My wife has finally decided to get her CCW because some strange things have started happening to other attorneys in her office, and some strange cars have been seen more than once in an evening at her office.
She's expressed a preference for auto-chuckers in the past, so we'll stick with that for now. She's a competent, but indifferent shooter; she can put rounds on paper, but she doesn't really enjoy going to the range. Due to that, I'm looking for a small(er) heavy semi-auto in nothing bigger than 9mm. She'll be carrying off-body most of the time, which is why I'm looking for a heavier weapon--that and recoil moderation. I'd also like it to have a positive safety instead of a passive safety as on the Glocks or XD series. It is, after all, going to be in her tote bag (albeit in a holster) so I'd like the extra measure of safety.
Poking around and doing some research has suggested the CZ-75 Compact--but I'm not sure how 'compact' that is. It's got a 3.9" barrel, so I'm wondering if it's approximately the size of my 4" Springfield XD. It's a 2lb gun though, so that's headed in the right direction.
Ideally, I'm looking for something about the size of a Taurus PT-145, but much heavier.
Suggestions?
-Teuf
She's expressed a preference for auto-chuckers in the past, so we'll stick with that for now. She's a competent, but indifferent shooter; she can put rounds on paper, but she doesn't really enjoy going to the range. Due to that, I'm looking for a small(er) heavy semi-auto in nothing bigger than 9mm. She'll be carrying off-body most of the time, which is why I'm looking for a heavier weapon--that and recoil moderation. I'd also like it to have a positive safety instead of a passive safety as on the Glocks or XD series. It is, after all, going to be in her tote bag (albeit in a holster) so I'd like the extra measure of safety.
Poking around and doing some research has suggested the CZ-75 Compact--but I'm not sure how 'compact' that is. It's got a 3.9" barrel, so I'm wondering if it's approximately the size of my 4" Springfield XD. It's a 2lb gun though, so that's headed in the right direction.
Ideally, I'm looking for something about the size of a Taurus PT-145, but much heavier.
Suggestions?
-Teuf