what pistol does your wife carry concealed?

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I have made monumental progress in the way of preparing my wife to carry. Now is the fun part; finding a good reliable handgun for her.
It must have all of these characteristics:
usa made
light <16 ounces
reliable
6.5" or less in length

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If your wife has the upper body strength to manipulate the slide on a Kahr, I'd give that a close look. I've been carrying one for a couple of years and the simplicity is just idiot proof. It shoots well too.

If she is petite, I'd get a revolver and the heaviest one that she can comfortably carry. The more it weighs, the less it will recoil, the more she will practice with it. My wife keeps a Ruger SP101 loaded with 38sp+P rounds. She's gotten to be very proficient with it and she doesn't need to worry about jams and what not if something stressful should happen. We tried a couple of .380s at first, but manipulating the slide was difficult and the recoil of the blow back systems was stiffer than the round would suggest it should be.

I'm a firm believer that a woman is the last person that should be carrying a small firearm in a small caliber.
 
Got lucky enough to find her a pre-war Smith & Wesson HE .32 Long. Its a dandy little six shot in the S&W "I" frame. Light and amazingly accurate. Just lays in her purse like nobody's business.
 
Kahr PM9 in a Galco IWB holster when possible, or a Galco thigh holster when wearing a dress.

We lost a lot of money and time on guns that didn't work out, despite doing a LOT of research, testing, and handling of everything before a purchase.

Do what you can to make sure it's 'just right' for her the first time to save a headache :) This isn't a fault in women - it's just that carrying for most of them really does require everything to be perfect. With more form-fitting clothes, more different types of clothes, and widely varying situations, they just have less room for error.

As a guy, I can just stuff a full-size in my crossbreed and call it a day, with a t-shirt or a suit. She likely won't be that lucky.
 
After years of 38's and other pistols. Her not liking and leaving at home more than carry. Mine tried a KelTec 32 I had just bought as a BUG for myself. . That was end of my KelTec . She also tried a 380 KT I bought later but kept her 32 KelTec. . That one has now passed to oldest Daughter and she has a new KelTec in 32 . We have a total of 4 in family now and all have been reliable from day one. .
. It was on her every day when she had her jewelry store.
She never left home with out it.

Its also only pistol she wanted to learn to field strip and clean
 
Her decision. Best thing you can do is point her toward an expert and stay out of their discussion.
 
Step one: hand her the credit card.
Step two: Stand Back from the counter.
Step Three: Shut up.

In case you haven't noticed girl are very different from boys. One girl is different from another. They don't think the way guys do.

My wife a J frame. My daughter a 1911.

AFS
 
My wife doesn't carry an automatic, she carries a Ruger LCR. Plenty enough for her and she is very effiecient with it. She did take her class with a Glock 19 though.
 
Don't have a wife, but if I did, the answer would most likely be "a gun that she selected on her own and bought with her own money." The less you're involved with the decision, other than providing asked for advice, the better. It's also best that she buy the gun herself. That way, it's absolutely clear that it's her gun, which can be psychologically significant for all kinds of reasons.

Best advice is to steer her to http://www.corneredcat.com, then back off and wait for her to bring up the subject again on her own.
 
Take her to the range and get her to try as many pistols as she would like, IMO. If she expresses an interest in one that you don't own, see if you can find a range that rents that particular model, or perhaps invite a friend along who owns one. Eventually she'll find the one firearm that best fits her hand and eye, and that's the one that she should get -- regardless of what you might have suggested for her in the first place.

By the way, I learned this lesson the hard way.
 
+1 on the her choice. In my opinion the best thing to do is find a range that rents a variety of guns and take her there during a time when its not so busy. Spending a hundred bucks on that might be worth the time an information you get out of it. I bought 4 pistols before my wife found one she liked. Finally took her to a range that charges a flat rental rate and shot about 5 or 6 different pistols so she had plenty to compare to.

In the end she really liked a friends wifes Bersa .380 so thats what she got and couldnt be happier. BTW hers is the plus model which is a 15 round versus 7.
 
She carries a Colt Officer's Model (.45 ACP), after "cutting her teeth" on a brutal little AMT Backup in .380 ACP.

I didn't choose either one of these... :)
 
She's pretty much in love with my favorite pocket carry Keltec P32 with the grip extension. She wants that one for herself and I will probably get another P32 or LCP in 380.
 
My wife carries a 1911.

Let your wife choose whatever she wants, you just need to step back and watch as other posters have already advised.
 
Like Post 7 and 8 have said

It's not your decision
take her shopping, don't let a gun counter commando buffalo her, but do let her know good advice, and have her shoot it before you buy it, think about how much time she takes to buy expensive shoes, she shouldn't spend less to buy a gun,

Eventually she will find the one she likes and follows her home like a lost little puppy.
Think of it this way, at least you don't have to sit on the bench with the other husbands across from the lingerie while she tries everything on.
 
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