gun is held closer to the body & using better leverage & isometric strength) practice manipulations repeatedly w/ the .22 & then, when switching back over to a Glock or other med. to full-sized gun, find it much easier to use.

 

[protective measures]

no love for the .380?

We're seeing quite a few .380's being brought to class by both male & female students.

While it is not my favorite, as you know most people aren't willing to daily carry anything much larger.

A .380 in the pocket is better than a larger gun left at home or in the vehicle.

 

[Ironhead]

i do understand... my gf's 5'6 and under 120lbs, so hand strength isn't something she has, but the Bersa Thunder .380 works well for her..

any and all .38 she's rented/worked with, the DA trigger pull was way too much for her, or the hammer pull for SA

she's content with the .380 for now, but i'll be buying her a .38 and getting some work done to make it comfortable for her

she had no problem working the slide on a Ruger SR9C.. but being not so hand strength gifted, was getting the limp wrist/stovepipe effect with FTE, even after extra factory work

 

[protective measures]

i do understand... my gf's 5'6 and under 120lbs, so hand strength isn't something she has, but the Bersa Thunder .380 works well for her..

any and all .38 she's rented/worked with, the DA trigger pull was way too much for her, or the hammer pull for SA

she's content with the .380 for now, but i'll be buying her a .38 and getting some work done to make it comfortable for her

she had no problem working the slide on a Ruger SR9C.. but being not so hand strength gifted, was getting the limp wrist/stovepipe effect with FTE, even after extra factory work

We've been able to remedy quite a few ladies & men from Type 3 malfunctions or "limpwristing" by getting them to lock both arms out straight in a modified isosceles stance instead of having one or both elbows bent (like the old weaver stance) which only uses wrist & armstrength to manage recoil whereas having both arms locked out combined w/ having the shooter lean into the gun uses the shooters' entire bodyweight to become the guns foundation & virtually eliminate malfunctions due to limpwristing.

 

[glock19]

Buy a shotgun................buy a shotgun

 

[Ironhead]

We've been able to remedy quite a few ladies & men from Type 3 malfunctions or "limpwristing" by getting them to lock both arms out straight in a modified isosceles stance instead of having one or both elbows bent (like the old weaver stance) which only uses wrist & armstrength to manage recoil whereas having both arms locked out combined w/ having the shooter lean into the gun uses the shooters' entire bodyweight to become the guns foundation & virtually eliminate malfunctions due to limpwristing.

i'll remember that... thanks !

 

[dustind3366]

I thought it was only a straw purchase if you purchased a fire arm with the intent to give it to someone who couldn't legally purchase one themselves. But if they were legally allowed to possess a fire arm this should be entirely legal.

 

[strider12]

Just so you know, it's illegal to purchase a gun for someone else. It's called a straw purchase, and the chance of someone here selling you a gun with those intentions is slim to none. Just FYI

Not in a private sale.

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