SirRealism
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- Nov 17, 2008
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If you're dead set on making it a gift to help her get started, then get a .22. Ammo is cheap, variety is nearly limitless, and there's very little likelihood recoil aversion that will ruin it for subsequent trips.
Nobody doesn't like a .22. Even the large caliber snob authoring this post. So while it might not make it to the range every time, it will never be relegated to the back of the safe because it's not fun to shoot or she's afraid of it.
This sounds like some good advice. I can't imagine ever getting rid of a .22. (And you don't have one, yourself, right?)
The gift card is a good advice, as well, but IMO the only problem with it is that it has to eventually have a dollar amount attached to it, even if you don't explicitly say it. Depending on how long you've known her, she might weigh the price of each gun, especially as a gift. That can get tricky.