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There was an incident in Nam, where their LZ was taking so much fire that the battalion commander closed the LZ to medevac helicopters. The company commander ordered pizzas (Their unit had a pizza chopper.) and put their casualties on the choipper. The company commander was nearly court...

The Martini Henry was a bit lighter than the others, but not much. Anyway, the weight of the weapon is factored into the Vg calculation. Vg = p/Mg. Now, we are way out in the weeds.

The recoil velocity of a free gun (Vg) is a pretty good way to measure felt recoil. comparing three rifles: Martini Henry. Rifle weight 3.83 Kg firing a 31 g bullet at 410 M/s, gives a Vg of 3.32 M/s. 1861 Springfield (Civil War). Rifle 4.1 Kg Bullet 29.9 g @ 300 - 400 M/s --> Vg @ 400...

Sound protection as a serious issue for shooters until about the sixties. I would expect infantrymen and artillerists from before that to mostly have had nerve damage to the auditory system. it is incurable, and hearing aids don't help. Onr primary and really irritating symptom is tinnitis...

After which the Internet was flooded with videos of five year old girls firing AR15s. You DO need ear and eye protection, though.

As everyone else said, it depends. I'd recommend you start with a .22 rifle. The light recoil and minimal muzzle blast are not distracting, and allows you to concentrate on fundamentals. Still, wear proper shooting glasses and ear protection. Then, decide what you want to do. You may just...

I'm pretty sure it doesn't work that way here in Indiana I forgot to add the possibility that she acted hinky and squicked the clerk. I think you could safely bet lunch on that. And as Terthna stated above,

Ironically, if she had gone to Cabellas, or Bass Pro, she would have seen a good selection, gotten some good advice, and walked out with a gun, provided her paperwork was OK.