Advice Needed - Handgun for Wife

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The wife has a .380 Bersa. She shootes very well with it and likes it alot. However, she is concerned with the cheap quality of the Bersa and she is concerned with the dinky .380 round.


These are the features she would like:

1. Must have Single/Double Action (like a Beretta 92)

2. Must be small - like a Walther PPK

3. Must shoot at least 9mm round

4. Must have external safety

5. Must be a QUALITY handgun

Is there any pistol that meets these criteria?


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Cassidy, my wife carries a Walther P5 Compact daily. it fits your requirements with the exception of the external safety.

Without a doubt, I still think the P5c is the finest compact 9mm made - period - and I own 5 9mm pistols. They are not easy to find and are expensive but worth every penny. The only place importing them right now is Earl's Repair Service - the current Walther factory service center.

Although it does not have the external safety you mentioned I would encourage you to try to locate one and see how your wofe like it.

If you have trouble finding one, I'd be happy to take a few digital pics and send them to you.

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Beretta makes a Compact Model M, a shortened single stack version of the 92; they also make the Mini-Cougar in 9mm. A S&W 3913 sounds like it would fit (buy one used). FEG makes a 9mm that is aparently a mini-sized cross between the Smith and a Browning. The CZ-75 Compact might do.

OTOH, if you can get her into DAO, the new Kahr P9 is really slick.
 
The older Smith & Wesson 3913TSW (obviously pre-agreement) -- the first of their 'Tactical' line is even smaller than the regular 3913 or their newer/current 3913TSW.<UL TYPE=SQUARE><LI> It's traditional DA/SA
<LI> It's slightly larger than a PPK -- about the size of a PP
<LI> Shoots a 9mm -- there's a .40 model available (4013TSW) which is about the same size but it is much bulkier because it is double stack instead of single
<LI> Has an external safety
<LI> Some may question it's quality but it is my main carry gun and I stake my life on it. Here are some e-mails that I've received with regard to it's quality ... <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><LI> I picked up two 3913tsw one is the old syle without the rail and one with the rail. I read your comment on try to get the older style, so i got both. They are very nice to shoot. I traded a two Glocks in for the 3913tsw. Glocks cannot touch the quality of the smiths. I was deceived for 1 year about them. What i did with the 3913 at the range the first time out took me six months to accomplish with the 26 and 19. Plus there isn't any saftey on the Glocks! I am sold on Smith's, not the Company but their quality pistols.
<LI> I picked up a Smith last week, it is beautiful!! This is the first pistol that i have ever shot, that fires as smooth as glass. Very little recoil, and back on target every time. I even got my wife out to the range, (miracle) the first shot she couldn't hit the target, second shot bullseye smack in the Xring. Twenty feet is no problem, and very accurate and smooth shooting. I call it a classic! I bought a Smith 3913TSW - nine caliber. Shooting a Sig is like shooting sandpaper, much to abrasive of a pistol, especiallly the slide coming back on your thumb. Never on the Smith. The Smith is fine tuned, trigger action is tuned at the factory.[/quote]</UL>Hope this helps. By the way, the requirements that you listed are the very same one's that I look for. Regards, FUD.

[This message has been edited by FUD (edited September 11, 2000).]
 
FUD,

Hey buddy, I knew you couldn't resist with this one!! :D

CassidyGT, possible to take her to the local range and rent a few guns? (If "possible.")

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I purchased a Kahr K9 for Amy, but at 4'9" and 85 pounds she had a tough time loading the magazine and such. I thought that this was a great gun for her because it was an FBI carry gun, took std. 9mm and +P, thin and had a very comfortable grip for both small and large hands. We have since switched to a revolver and have taken care of the loading problem. Anyway, good gun, especially for carry. This gun is barely used and on GunsAmerica:
http://www.gunsamerica.com/guns/976054500.htm
 
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