Looking for CCDW option for my wife

[David4516]

BSA1,

I can't speak for the OP but in my wife's case the trigger on a DA revolver is much more difficult to reach than a semi-auto's trigger.

She has a Taurus 85 .38 5-shot, and I put extra thin after market grips on it, and she still struggles with the trigger on that thing.

Edited to Add:

Everyone says "the best gun for a female is a snub nosed 38 revolver" but I call BS on that, from what I've seen this type of gun is more difficult to use (from the ergonomics standpoint anyway) than just about anything else

 

[BSA1]

David4516,

Yep we had the same problem with my wife also. We finally discovered the perfect gun for her is the Colt Police Positive Special. The slightly smaller frame and the V mainspring makes all the difference. The Detective Special is the same gun only with 2" barrel. The reason I didn't mention it is cause it is out of production and only on the used gun market.

 

[mac66]

Might also want to look at the XDs 9mm. That's the compact single stack 9mm.

I've have and or tried just about all of the compact 9s. I really dislike the double action trigger on most of them. I have found that the XDs's trigger is pretty good and most women who try it find the distance from the backstrap to the trigger shorter and easier to reach. Just a suggestion.