CCW for my wife. Prefer women to reply.

[ROAshooter]

am I the only one who feels distress....when the very serious subject of ccw/firearms/selfprotection...is held hostage to "long fingernails/fashion clashes"....sometimes it seems the act of protecting your life...is second to personal choices for vanities sake....

 

[Ironicaintit]

ROAshooter,
Thats a good point.
However, a balance can be found in there somewhere.
A person who must change how their appearance in order to carry, will probably resent that fact and end up not carrying at all.
Just my opinion, of course

 

[JSH1]

am I the only one who feels distress....when the very serious subject of ccw/firearms/selfprotection...is held hostage to "long fingernails/fashion clashes"....sometimes it seems the act of protecting your life...is second to personal choices for vanities sake....

Many people do not consider carrying a concealed weapon as a necessity and certainly aren't going to change their lifestyle or wardrobe to do so. I've seen this muliple times with people I know where the husband wants his wife to carry but the wife has no interest. The gun usually ends up at home, purse, or glovebox. (Not saying this applies to the OP, but just my experience in general)

Also, I've seen first hand that my wife is held to different standards of appearance than I am in the profession work environment.

 

[DNS]

I'm not a woman either but I've spent a fortune on them.

My very petite daughter chose an NAA Black Widow. It should provide a good poke in the eye and is very concealable. Quality is fantastic too.

 

[Crayfish]

My wife has no interest in carrying a firearm but, is an excellent shot (2" groups @ 10 yards with a j frame) and a very good elk hunter (she actually kicks my butt with any revolver, even loaded with 180 grain Buffalo Bore). I leave the j frame in her closet as her HD gun. I even switched back to carrying a revolver because she can shoot it so well if something happened to me. She hates autos so I adapt because its worth it. Letting your wife find the balance that works for her may take some time but, hey, she carries which I think is awesome. Good luck searching.

 

[GRIZ22]

Your wife needs to reassess if she wants to carry a gun that affords her some chance of coming out on top in a fight. Yes, 22s, 25s, and 32s can kill and sometimes stop but are the last guns those that are serious use to arm themselves for negative social encounters. She can't conceal a j frame? That's because she doesn't want to modify her attire to do so. I've known at least a couple of hundred women who modified their attire to carry a firearm that could at least adequate. I'll jump straight to the 4'10", 85 lb agent who was very fashion conscious yet carried a Glock 17. If your wife really doesn't want to carry a gun that's another story.

 

[1911 380]

CCW for my wife

I am a few years older than your wife and was raised around my fathers rifles and shotguns. These weapons were exhibited to me and my siblings as my Daddy's guns and not to be played with. Having said that, I am in the process of getting my CCW. I have purchased the new Browning 1911 380 and it will be my CCW.

I can understand your wife liking long fingernails but I also know she would be much more comfortable if she shortened them. Not only would it make handling her firearms easier, but safer as well. I used to work on the computer a lot and I would get fake fingernails. I would get the shortest ones because they got in the way of typing.

My favorite gun is my Ruger 45 Long Colt. It is too big to carry as a CCW, but it was my first gun and I am partial to it.

 

[ejfalvo]

My wife tried my Sig P238 and loves it. She carries it everywhere. She's (~56), small boned, not much grip strength - but has no problem racking the slide and shooting the firearm.

 

[redbullitt]

How about the berettas with the flip up barrels? Not sure if they come in a caliber you would like, but my grandmother has one and she is very comfortable and quite deadly with it. She could not rack the slide on most semis, and my grandfather happened to have the little beretta already and she took to it very quickly.

Just saw the comment on the sig 380. Those seem to be very easy to work the slide, though they may be a bit bigger and heavier than what you are after.

 

[JamieC]

Another Sig P238 here. My wife is 4' 11", 100lbs, 57 years old. Carried a S&W 442 for a few years. After getting pounded during a long training class, got the urge for another gun. Tried a Shield, Glock 42, Kel Tec PF9, decided within 1 magazine on the P238.

 

[Great Scot]

I'm prepared to be flamed....

... but have you considered the NAA Pug in .22 magnum. That's my wife's carry gun and she loves it. Nice big dot sight, easy to manipulate and conceal. While she knows it's not a powerhouse, she is confident with it. I'm going to get a Laserlyte grip for it. I've offered to let her use my Glock 19, Glock 42, Smith 442, Walther PPK and even my Charter Arms Pathfinder. The answer to all other guns was the same, "Thanks, but nope, I like my little .22." Enough said. Good luck with your search.

 

[olafhardtB]

wife

I was married for 45 years before she passed away. If she wanted to do something, she did it. If she did not want to do it, I heard all sorts of excuses.

 

[BLB68]

This young lady has a few videos on concealed carry, and gear. Here's one specific to the question at hand:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogGBPVk5GQk

 

[hso]

Is she trying to pull the slide back or is she pushing the grip forward? Getting as much contact with the slide with the off hand, locking that arm against the body and then pushing the grip forward "out from under" the slide has always been effective for the women I've trained regardless of strength and physical condition. See the example below -