Hello all!
Newbie here, and am just now doing the research on which handgun to buy to be my very first one. I have been happily married to my college sweetheart for almost 36 years, and would prefer to remain in that state. However, when I first floated the idea of purchasing a handgun a couple of months ago, she went absolutely nuts. You'd think that I had asked her if I could bring a cardboard box full of scorpions, or worse, another woman home. The degree of her visceral response surprised me. We have 2 children (24 and 19), but are pseudo-empty-nesters, with both away at college for most of the year. No young nieces, nephews or mentally disturbed people ever visit us.
The genesis of my wanting to own a firearm at this tender age is the fact that I no longer feel confident that, if an intruder broke into our home, I would be able to take care of business with the aluminum softball bat that's been by my bedside since before I was married. Most likely I was kidding myself for 40 years, and the wisdom of the years finally opened my eyes to reality. I have begun my due diligence, researching different platforms and trying them out at the range. I took a couples' intro to firearms course, which I ended up attending by myself after Mrs. oze backed out. I purchased a yearly range membership, and want to take as much more formal training as possible. OK, OK, I'll also admit that shooting is a whole lot of fun! Sorry for the repetition for those of you who may have already read my introductory post, but leaving the range after poking holes in a paper target with a Sig Sauer P938 (as part of that class), I was positively giddy. Even the smell was intoxicating!
So, does anyone have any hints or ideas? What do you think of this safe? https://www.thegunbox.com/products/echo Safe and stylish? I'm going to show that to her tonight, see what she says. I am going to take my son the an intro class when he comes home for Spring Break, taught, by the way, by the same petite female who was my instructor. Maybe her son can help out? Thanks for listening to the vent.
Dave
Newbie here, and am just now doing the research on which handgun to buy to be my very first one. I have been happily married to my college sweetheart for almost 36 years, and would prefer to remain in that state. However, when I first floated the idea of purchasing a handgun a couple of months ago, she went absolutely nuts. You'd think that I had asked her if I could bring a cardboard box full of scorpions, or worse, another woman home. The degree of her visceral response surprised me. We have 2 children (24 and 19), but are pseudo-empty-nesters, with both away at college for most of the year. No young nieces, nephews or mentally disturbed people ever visit us.
The genesis of my wanting to own a firearm at this tender age is the fact that I no longer feel confident that, if an intruder broke into our home, I would be able to take care of business with the aluminum softball bat that's been by my bedside since before I was married. Most likely I was kidding myself for 40 years, and the wisdom of the years finally opened my eyes to reality. I have begun my due diligence, researching different platforms and trying them out at the range. I took a couples' intro to firearms course, which I ended up attending by myself after Mrs. oze backed out. I purchased a yearly range membership, and want to take as much more formal training as possible. OK, OK, I'll also admit that shooting is a whole lot of fun! Sorry for the repetition for those of you who may have already read my introductory post, but leaving the range after poking holes in a paper target with a Sig Sauer P938 (as part of that class), I was positively giddy. Even the smell was intoxicating!
So, does anyone have any hints or ideas? What do you think of this safe? https://www.thegunbox.com/products/echo Safe and stylish? I'm going to show that to her tonight, see what she says. I am going to take my son the an intro class when he comes home for Spring Break, taught, by the way, by the same petite female who was my instructor. Maybe her son can help out? Thanks for listening to the vent.
Dave