The Bushmaster
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Bersa Thunder .380
What does your wife carry?
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couldbeanyone
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S&W model 351pd. 22 magnum.
mljdeckard
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My dignity. She got it in the divorce. :banghead:
But I have met wit a couple of great women, one carries an XD, another carries a G-19.
But I have met wit a couple of great women, one carries an XD, another carries a G-19.
HOWARD J
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My wife is the only one in the family without a CPL.(CCW)
She does keep a Sig 380 handy at home.
She does keep a Sig 380 handy at home.
Hoppes Love Potion
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Charter Arms Pink Lady .38 Special
I'm3rd wrote: "Her "house gun" that she keeps handy when I'm not at home is a like new '60's vintage S&W mod 30 cal .32 S&W Long that she inherited from her mother. It's underpowered of course, but her hands were crippled by botched carpal tunnel surgery 25 years ago and she can't tolerate much recoil. Fiocchi's .32L ammo is made in Italy and listed as a 98 gr fmj bullet @ 835 fps. That's 130 fps better than US .32L ammo, still not very potent but at least it's a step up from the H&R .22 she had before. "
Thats still 152 fpe at the muzzle not that bad for face to face use. Is the Fiocchi accurate and reliable also? i have 2 32 long smith and wessons also.
My wife doesnt have a permit yet but i did pick up the papers for her the other day. she favors the smith and wesson model 10 2".
Thats still 152 fpe at the muzzle not that bad for face to face use. Is the Fiocchi accurate and reliable also? i have 2 32 long smith and wessons also.
My wife doesnt have a permit yet but i did pick up the papers for her the other day. she favors the smith and wesson model 10 2".
FoMoGo
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My wife normally carries either her 1911 compact .45 or her .44 special snubby.
However she has been known to carry my full size 1911 or one of my .44 magnum snubbies.
I LOVE that woman.
Jim
However she has been known to carry my full size 1911 or one of my .44 magnum snubbies.
I LOVE that woman.
Jim
doc540
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Matching set of .38's 
CZ-100
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My wife carry's a Ruger LCP, in Raspberry of course
Lonerider357
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Mine has tried alot of autos but is too weak to rack the slide, tried alot of DA revolvers, didn't like the trigger pull so she carries a Ruger New Model Vaquero that I had the barrel shortened to 3" in her purse. She's a Cowboy shooter like me and is just more comfy with the SA.
We are too well-known locally, for me to publicly state what my wife carries, and certainly how she carries. In hindsight, perhaps I should have picked a more mundane user name for forums.
I will say that she has little use for mouse guns. Her job, investigating death scenes, has made her realistic about that.
I will say that she has little use for mouse guns. Her job, investigating death scenes, has made her realistic about that.
To answer your question about Fiocchi .32 ammo, yes in my limited experience with it it has proven to be as reliable as any other factory ammo I have used. My only concern is that what I have left of it now is almost 2 decades old, and Fiocchi no longer lists the same velocity data in it's catalog that it once did. However the little Smith will handle higher pressure than any factory ammo that's now available, and I have dies for that round. I'm thinking maybe a 98 grain hollow base wadcutter seated backwards over a powder charge listed in data formulated for modern solid frame steel revolvers that I found in an out of date Handloader's Digest. The first data I intend to work up to specifies a powder charge of Unique that in the article's test gun propelled a 98 gr LSWC at a tad over 1000 fps. That loading produced 220 foot pounds of energy in the article's 3" bbl revolver, which is just 8 lbs less than Federal's H&R Magnum 85 gr JHP round fired from a 4" bbl. If that load passes my waterlogged newspaper test I will load up some of the brass I've been saving in case the Fiocchi stuff I now have becomes unreliable due to age.
