re: Is a .38 revolver a good gun for a woman?

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Bapple will save your soul on this one.

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This is like my bat signal.

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Yeah I know he's got some long post that he's bookmarked for threads like this.

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You pretty much covered it in your response so you know what you're dealing with. Here's what I'll say to keep it relatively short.

Before she gets a concealed gun, she needs to become proficient on a full sized one. I never suggest to anyone to get a concealed gun first. Always seek proficiency on a gun that is easier to shoot before getting something smaller for comfort.

My girlfriend purchased her first handgun a few weeks ago - HK VP9. She absolutely loves it. She was getting hit by cases at first so we had to work on her wrist tension and her shooting form. By the second range trip there was a drastic improvement. We got to the point where when a case would fling on her, she knew it was her fault for leaving her wrist loose and she could tell it was her form. Slowly but surely her groups started to tighten up and she was changing mags and working the slide like a champ. This is after only two trips to the range.

If you don't think you're capable of bringing your wife to the range to learn on a semi auto because you "don't have the time" you are doing yourself a big disservice.

Would you personally feel adequately armed with a tiny 5-shot 38? I know I wouldn't unless circumstances left me no alternative. So why would I try to limit someone else to that tiny gun, even moreso when that person is an inexperienced shooter?

If you have any specific questions feel free to email me. But I'm in agreement with the others - full sized or mid sized 9mm.

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