Ladies guns

Pink gun? No, no, and no.

LadySmith. Absolutely.

Never bought or shot a pink one, but I have bought a gun because my wife thought it was pretty. It saves arguments, and her taste might evolve. And if it doesn’t, you will be her hero for buying what she wanted. Win-win.

I carried a LadySmith revolver for a few years. If you have anything to say about that I will hit you with my purse. . GREAT model 60 BTW.

something like a LadySmith smith revolver or auto will likely at some point command a premium.

Something like a pink or robins egg blue Glock.......probably not so much.

If she wants it, get it. Keep her happy.

My wife and youngest daughter each have a Smith 43c 22 and Ruger LCR 22 with pink Hogue grips, and there are rumors that one of my two 43c pocket revolvers might also have pink grips.... but I neither confirm nor deny the truth of those rumors.

They are attention-getters at the range.

BOARHUNTER

I am constantly pinching my Wife's LCP and before that, her Sig 230SL.

Not feminine guns but certainly a gal's gun - at least in our household.

Color-wise..... nope. She loathes pandering colors marketed to either women or children.

Todd.

My wife carries a 629, so yeah, I’ll carry a ladies gun.

The best 'ladies' gun' was the 3913, arguably the best of the smaller 3rd gen Smith 9mms. It was so nice that men who felt challenged caused the production of the 3913NL which didn't say Lady Smith on it. I always regret not buying the 3913LS (or NL) as I was broke at the time (kid in college).

I often carry this Ruger LC9,,,
With no shame at all.

The color is called "Lady Lilac".

Aarond

Pink guns sell. Because they know women are impulse buyers usually. Depends on your area , but pink guns either sell or they don't.
In Texas, they have no problem selling and in fact, they'll leave a rack just devoted to those ladies guns.
What color you want your gun to be doesn't matter, it doesn't impend the function of the piece. The most important part of a gun, is the muzzle, and your discretion. Personally, my favorite colors on a gun is blued steel, wood and olive green.
The reason brightly colored guns have a bad reputation is because of the numerous amounts of toy guns. Paint your muzzle orange, and people think and treat it like a toy.
In our house growing up, my parents taught us at a young age, that even with toy guns, treat it like a real one.
Albeit, airsoft guns obviously look non-real, being clear plastic and all.

I bought this one for my wife but she's wanting a semi auto now, thinking maybe a G43 (any recommendations are welcome). Now it sits near my chair in the living room...

I carry a J frame daily and is my preference. When it comes to semi-autos I'm more a Sig guy over Glock. The Sig P365 is more to my liking.

My wife packed a J frame 38 for 45 years, but the recoil was starting to bother her and she was looking.
I ran across a Ruger LC9s in that Lady Lilac for such a good price I couldn't pass it up.
When she saw it, she said, " Are you kidding me?" She traded it for a Kahr CW45 and eventually a Kahr CW9. She likes the revolver like trigger and no safety to fool with.

I bought her some jewelry many years ago and she took that back too.
I guess I just ain't got good tastes.

Buying a gun for a color choice?

Get her a small auto with a threaded barrel. At least you can get a silencer for THAT.

Does a pink gun ask, "Do these grips make me look fat?"

Iggy said:

I bought her some jewelry many years ago and she took that back too.
I guess I just ain't got good tastes.

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It sounds like we're both married to the same woman...

Two years ago I was at a local gun show and asked one of the vendors if they actually sold any of the pink and purple Sig's and Ruger's they had on display. He replied "Yes sir as a matter of fact they are some of our best seller's. The pink camo LCP is the last one we have and we only have two more of the pink and turquoise Sig (365)
under the table."

I have owned a couple. In each case, they were both very nice handguns at an absurdly low price. I still have the Undercoverette.

If it goes bang every time and can save my life, I don't care what color it is.

Tallball said:

I have owned a couple. In each case, they were both very nice handguns at an absurdly low price. I still have the Undercoverette.

If it goes bang every time and can save my life, I don't care what color it is.

Charter Arms 32 Magnum

• Tallball
• Feb 12, 2018

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I'm kinda thinking about one of those my own self for an all the time pocket gun.

How does it carry in a front pocket loaded? Make your pants sag or not?

How's the recoil compared to an airweight .38?

Wife’s pistol is a 3” SP101, stainless, standard black rubber grips with tiger wood inserts, chambered for .357 (but she shoots .38). In my humble opinion, guns aren’t cute and shouldn’t look “toy” like.

Not revolvers, but since pink guns have come into play..... My daughter's first few guns....

she has since graduated on to standard color schemes.... but when a 6 year old says she tired of her bb gun and sees a pink rifle in wal-mart, a dad does not say no to his little girl.

Monster Zero said:

I'm kinda thinking about one of those my own self for an all the time pocket gun.

How does it carry in a front pocket loaded? Make your pants sag or not?

How's the recoil compared to an airweight .38?

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Recoil is nowhere close to a 38 airweight. It’s only 12 oz. You can also buy boot grips and a spurless hammer from Charter Arms which make pocket carry easier.

"How does it carry in a front pocket loaded? Make your pants sag or not? How's the recoil compared to an airweight .38?"


I've never carried it. Ironically, it's my wife's "husband out of town" gun. Not because it's pink, but because it was the best deal I found on an Undercoverette.

The recoil is mild. My daughter has never liked recoil, and she could easily shoot 32 magnums out of it when she was eight or nine years old. An airweight 38 special is punishing by comparison.

Tallball said:

"How does it carry in a front pocket loaded? Make your pants sag or not? How's the recoil compared to an airweight .38?"


I've never carried it. Ironically, it's my wife's "husband out of town" gun. Not because it's pink, but because it was the best deal I found on an Undercoverette.

The recoil is mild. My daughter has never liked recoil, and she could easily shoot 32 magnums out of it when she was eight or nine years old. An airweight 38 special is punishing by comparison.

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Thank you.

I'm no longer able to shoot my airweight the way I used to, except with target wadcutters. I'm gonna retire it and get an Undercoverette for a pocket gun. I don't like LCPs, etc because my experience has been that they're unreliable.

Thanks for the help.

Zendude said:

Recoil is nowhere close to a 38 airweight. It’s only 12 oz. You can also buy boot grips and a spurless hammer from Charter Arms which make pocket carry easier.

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Thanks for the reply, this is helpful.