How does your wife carry?

[gator1gear]

I'm looking to get my fiance a smaller gun. She carries a Bersa UC40 now, she usually carries it in her purse (I don't like it, but it's better than not carrying). It is a little heavy and we're looking for something lighter/smaller. Does your wife, gf, or significant other purse carry, pocket carry, etc? Just trying to get a few ideas. I'm looking at everything from the Kel-Tec .380s to the Kahr CW9. She's kind of a jeans and t-shirt type of girl (but she scrubs up nice) Thanks for any suggestions

 

[Nushif]

Purse and Ankle.
In her purse a Beretta model 70, chambered in .32 and on her ankle a Baby Browning.

In Jeans and T-Shirt, given the T-Shirt is baggy concealing wouldn't be entirely too hard ... if she wears the belly free t-shirts like mine, well. That's a bit harder to conceal with.

Mainly uh ... let her play around with concealing. Women have different concealed carry needs than us, cause they have those awesome things called curves.

 

[gator1gear]

I didn't quite know how to describe them, but belly-free t-shirts fit the description.

 

[achysklic]

My wife has a bersa thunder 380, she used to carry it in her purse but it was too heavy, She now carries a Ruger LCP in her purse and the Bersa sits on her night stand.

 

[wow6599]

Front pocket of her purse (Bersa Thunder) 100% of the time.

 

[leadaddict]

I've been talking about this with my wife lately as we will both have our carry permits soon. I've been discouraging purse carry. I just think that it lays around too much and isn't under constant supervision, and as such could be a liability. Also the purse is the first thing a BG is going to be interested in. We're still working out what and how she will be most comfortable carrying. I'll be watching here for how others are doing it!

 

[TexasBill]

Nushif's right: let her work out the concealment aspect.

Your girlfriend is carrying a .40 S&W pistol that weighs 23 ounces. That's a pretty reasonable weight for that cartridge. You need to be careful about weight: in a handgun it can be your friend. Tiny pistols with itty-bitty grips can be unpleasant to shoot - meaning it won't get shot enough to become proficient with it. Trading weight for survival is seldom a good choice.

 

[TexasBill]

My wife has a bersa thunder 380, she used to carry it in her purse but it was too heavy, She now carries a Ruger LCP in her purse and the Bersa sits on her night stand.

How often does she shoot the LCP?

 

[cluttonfred]

Well, she's a bit of a handful, but don't you dare tell her I said that.

 

[gator1gear]

Wells said TexasBill. I'm really trying to find a CCW that she can carry on her person, and not in the purse. that's better than nothing, but if a BG gets her purse, she's unarmed. Seems to scarier to me than it is to her.

 

[jimmyraythomason]

My wife's Taurus 85UL .38 special rides in the console of her car.