Wife needs a gun

The consensus is to let her pick out her own gun.

The problem with that is, if she really doesn't want a gun as bad as you want her to have a gun, she might never get around to shopping one up. I know because my wife also "wants a carry gun", but not really. I could go buy her almost anything and I'm sure she would carry it and like it. But I want her to find it, determine that it's the right one, and buy it with my money. She'll never do that though; she doesn't really want to carry a gun around. She just says she does.

If she's already comfortable with your 9mm, why would you want to screw her up for her?

Sounds to me like YOU need a new gun, since you should give her the 9mm.

Find a LGS that has women sales staff.
Yes, they exist.
Bring her there and drop her off.
Whatever she picks you'll love.

AFS

AirForceShooter said:

Find a LGS that has women sales staff.
Yes, they exist.
Bring her there and drop her off.
Whatever she picks you'll love.

AFS

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I think he's got a point, assuming you can find a shop like that (I'd like to find a shop like that).

My wife has a Taurus 38. Not sure what it's made of, but it's really light and the cylinder and barrel are sleeved. Snubnose barrel w/ ports on top; recoil is not bad at all for such a little gun.

Read through this thread...

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=564531

If it helps at all, I'd be flat-out surprised. These threads usually contain remarks like, 'take her to the gun shop, give her the credit card, walk away'. That's not going to do it though, correct? As you said, she doesn't know what she is looking for.

Few people in these threads want to tell you to go buy _________ and stick it in her waistband. Many will repeat that she needs to pick it out.

I've dropped my wife off at a gun dealer too. When I picked her up, she had some new camping cookware and venison sausage mix. She wasn't about to look for a gun by herself. She doesn't want to look for a handgun, she wants me to do that.

A gun isn't supposed to be primarily comfortable, but rather comforting. If she's already able to effectively run a 9mm, then LET HER pick one out.

I had a small collection of guns I let my wife try out. It became obvious she preferred revolvers over semi. I didn't have any snubby revolvers so I did some research and ended up with a Ruger SP101. She absolutley loves it. I keep several hundred rounds of 38 loaded for her and she has a great time at the range and keeps it with her all the time. I keep it stoked with 125 gr GoldDots and she now has two speedloaders with it.

You wife may prefer semi's over revolvers. It is such a personal thing and I am glad my wife likes the SP101 so much.

My daughter became very proficient with the S&W Model 3913 Lady Smith in 9 MM. If she is not stuck on 9mm try a Smith Model 36 or 60

give the lady

A lady smith hammerless,safe reliable,38special or 9 mm lightweight good close in gun,and it comes in pink or blue,just an opinion of a wheel gunner

Send her here ------> www.corneredcat.com

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2: Back away from the counter
3: Shut up

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+1 ^^^^ all the above

S&W bodyguard .380 (has less felt recoil than the LCP) or a .38 revolver.

Both will still be kind of snappy in small guns.

Did she try the glock 19? I stood with my wife and she picked up over 20 guns at the store. She picked the 19 without me saying a word. Easy for her to rack the slide and felt big and comfortable to her. I wanted her to get a .38 rev. but she wanted auto. Good luck

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Pick out 2-3 that you like and then go to the range and shoot them.




I'd look at the SW Bodyguard .380 auto, LC9 or other such guns.

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In the socialist state of Illinois, we can't carry. But my wife likes to shoot and for when we move she is already prepared for it. She has the Sig P 232 in .380. It's very accurate, light, durable, and has yet to show any problems. She is small framed and while she CAN shoot my 9mm's and even a couple of my .45's, she is much more comfortable with her little .380. She also has a .38 Lady Smith. Very accurate with that as well. I personally would not care to meet up with her with either one facing down. The .380 is expensive off the shelf, but if you reload, it's not to bad.

Gun for your wife

I dont know any real information about your situation so I will just tell you my experiences. All the women in my family shoot but only one owns a gun. She bought and loves her P22. When we shoot as a family I think every gun is available in every caliber in every size. I have found the more compact the gun the harder it is to control. The glock 26 is compact but not fun to shoot. I personally carry the bodyguard 38 and find it snappy. My sisters love, to the point of reloading themselves(big deal) and firing hundreds of rounds out of my sig mosquito. That would be my choice. Smaller frame, looks like a real gun, cheap to practice with and enough gun to stop any threat.

My wife loves her springfeild xd sub compact

My wife carries a Charter Arms Patriot & loves it, plus that .327 Fed. Mag. is hot & easy to handle.

Can I propose that if she doesn't want to look for a gun she may not be ready to carry the thing?
"I want a car, but I don't want to buy it or ever have to drive it."

The willingness to invest a little bit of time and effort kind of serves as a litmus test as to whether the person actually wants to do what is neccesary for effective gun carrying. Read: Practice, research, and actually put up with carrying.

If she's already comfortable with your 9mm, why would you want to screw her up for her?

Sounds to me like YOU need a new gun, since you should give her the 9mm.

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I think what David meant was that if she likes your 9mm, then the same model as your 9mm (whether it be yours and you get a new one, or if you get her one like yours) would be a good choice.

It's mostly a question of what not to get her. There are so many really good guns out there that it's difficult to address. My stock answer is a .357 revolver. But that's because that's my favorite gun. I enjoy shooting 9mm autos, but the .357 is so versatile that it's the right answer for so many people. At home, I'm supremely comfortable with .38 Spc loads and on the road a good .357 works well against cars, trucks, etc. (If Dennis Weaver had had a good .357 in the movie Duel, it would have lasted ten minutes!)

In the end, your wife will have to make her own decision.

RedTag said:

I dont need a new gun... SHE needs a new gun. please dont read into this more than i have said. Its a simple question. Can anyone recommend a smaller caliber gun from personal experience?

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Ok, you're free to disregard solid advice and make her shoot a smaller gun and caliber.

But since you ask for personal experience, I had a female student taking my class with a .380 PPK that her husband forced on her. It was beating her up and making her bleed. She was near tears. She wasn't going to make it to lunch.

We swapped that ill-chosen gun out for a ........ Wait for it........a 9mm Glock. She completed the class, got "Most Improved" and even had a smile at the end of the class.

But you do what you want. I just hope you don't screw her up.