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FNP-45.
If you're gonna go, go big.
Or get a Ruger LCR. .38SPL is a tried and true manstopper.
If you're gonna go, go big.
Or get a Ruger LCR. .38SPL is a tried and true manstopper.
She can barely pull the trigger on my ruger sp101 in DA, certainly not with ANY kind of accuracy. This is a girl that can deadlift at least 150% her weight!
Oh, I almost forgot, she's practiced groin shots too
Can't build hand strength quick enough for self defense NOW. I doubt the OP will start an intense grip exercise program. How many months will that take?That said, you can build up hand strength just like any other muscle group, and I for one would be much more comfortable, from the standpoint of helping to prevent negligent discharges, carrying a gun with a long, heavy DA trigger than, say, a Glock (as much as I love them).
Then most people would carry 22's into harms way all the time. But they don't.You don't have to put a .22 round in an 'eye socket' to effect a kill. We used to kill hogs with a .22 shorts in the forehead all the time.
Big bullets, big guns - - - - - little guns; it doesn't matter; they're all lethal in the right hands. None of them are, in the wrong hands. What it comes down to is committment: if he has a knife and is committed, and you have a .44 mag. and you're not - - - - you're dead.
Is your life worth just $400? Take out a small loan and get something better!
I do not recommend revolvers. Because my sister is also a small female college student.
Semi autos are far easier to shoot under stress.
I recommend glocks and M&Ps in 9mm.
She loads it with Federal 36 gr hp rounds (they punch about 41/2 inches into wet pack, and, yes, they DO open up; no matter what 'they' say)
Oh, I almost forgot, she's practiced groin shots too.
I think all women do! Thoughts of old boy friends, Ha.
Edit: I personally would not advocate carrying a .22 rimfire. Even the latest and greatest loadings in 9mm - .45 ACP etc... still does not guarantee quick stops. Shot placement is almost everything (then penetration).
And with a .22, even more so! You pretty much have to put it in the eye sockets or heart.
Asking a beginner to do this while stressed is a pretty tall order.
In this order
A restraining order, maybe even 5 minutes with a lawyer for an opinion.
Then most people would carry 22's into harms way all the time. But they don't.
Nobody commited to staying alive would carry a .22rf.
Kinda like using a bicycle to travel the busy highways, I suppose I can be done but don't fool youself about it being good enough... Lol
Don't pay much attention to caliber. Anything that feels comfortable to you is the winning choice. If you can get a friend or acquaintance to take you out to a range for some test shooting, or if a gun shop has some rental models, try out some revolvers from .22 to .38 and see how that goes. If you think you can handle more, try .357.
Over and over, we discover that small women often shoot big guns just fine.
That edge is significant. Anybody got pics of .22 in gel? I doubt a .22 rimfire only requires slightly less precision to bleed out an attacker than a quality hollowpoint 9mm and up.If you use a load with adequate penetration, and they do exist, then .22 LR will work with pretty much the same shot placement as the larger calibers. The latter will give you a statistical edge in requiring slightly less precision, as well as some additional margin in penetrating hard structures such as bone, no doubt, but .22 LR is still quite lethal.
That is why I recommended taking some classes. So she can use a decent cal. pistol with acceptable accuracy.Asking a rank beginner to place more than one shot accurately (without a large pause to recompose oneself) with a service-class caliber is a pretty tall order, too.
Yes, mostly in accidents and assassinations. Not really my idea of a two sided life or death conflict..22 has killed plenty of people.
Nah, more like a moped.Your analogy is more appropriate for a BB gun. Using a .22 is more like driving on a busy highway in a small car that has a maximum speed of 65 MPH. While it's a somewhat shaky proposition with marginal performance and safety characteristics, it can get the job done a majority of the time.
That edge is significant. Anybody got pics of .22 in gel?
I doubt a .22 rimfire only requires slightly less precision to bleed out an attacker than a quality hollowpoint 9mm and up.
That is why I recommended taking some classes. So she can use a decent cal. pistol with acceptable accuracy.
Yes, mostly in accidents and assassinations. Not really my idea of a two sided life or death conflict.
Fighting to stay alive shouldn't be expected to be easy, one is better served with something bigger than a plinking round for squirrels and small birds.
Nah, more like a moped.
No offense, and I don't mean to send the thread veering further away from the original topic, but I have to ask: I've seen countless arguments on the Internet about which caliber is better for self-defense, with most arguments boiling down to "I think" or "I feel". Anyone have any hard, scientific statistical data on the subject?
I'll maybe start to reconsider when anyone credible carries a .22rf. Even for back up.
I'll maybe start to reconsider when anyone credible carries a .22rf. Even for back up.
P.S. The 9mm does not recoil that much in a glock19.
Sorry for hi-jackin' the thread folks, I'm done.