SD pistol for small hands....

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Roadking,
I don't know much about Kahr. Don't even know where to find one. My LGS doesn't carry them. And I didn't see one at Academy. But their pistol selection sucks right now. If I'm not fishing in the morning, I'm going to go solo pistol shopping.

Guys I just want to say again, thank you all.
 
There are so many pistols out there, that when it comes time for her to get her 'own' pistol
(assuming she does't steal, er. 'appropriate' one of yours)
You can have fun, just remember, every pistol she discards, you get...
and you can never go wrong with a .22 (assuming you have ammo)
But for carry, is she is set on a mousegun, really look at a P32, it's a locked browning action, and very good compared to other pistols that small (wait, in .32 they they don't come that light and small)
 
Big Bore44...My wife had the chance to shoot one a year ago. It was a friends wife's CCW. My wife liked it for compactness, ease of loading, ease of racking, trigger pull [both double and single action]. The Bersa Thunder fits her hand well and easy for her to hide on her person. With the new bullets being manufactured for it and the fact that it seems to have no problem digesting whatever I feed it (I reload), it has become a viable CCW weapon. Most of all...Recoil is pleasent for most women.
 
Shadow,
I love that girl to death. But she tries to "steal er, appropriate" a pistol from me and we won't be friends anymore. Lol. Fortunately I don't have to worry about that. She knows all she has to do is ask.

So shadow,
Would your preference be Bersa 380, P32, S&W Shield, Walther PPK, or Walther PK380?
(It's just a question. Still not ruling out revolvers. Hell she may want 1911 or a Judge. She's a woman. I try not to predict their choices)
 
first, as lastly SHE has to be good and comfortable with it (sorry, but I'm one of the biggest cheerleaders of 'let her choose' on her, would hate to be called a hypocrite)

For me, it was a P32, adequate round (and in all things here, there's a trade off)
only thing smaller I've found is some of the OLD .25's, and they weigh about half again unloaded. FOR a pocket gun, it's smaller than my wallet, lighter than my wallet, and hold 8 rounds.

Compare it to the next up, the P3AT, Ruger's knockoff the LCP, and that side.
VERY snappy, all the P32's compromise faults magnified for a larger round...

Sights suck on a P32, HOWEVER, I can put the mag quickly in a pie tin at 15 yards, so they work.

As for the others, Walthers, price and feel put me off of them, for a pocket gun, no, others got passed over due to size, weight when compared to the P32.
After I got the P32, I was happy, and that was that (and remember they can have teething problems, but its a sub 300 gun, well made, not 'Finely' made)

When it comes to guns, much is dictated by how you carry, I'm not high risk, I'm happy to have a gun, and accept that, drawing from a pants pocket is SLOW... and by pocket carry, I limit the practical size.
OK, OWB (sorry but, most people don't noice open carry, so Ive gone to the idea, of why bother UNLES it's to comply with state law) easier for any size to be carried, deep cover, you have ALL sorts of carry systems, Hell you can get a neck lanyard for a P32 or even a NAA mini-mag revolver.

Point is, there's just about someway to carry anything you like
limiting factors are YOU, what you want to carry, how you want to carry it, what you want to carry it in. You can go with a $30 leather superfly poctet holster, a $3 uncle Mike's, or me, a $9 blackhawk pocket holster. She can get a Bang Bra (think that's it, tucks the gun up in/under her breasts) a belly band or a drop leg, it's what she is comfortable and WILLING to carry.

SO, it's not just the gun, its an entire system, ask any of the old timers, they have guns and boxes of holsters that have rotated into use and OUT as they found what they like and works for them. The gun is one piece, for her, she has to decide, just remember, in LITTLE, .380 isn't tame, but at the same time, she may feel more comfortable with a 1911 on her hip.... Or a Baby
Bronwing in her cleavage.

EDIT: Sorry, JUDGE BASHING COMMENCE----> Not a SD gun, sorry, but, it's a 'toy' not a serious working firearm, there are MUCH better guns that do what it does, your job is to keep her from junk, it's fine for snakes and such, and offers versility, however, for CCW, there are better, just as you wouldn't put an Airweight .357 snubby loaded with fullhouse loads in a first time shooters hands, neither should you let her buy crap.
 
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Wow,

Lots of great replies. Since it hasn't been mentioned I will put in a plug for Springfield EMP in 9mm. It has a very small grip, which fits my wife's small hands perfectly, and she seems to have no problem racking the slide. It is really a pleasure to shoot, and from the first round she shot, my wife has loved it. It is also my favorite handgun to shoot, out of the 13 we own, and it is very accurate. It is, however, pretty expensive.
 
I have a 9mm XDs on order and really hope they ARE released [with a good number] and can get one shortly after. I have no idea [at this point, . . . no one does] if that gun will be good for small hands, but if they can handle the grip on the .45acp, it will be the same for the 9mm, . . . . and the 9mm SHOULD have less recoil, as far as I know.
 
bigbore44 Go with a bersa 380. thunder, thunder plus , CC or combat.. Great pistols at a reduce cost compaired to the walther design. Good DA sa trigger with decocker. The CC and combat are 16oz pistols , the thunder plus is a double stack in the 20oz range . Cost a little more but with a 15+1 round capacity. We have 2 of them and both my wife and youngest daughter cc them.

I love the kahr line but the smaller kahrs for many little guys and some ladys the slide can be hard to rack and recoil can be a cause of cycleing issues with out solid handgun control. Not a best buy for less experienced shooters.

To me when the weight of a pistol gets into the weight range of 20oz+ most any 9mm or 45 can be much easier to shoot.
Mouse gun comparison chart- http://www.southernoutdoorlife.com/mouseguns/
 
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Ok so my current list of prospects is the Bersa line, S&W Shield, XDs (not sure if it will work), and maybe a few different revolvers. Sorry but the EMP is to expensive.

Shadow,
You can ease up on the Judge bashing. I was only using it as an example my friend. I really need to find a Bersa to see what they are like. I know I can eliminate a few different guns just from handling them myself. As far as the "system", I doubt it will ever be on her person. She always wears tight fitting clothes. And wouldn't feel comfortable OC. It's probably going to be a purse gun mostly.
 
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