glock 23 for ladys?

[GreenMTNLife]

ever hear of a pocket carry designed 380, most ppl carry these guns simply in their plain pants pocket or with a simple inside pocket holster liner.

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[Strahley]

I'm not going to even waste my time responding to xr1200. 'Wow...really?' is all I'm going to give

 

[REAPER4206969]

But the 23's recoil is harsh to me. And the trigger bites back during recoil.

My Grandma shoots my 23 and likes it.

 

[helitack32f1]

My wife has owned a G23 for quite some time. She had little problem shooting it effectively but due to problems related to being a now former massage therapist, she can no longer shoot it due to weakness in her wrist. I have noticed that with the serrated trigger on my G23, I get severe pain in the trigger finger. If you get her one, try and find one with the smooth trigger face.

My wife has since changed to a Walther PK380. It is a larger .380 so it is far easier to use. My wife had a large problem with pulling back the slide on the G23 due to her grip strength and it would be even worse with a Gen 4. the PK380 has one of the easiest slides to cycle made to date. While .380 is not a major caliber, it beats pointing your finger at a bad guy and asking them to leave.

 

[Armed 24/7]

All I can say is that my wife WILL shoot my 23, but only once or twice, and then she is done with it. I too bought her a Walther PK380, and the recoil on that one is so light, she has no problems shooting it.

 

[ForumSurfer]

Canned response that I always give to people regardding their wife/sister/niece/whatever:

My 2 cents:

Women are not too different from men. Send her to the website http://www.corneredcat.com/ for advice.

Some things I've learned:

1. We need to be guiding them, NOT influencing them. Let them form their own biases. As long as they end up with a reliable firearm of an adequate caliber, and proceed to become proficient enough to operate it under stress...well that is all we are after. She needs to choose sides in the XD vs glock vs 1911 vs revolver vs 9mm vs 40 vs 45 vs whatever battle for herself.
2. Recoil is perceived and very little is actually felt. She can handle that mean ol' 9mm, 40 slow and weak or 45 ACP just as well as you or I can. I dated a girl that was 5'4" and 110lbs soaking wet...about as small as they come. She could shoot anything I owned when properly instructed. She never even whined about shooting 357 out of a lightweight revolver. I could tell it stung, but my friend that owned the snubbie whined WAY more than she did.
3. A snub nose revolver is not the defacto carry gun a woman needs. They need to shoot (rent or borrow from friends) many different types, including types of handguns that you don't like. I learned to like glocks because I had an ex that shot them well no matter how much I wanted her to like my 1911 or a 38 snubbie. Whaddaya know...I like them, too. Now she is gone, but yet there are 2 or 3 glocks in my safe.
4. 2 weeks worth of simple triceps and maybe shoulder exercises will have her racking that slide in no time if she is having trouble. If you're like me and over 30, if you don't already do so; exercising may be more of a lifesaver than that firearm anyway.
5. Yes their stance looks funny, at first. They have larger, heavier breasts. Women need to counterbalance. It is natural for them to lean back. See cornered cat reference above for advice.
6. If we try to hard and give them too much info at first, it ceases to be fun. If it stops being enjoyable, they won't like it and it will stop.
7. Be open minded enough so that when you giver her advice, you tell her when your opinion is an opinion and when a fact is a fact. I've heard too many times "my last boyfriend said I shouldn't shoot plastic guns because they are junk, or anything smaller than 45 will just get you killed." All of that stuff are opinions that we have formed and we will defend until we are blue in the face. Let her form her own. As long as it is an adequate caliber in a reliable handgun, all we need to be doing is helping steer her in becoming proficient. In that respect, a good class is better than any lesson we could ever give her.
8. On body carry is different so experience doesn't mean much. She needs to seek out advice from women who carry. Their hips are built so different that what is comfortable and concealable on us looks like a gigantic lump on her hip. 4-5 o'clock IWB seems to be most comfortable from what I hear, but opinions and comfort vary.

Just my 2 cents...your mileage may vary.

Is a 23 too much? No. Is it what she would like? Only she knows.

 

[tkcomer]

I bought one for my wife as a home defense gun. And she's shot several rounds through it. She likes it. She likes the fact that in the middle of the night, if something goes wrong, all she has to so is pick it up and pull the trigger. No levers, buttons, etc to work. Just grab it and go. Recoil was not a problem for her.