I'd probably try to narrow it down significantly, maybe top 3, then go to the range to make the final decision.
CCW for my wife?
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For that reason she doesn't carry in her purse. She wants to but is gonna get a different gun for that.
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Just my two cents:
If she isn't aware of the consequences, make sure to inform her that the lighter the firearm is, the more recoil it will typically have. Years of working in a gun shop taught me that most people assume a "bigger gun" will be more difficult to shoot. Make sure she knows that's not true.
Practice/training...just stating the obvious.
If she isn't aware of the consequences, make sure to inform her that the lighter the firearm is, the more recoil it will typically have. Years of working in a gun shop taught me that most people assume a "bigger gun" will be more difficult to shoot. Make sure she knows that's not true.
Practice/training...just stating the obvious.
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She should try out some different models.
If she insists on carrying in her purse I would suggest something to protect the trigger like this:
http://gearcraftholsters.com/the-skinny-trigger-guard-cover/
If she insists on carrying in her purse I would suggest something to protect the trigger like this:
http://gearcraftholsters.com/the-skinny-trigger-guard-cover/
^^ THIS ^^ ALL DAY / EVERYDAY! Guys buy guns that they would want. Then when the wife / girlfriend doesn't like it, then the guy gets a new gun that way.
Let her pick out what she wants. Believe me, if she picks it out, she'll take more ownership, she'll shoot it more, she'll invest in it more, she may even want to take training, and if you're lucky, she'll fall in love with shooting sports and want to buy more.
You can handle every gun in the case without taking them all to the range.
Once you decide on the size, caliber and how you're going to carry it, there won't be that many choices. I'd rather shoot off my big toe than take a woman to the gun shop and tell her to pick one. She's gonna end up with a pink LCP or you're going to end up choosing for her anyway.
That's precisely why so many people report ftf with LCP and tcp. Even I have to be conscious of my grip when shooting an LCP. I hate small guns for that very reason. The best shooting small gun I've ever shot is the sig p290. The trigger pull is about a country mile and it's a bit heavy for a "pocket" pistol, but it's hard to beat in a comparable size gun. It's weight probably gives it a slight advantage imo.
I did exactly that and took my wife to the gun store and let her pick whatever she wanted for a carry gun. I didn't even stay with her, I went over to the rifles and was fondling a few AK's. She ended up with a Glock 42 because it felt good in her hand(that she has now had me deck out with purple Hyve Technologies shit). She did look at the purple/pink offerings from Ruger and a few other companies as well as the XDs, Shield, Kahr, etc.. My wife isn't exactly your average female gun buyer though, she's actually a shooter too. She has several of her own guns that she's bought for herself.
Probably 50% of them she actually shot. Then I drove her to CG&P to actually buy the G42. If they would have had all of the guns she looked at as rentals she would have shot all of them though. Like I said though, she's a shooter and enjoys getting in some trigger time.
One thing that, in my mind, is extremely important - especially for a new pistol shooter - is to have a pistol that fits the shooter's hand properly. This is critically important for point-shooting but makes a difference for all shooting. Here's something I've published in other forums many times:
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In my opinion, for the point-n-shoot technique to work well, a fighting pistol MUST properly fit the shooter's hand. If it does not, then another pistol should be used. To test whether or not a particular pistol fits your hand:
When in a combat situation (or practicing for combat shooting), you should focus on the target and NOT the sights. Bring the pistol into alignment with the target. Without even focusing on the pistol, you should see the top of the slide roughly aligned with your intended impact point. While holding the pistol in this alignment, rapidly fire at least two rounds (a "double-tap").
The above technique is a method that I've used (without defining it) and, later, read about in one of Massad Ayoob's very good books on combat pistol shooting. It works well IF the pistol fits your hand.
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In my opinion, for the point-n-shoot technique to work well, a fighting pistol MUST properly fit the shooter's hand. If it does not, then another pistol should be used. To test whether or not a particular pistol fits your hand:
- Unload the pistol and move the ammunition to a remote place.
- Grasp the pistol with your eyes closed.
- Raise the pistol to a shooting position, still with your eyes closed.
- Open your eyes and look across the sights. The sights should be very closely aligned.
- Repeat steps 2, 3, and 4 above several times. The sight alignment should be good every time.
When in a combat situation (or practicing for combat shooting), you should focus on the target and NOT the sights. Bring the pistol into alignment with the target. Without even focusing on the pistol, you should see the top of the slide roughly aligned with your intended impact point. While holding the pistol in this alignment, rapidly fire at least two rounds (a "double-tap").
The above technique is a method that I've used (without defining it) and, later, read about in one of Massad Ayoob's very good books on combat pistol shooting. It works well IF the pistol fits your hand.
Good advice! Thanks for the input. Now I'm gonna go home and try it out myself. I'll try to incorporate that in our next range outing. Before my wife and I got together she had never shot. She really enjoyed it and wants to go more, but won't while pregnant. So, after The little man gets here I'm hoping my range trips become a little more frequent.
Where did you take her? My wife loves shooting. Originally she wanted a purple gun. Now she won't have one. She thinks they're dumb. Ha! That's my girl!
Big Woods Goods and Hi Caliber to handle and shoot them and then Cherokee Gun and Pawn to buy.
Well, she specifically pointed out a Kimber Micro 9 Desert Tan when we were at the gun shop yesterday. Still wouldn't hold it, but at least it's a start. I'm worried though because I've read reviews of them being a little snappy. Any one shoot one of these?
Buy it for her and if she doesn't like it sell it to me at a discount. I really want a Micro 9.
How about you give me the money to buy it, and if she doesn't like it, I'll just GIVE it to you. For free. I'm a nice guy like that.