Dreams, it would seem, sometimes do come true.
A mountain lion has been spotted on our road, and my - usually far from enthusiastic about guns - wife has decided that she would like to learn how to use and carry a pistol.
So, I finally get to teach her how to shoot, and I figure I can re-take a CCW class so we can do it together. Very exciting all around, but now I have to find her a gun that she'll actually carry.
There are a few constraints.
First, size.
She's a little lady with little hands, so a big double stack grip might be too big. She seemed to like the size of my xds with the small back-strap. So something small enough to conceal reasonably well, but not tiny.
Second, action.
I think she'd consider a revolver, but other than that I'm almost certain she'd want a manual safety. Also, I can't see her carrying cocked and locked. And finally, it has to be reasonably easy to shoot - so nothing with a super heavy trigger.
Other than that I was thinking probably 9mm, as it tends to have less kick and better capacity in small guns. And, obviously, the more physically attractive it is the better.
Price isn't a huge deal (within reason), but I'd rather pay less than more.
The 2 that came to mind without doing any reasearch to speak of were the Ruger sr9c, or a some flavor of S&W 38spl.
A mountain lion has been spotted on our road, and my - usually far from enthusiastic about guns - wife has decided that she would like to learn how to use and carry a pistol.
So, I finally get to teach her how to shoot, and I figure I can re-take a CCW class so we can do it together. Very exciting all around, but now I have to find her a gun that she'll actually carry.
There are a few constraints.
First, size.
She's a little lady with little hands, so a big double stack grip might be too big. She seemed to like the size of my xds with the small back-strap. So something small enough to conceal reasonably well, but not tiny.
Second, action.
I think she'd consider a revolver, but other than that I'm almost certain she'd want a manual safety. Also, I can't see her carrying cocked and locked. And finally, it has to be reasonably easy to shoot - so nothing with a super heavy trigger.
Other than that I was thinking probably 9mm, as it tends to have less kick and better capacity in small guns. And, obviously, the more physically attractive it is the better.
Price isn't a huge deal (within reason), but I'd rather pay less than more.
The 2 that came to mind without doing any reasearch to speak of were the Ruger sr9c, or a some flavor of S&W 38spl.