I doubt that will happen anytime soon, because while recently poking around in my basement reloading area I found a box of ancient FBI issued Remington .38 Spl RNL ammo that my BIL's father, who was an FBI agent in the '50's and early '60's, gave him. I tried out a dozen rounds of the stuff with it's white corroded lead bullets and it touched off as good as new. I also fired a couple of 20 gauge paper hull shotgun shells dating back to the mid 1960's, and although the brass heads cracked they fired without that 1 or 2 seconds hesitation after the trigger pull I sometimes get with old ammo. I'm not a big admirer of Remington ammo quality control, but if it's circa 1950's ammo will fire reliably after 5 decades of storage in a damp environment I'm pretty sure that my circa 1993 Fiocchi stuff will also be reliable for at least another decade or two. Sorry for the long-winded post, it probably contains more poorly written rambling info than you wanted.
I doubt that will happen anytime soon, because while recently poking around in my basement reloading area I found a box of ancient FBI issued Remington .38 Spl RNL ammo that my BIL's father, who was an FBI agent in the '50's and early '60's, gave him. I tried out a dozen rounds of the stuff with it's white corroded lead bullets and it touched off as good as new. I also fired a couple of 20 gauge paper hull shotgun shells dating back to the mid 1960's, and although the brass heads cracked they fired without that 1 or 2 seconds hesitation after the trigger pull I sometimes get with old ammo. I'm not a big admirer of Remington ammo quality control, but if it's circa 1950's ammo will fire reliably after 5 decades of storage in a damp environment I'm pretty sure that my circa 1993 Fiocchi stuff will also be reliable for at least another decade or two. Sorry for the long-winded post, it probably contains more poorly written rambling info than you wanted.
Matching set of .38's
Shooting more, typing less
Wish I could say that and then follow through. I always start out a reply thinking I'll cut this one short for once, but still end up writing a 2 paragraph screed that is even more long-winded and boring than I am face to face. Somebody stop me, please!
Oh man, thanks for the laugh hahaha.
I just got the mental image of a person (especially a smaller stature woman) lugging around a M249
Sig 225
My wife wanted something to carry with her and keep in the house just for her. We ended up with my used police trade in SIG 225. She liked the sights, trigger, operating system (double action and hammer dropping lever on the left side of the grip) and its 8 shot magazine. She even liked the weight which helps to absorb recoil and make it easier for her to shoot without being to heavy to carry.
She tried several larger and smaller pistols and liked the SIG the best. It will not shoot any hollowpoint, so it is loaded with COR BON Powerball rounds.
Jim
My wife wanted something to carry with her and keep in the house just for her. We ended up with my used police trade in SIG 225. She liked the sights, trigger, operating system (double action and hammer dropping lever on the left side of the grip) and its 8 shot magazine. She even liked the weight which helps to absorb recoil and make it easier for her to shoot without being to heavy to carry.
She tried several larger and smaller pistols and liked the SIG the best. It will not shoot any hollowpoint, so it is loaded with COR BON Powerball rounds.
Jim
PcolaDawg
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After trying a bunch of guns, the only one she was comfortable shooting was a Kel Tec P32. So I got her one in green, which is her favorite color.
She's actually pretty dang accurate with the little thing, too.
She's actually pretty dang accurate with the little thing, too.
Mike1234567
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What does my wife (ex) carry? A grudge.
DammitBoy
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What does my wife (ex) carry? A grudge.
They don't have to be ex's to carry one of those...
thefamcnaj
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charter arms pink lady. But now she is starting to get comfortable with the g19. I hope she gets good with mine and I'll buy her one of her own. Only thing is she wants to dura coat it hot pink and black! God help us.....a "pink Glock" nnnnoooooo!!
Jed Carter
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The wife carries either a Beretta 950 Jetfire .25acp or a SIG P238 .380acp. Both are single action pistols, both she carries cocked and locked. The Beretta has a better trigger and can hit the X-ring easily at 10-15 yards, The SIG has Tritium night sights, faster follow up shots, and is a better choice IMO. She prefers the Beretta, only due to it's size, and concealability, she is a real estate broker and dresses the part.
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