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

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I hate and can't understand why there is something called a girls gun. My daughter will shoot and carry anything out there, so when she and her 105 lb frame shoots 45-70 out of her xp-100, rethink "girls gun", but she is a custom gunsmith also.
 
A "girl gun" is what she shoots well and likes to call "her" gun. :D Doesn't matter if it's a .25ACP or .454 Casull. If she makes hits with it quickly, she wins the fight.

Tom Servo and Pax combined said it all. Women not only want a gun that is safe to handle, they want it to have some class.

For many years - up through the 1960's - many women were directed towards a "ladies gun" by male gun shop owners. These were often .22, .25 and .32 Autos or the .32 Long wheelguns, like the Model 31's below.
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It was felt that women couldn't handle the extra recoil of a 5-shot .38 special in a purse-sized gun. K-Frame .38's were just too large for some of the smaller purses back in the 40's and 50's.

Over the last 20 years, I've had a dickens of a time keeping my S&W Model 39's from becoming "her" guns. One wife, several girlfriends and a dozen new shooters, I've managed to keep 'em from disappearing.
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Women tend to want something that is "small and light" because of all the stuff they end up carrying daily. Especially those who are working moms. They don't want something that weighs 2.5 pounds added to all the stuff in their purse...or hanging around their waist. They want it to not be much of a burden.

But if it's pretty or has class, it might be hard to convince her to buy something else. Either of these might appeal to a woman buyer.

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Custom Colt 380 pistol with inlays
 
In the self defense world IMHO...

A girl gun is one that will allow you to very effectively stop the opposition without the need to engage via testosterone laced physical contact battle, without ever getting your hands dirty.

A 12ga shotgun is a good example.

A manly gun would be a NAA mini revolver loaded with something like .22 short or .22 lr. After firing all 5 shots into your attacker, it may still be very necessary to use the mini revolver as a rock with which to bludgeon the bad guy into submission.

And she's very feminine - cooks very well and she's pretty too - what more could a guy want?
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Simple, for her to earn enough money to be able to allow you to be a trophy husband and not have to work if you so desire. :)
 
+1 Double Naught Spy

"Simple, for her to earn enough money to be able to allow you to be a trophy husband and not have to work if you so desire. "

She does - she's a Vice President at a large University :)

As I said what more could a guy want :cool:

Only problem is I'm not much of a trophy husband, but I don't tell her that her eyes are bad. :D
 
Don Davis,

You and I are in a similar situation,

My wife also shoots well with hers and all of my guns (9mm, 0.45 0.357)
She is pretty, cooks well , now, If I could only get her to reload her own ammo...... That answers "what more could I want":D

Brgds,

Danny
 
Wow Dannyl - I hadn't even thought of that.:cool:

Now gents that's a good idea ... but I don't think I can get her to do it :mad:
 
This is one of my favorites:


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Funny thing about the Vanessa Dobos image. She isn't on an AC130 gunship. Being fixed wing, she would not mind other fixed wing craft scattering her high value targets. You see, the woman in the image is portrayed as a gunner on a HH60 Pavehawk, which according to most accounts, she is, and also the first of her kind.
 
My wife's preferred carry gun is a HK P7M8, she also has a S&W 342 and a Sig 232 (light weight version). She doesn't shy away from shooting anything that we own, up to and including 338 Lapua Mag and 50 BMG.
 
A girl gun is any gun a girl carries or uses. Anything else is stereotyping - isn't it?
 
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UniSex Guns, NOT Girl Guns!

Personally, I use a 380 handgun on the range, but prefer a smaller size 9mm or 380 such as a Kel Tec P11 or Ruger LCP. A woman must "try on" a handgun to fit her hand size and comfort. Since most women have a smaller hand than men, I feel it is very important for a woman to feel the guns in her hands. You will see that they all feel different in your hands. It is very important for a woman to choose the gun that fits. Ease of pulling the slide or whether a double action revover would be best suited. I personally have my Concealed Carry license, and recommend all women to also. Shop for the RIGHT gun for you, not a so called "girl gun".
 
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