Ticked.

[Annie]

Upon showing my Kimber to a woman who might be interested in one for herself, two men inserted themselves into the conversation. The first came over and started saying a few things that made me wonder if he was for or against Kimber. I really couldn’t tell at first. The second guy definitely was steering this gal away from thinking of a Kimber and even though aversion to recoil was mentioned, he started pointing her toward thinking about a lighter weighted smaller framed 9mm!
After the girl and her hubby left, the first guy said, "Man, I sure hope I talked her out of a Kimber!"
I said, "Why??"
He said, "Because 1911s are too complicated for women to shoot."
And the other guy said, "No woman should carry a semi auto. I always steer them to revolvers because they are idiot proof."
OMFG I wanted to stab him in the eye with a Taco Bell spork.
Anyhow, I sent an "I'm sorry about those two guys" PM to the people who wanted to check out the Kimber before buying one and I told them that the only opinion that counts is hers and if she’s comfortable with the feel/fit and comfortable with the push (recoil) of the .45 then that’s the only thing worth listening to. You can’t tell other people what shoes will fit them best, they have to try them out and walk around in them to see for themselves. We’re all different.
Anyhow, I hesitated to post this on the open board because INGO was mentioned and the first guy said he’s going to check it out and most likely join.
I don’t want there to be bad blood, but I also want women to know that you don’t need a revolver because it’s “idiot proof” and 1911 styles are not too complicated for women.
/rant.