re: Gun for the wife advice

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Paging dawg23

Kinda what I was doing when I started the thread lol.

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Sorry - was watching LSU get beat.

There are several good essays that dicsuss picking a handgun for a woman. Here's one LINK

Here's one by Karl Rehn LINK 2. He and Kathy Jackson (Cornered Cat) have written others, but my copies are on the computer at my office.

Picking a gun for a woman is really no different than picking one for yourself. Buy the most reliable gun, of a sufficient caliber, that she can shoot well.

Reliable means sticking with top tier guns (M&P, Glock, HK, SIG, et al). It doesn't mean buying a Kel-Tec, Rugers semi-autos, Charters, Rossi, Diamondback, et al.

Sufficient caliber means 9mm in a semi-auto and means a 38 Spcl. in a revolver.

"Shoot well" means she can get accurate follow-up hits at a reasonable cadence (say one shot per second) at a reasonable distance (say 3-5 yards).

My "main" advice would be to avoid buying a "little bitty" gun (of any caliber) for her. Small-framed guns are very difficult to shoot well. Yet all too often people pick them because they can be convealed easily.

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So far I'd definitely leaning towards a 9mm. What is your opinion of the Shield?

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9mm Shield is an excellent choice for anyone, including women. I wouldn't go any smaller in size or in caliber.

The Kahr P9 and the Kahr CW9 are about the same size, and would also be good choices -- but the Shield has a better trigger.

Final Advice: Make sure she gets some solid training. You may be able to fill this role, but 99.432 % of the time, women don't listen to a spouse or SO the way they listen to an instructor. (Those who have ever tried to teach their wives how to drive know what I'm talking about).