Hunter125
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My wife has a Model 60 .22 that she bought herself before I met her. That's part of the reason I knew I would marry her one day. She has shot my XDm .40 a couple of times and really liked it. She also shot my dad's G17 and said it was okay.
Once when we were at a bookstore I picked up several gun magazines and as I was leafing through them she began telling me which ones she liked and disliked. She tends to gravitate toward large caliber revolvers and some large semi-autos. She still has yet to shoot a .38 special or .357 Magnum, but seems to like the look of snub nose revolvers a lot. Whenever I point out a gun to her, her first question to me is 'Is it a girl gun? I don't want a girl gun.'
The problem is that she has very small hands and the medium backstrap on my XDm is too big for her. I have yet to try the smallest and see if that fits her hand, but I'm thinking it's too big of a gun for her in general, but not in caliber.
I am looking for a decent gun that she can practice with and feel comfortable with to keep at home when she is staying with the kids. I recently saw an advertisement for the new Ruger SR40 that said it has a shorter length of pull. I was wondering if anyone has experience with the Rugers or could suggest a good gun for a woman with small hands. I don't really think that caliber is a huge concern because she handles my .40 just fine. Anybody have any suggestions?
Once when we were at a bookstore I picked up several gun magazines and as I was leafing through them she began telling me which ones she liked and disliked. She tends to gravitate toward large caliber revolvers and some large semi-autos. She still has yet to shoot a .38 special or .357 Magnum, but seems to like the look of snub nose revolvers a lot. Whenever I point out a gun to her, her first question to me is 'Is it a girl gun? I don't want a girl gun.'
The problem is that she has very small hands and the medium backstrap on my XDm is too big for her. I have yet to try the smallest and see if that fits her hand, but I'm thinking it's too big of a gun for her in general, but not in caliber.
I am looking for a decent gun that she can practice with and feel comfortable with to keep at home when she is staying with the kids. I recently saw an advertisement for the new Ruger SR40 that said it has a shorter length of pull. I was wondering if anyone has experience with the Rugers or could suggest a good gun for a woman with small hands. I don't really think that caliber is a huge concern because she handles my .40 just fine. Anybody have any suggestions?