What's your idea of a "girl gun?"

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I have several . . . . . But I like this "Girl gun" of mine the Best :p



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I have a "girl" gun, the Taurus PT-22. Bought it for the wife so she wouldn't have to rack the slide. Well, she can't use it either so it's mine. It's a lot of fun, actually. Didn't S&W start making the Ladysmith 9mm in a more "manly" style because the guys liked it so much for carry?:D Or did they always make it that way? Probably the only thing a girl could really lay claim to on a gun would be the color pink. I'm pretty sure if there was a pink LAR Grizzly in .45 mag, there'd be a slew of girls waiting to shoot it. And shoot it better than the average man, as usual.;)
 
I keep wondering...

... why some men seem to think a "girl gun" has to be something less than a "boy gun."

My lady has handled handguns ranging up to a .44magnum. The .44 isn't her cup of tea, but she can shoot it if necessary.

I have female friends who regularly shoot .45acp.

Guess I tend to like girls who can play with the boys, and maybe even beat the boys at their own games.

As I think of it, all things being equal, I enjoy shooting .44special, but given a choice between target shooting with .44magnum or .22LR, I'll take the .22LR.
 
The ultimate "Girl Gun"

The Marlin 39.
Annie Oakley shot it as her daily shooter. I guess that makes it a real girls gun.
I own one because of the history behind it. Probably the most accurate out of the box .22 rifle I've ever shot, excluding my friends Henry Golden Boy
 
Wouldn't the obvious be the S&W Ladysmith?
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Not really. I've got chest hair (OK, a couple of 'em), and I own two.

Jen, that's a nice Mateba. I'm insane with jealousy.

Pax has it right. A "girl" gun is whatever the lady enjoys shooting and shoots well. Aesthetics aren't necessary, but they're a larger part of the equation than they are for us Y-chromosome types.

One of the most frequent questions I get is "what's a good gun for my wife/sister/mother/girlfriend?" How the heck do I know? Let her shoot.

You might be surprised. I've sent "girls" home with N-Frame S&W revolvers, Berettas, centerfire lever-action rifles and just today, an H&K P7. All were first guns for these folks.

Their criteria? In rough order (with some generalizing):

  1. Effectiveness. Defined by power and reliability.
  2. Safety. Women don't fantasize about blowing away zombies, nor are they generally impressed by gratuitous displays (take note, guys). They know they're dealing with deadly weapons, and they're concerned that said weapons are safe. Guys buy extra mags; women buy gunsafes.
  3. Feel. Women generally place a higher premium on ergonomics. It's worth noting that their hands are often different than our meaty manpaws.
  4. Looks. Not necessarily a pink gun or something "feminine," but something with class and panache. Think Nill grips, walnut stocks and nice bluing rather than flat tactical duracote.

Women rarely gravitate towards Glocks, AK-47 patterns or riot guns. Sometimes they ask for these at first, but it's usually because their father/boyfriend/boss told them that that's what they needed.

Women don't go off about "knock-down power" or capacity. They care more about having a gun they can handle safely and shoot well. Lots of male shooters could learn from that mindset.
 
Girl gun!

Wow.

What an "opportunity" to write some male chauvinistic clap-trap. I could even try to write it in a archetypal southern drawl to portray some lowbrow sexist. Could throw in several hackneyed phrases about proper place and "little lady" . . . < - - - - - Joking

But I do not write fiction well.
 
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I'm female, and carry an S&W Model 60-10, a J-frame .357 3" barrel "stretch snubby" 5-shot revolver. This isn't the "Ladysmith" version, and rather than pretty grips I first put a set of Hogue rubber grips for comfort. A couple of months after I bought the gun, I replaced the Hogues with Crimson Trace laser grips for improved shot placement at night, and to remind me to hold the gun steady when practicing dry-fire. All accessories, shooting supplies, etc. are similarly intended to be functional, not pretty.

I bought the gun for self defense, not as a decorator item, so aesthetics aren't important. Don't assume that means I'm an atypical female who doesn't care how things look; you'd be wrong. I collect art, love and own quite a bit of jewelry, and enjoy dressing up. But for me a gun is a tool for a deadly serious purpose, even if I enjoy shooting it at the range or when plinking on BLM land. I don't want anything to detract from that.
 
the next gun in my wife's "must have" list

Hi,
I forgot to add in my post, next week we are adding a S&W model 19 (6") barrel to her arsenal.
so in our case, a "ladies gun" is any gun she likes and we can afford to buy:D



Brgds,

Danny
 
my idea of a "girl gun" is any small caliber handgun.

My idea of a "girl's gun" is any gun that I've personally seen my girlfriend fired. So, anything up to a 9mm (9x19) is a girl's gun in my mind.
 
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Now that's my idea of a proper self defense pistol for anyone. Hard for a prosecutor to make a pink pistol look demonic in the eyes of a jury, if it came to that. On the other hand, grips that say "Kill 'em all, let God sort 'em out" probably will get you convicted, should it come to that.
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You hit on something I've always wondered about. My wife carries a small-frame pink Taurus PT111. I carry a full frame Taurus PT-99. My suspicion is that, in the same situation, it would be more likely that she would be forced to pull the trigger on an assailant, simply because he or she would not recognize the pink pistol as a "serious" weapon. In short, my pistol screams, "I am a gun" whereas her's screams "I am a.... huh?"

Fortunately, she loves the gun and is fast and accurate with it, so she's prepped for trouble even if the bad guy isn't.
 
My idea of a Girl" gun is any gun that a girl chooses to get trained on and can shoot well :eek:.

My wife shoots my .45 , .40's, 9mm, .380's / shotguns ... etc. as well or better than most men. :cool:

And she's very feminine - cooks very well and she's pretty too - what more could a guy want :)
 
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My wife started off with a .380ACP, managed to qualify with it at her place of work, but eventually realized it was lacking in "capability" (for want of a better term) and changed to a .45ACP Officer's Model for CCW.

As you know, these are more difficult to operate than a full-size 1911 (especially slide effort), but she kept at it and eventually got it mastered.

She isn't shooting IDPA, but she can do everything smoothly, including racking the slide, changing magazines, and "rolling chambered round into palm" to unload.

It took some hand exercises to build up her grip strength, as I remember.
 
I suppose it would really depend what the purpose of the gun was. Personal protection, popping paper, exterminating coyotes, or fighting in a war would more than likely require different types of “girl guns”:rolleyes:.
Mmmmm there are some really funny and revealing post by some of you boys. This lady tends to agree with the more enlightened people that consider it to be the gun you feel most comfortable and accurate with shooting and carrying.
While I don’t own a .44 the times I have shot one of them was fun, loud (yes, I did use hearing protection) and pleasingly accurate. Would I want to carry one? No. But then I also wouldn’t carry my over/under around daily.
I like to shoot my guns and find a medium weight handgun is better for me to control and be accurate. Although, if I was only carrying it around (for perceived comfort/security?) and never practice shooting, then one of the tiny lightweight guns would make it easier to get about during the day. Someday I’m sure I will run up on a little lightweight J frame that I need to buy. Perhaps I’ll even get to the point where It’s enjoyable to shoot and I can be somewhat accurate. Until that someday gets here I feel it’s in my best interest to keep my chunky monkey close at hand. (S&W SS snub .357 mod 66-5)
 
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