Ken Rainey
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Another vote for the Kahr K9 - if she just has to have a semi auto....and if a Glock is too fat - the G26 is hard to beat. A S&W J or K frame revolver with proper grips would be excellent also.
Ken
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A Pistol for a small girl? suggestions please
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Mr Jody Hudson
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I never take a firm stand... this time I'm Rock Solid on this advice!
1. Have her take a sanctioned NRA introductory training course at a range with lots of rental guns.
2. Pay to let her shoot any and all of the guns that SHE says feel good, look good, etc.
3. Let HER and ONLY HER decide. Let her change her mind and buy, sell, change again, get more, or not, like all the rest of us do.
4. I suggest that asking anyone other than her what to get for her is a very bad start!!! ONLY the shooter may properly be the person to make the decision on what is the right gun to shoot... it in almost 50 years of shooting... I'm still making the decision; again and again and again... how about the rest of you?
1. Have her take a sanctioned NRA introductory training course at a range with lots of rental guns.
2. Pay to let her shoot any and all of the guns that SHE says feel good, look good, etc.
3. Let HER and ONLY HER decide. Let her change her mind and buy, sell, change again, get more, or not, like all the rest of us do.
4. I suggest that asking anyone other than her what to get for her is a very bad start!!! ONLY the shooter may properly be the person to make the decision on what is the right gun to shoot... it in almost 50 years of shooting... I'm still making the decision; again and again and again... how about the rest of you?
Dave Sample
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Good advise from Jody. But what do I know? woof woof woof
MrMurphy said:
My thoughts exactly. I'd say the K9, extra weight could be a good thing recoil wise.
You should really have her choose it though. If you can't get her to a shoot to try different guns, at least take her to a gun show so she can pick them all up and see what fits her.
In addition to being able to shoot her gun, make sure she is able to take it apart for cleaning. This is something that a lot of guys overlook when recommending guns for women, probably because we take it for granted.*
However, consider the take-down procedure for many semi-auto pistols usually involves something like
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(1) Grip the frame and pull the slide partially back with one hand
(2) Be careful, because now the recoil spring is under tension.
(3) Perform some task with the other hand, while the recoil spring is still under tension.
(4) Don't loosen the grip with the first hand, because the recoil spring is still under tension.
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That may be difficult for someone with small hands, or barely the hand strength to operate the slide. Even those who can shoot something like a 1911, Glock, or steel-framed Kahr well should not necessarily own them.
Of course, there are exceptions. Some semi-autos -- such as the Browning Hi-Power and Sig P series -- make this easier by having the slide locked back during take down. The Beretta and Walther P-5 simply require the user to turn the takedown lever. One CZ owner I know simply presses the muzzle down onto a table top, while pushing the frame forward to align the takedown notches.
* It seems that the 1911 zealots, followed to a lesser extent by the Glock zealots, are the worst offenders in this regard. It's as though they're trying to convert people to their religion, rather than help new shooters find a handgun that works for said new shooter.
:banghead:Emphasis on the 3" barrel.
I've found that the 3" Ruger actually works for a lot of people, but would highly recommend replacing the factory stocks with Hogue grips, which cost about $15.
There are probably other grip options wich work better in some cases.
1 get her in a training class, alot easier to learn the right way than trying to undo bad habits.
2 take her to a gunshow or a big gun shop and let her pickup and feel as many guns as she can.
3 guns are like gloves they either fit or they dont.
4 have her check for natural point of the gun.
5 if there are any interactive gun shows that allow you to test fire guns or a range that rents guns have shoot as many as she can and see what ones feel right and hit where she aims.
6 it needs to be her decision to make not yours.
I know many of these have been said but they need to be said again.
2 take her to a gunshow or a big gun shop and let her pickup and feel as many guns as she can.
3 guns are like gloves they either fit or they dont.
4 have her check for natural point of the gun.
5 if there are any interactive gun shows that allow you to test fire guns or a range that rents guns have shoot as many as she can and see what ones feel right and hit where she aims.
6 it needs to be her decision to make not yours.
I know many of these have been said but they need to be said again.
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