Which carry gun for wife (she's somewhat familiar with firearms)

Agree with everyone to let her pick what she likes, but I would have try the Ruger LCR, easy manual of arms, good trigger, good size, a wide range of caliber options. I really like the .327 version, can shoot .32 longs (very mild recoil), .32 H&R mag (more recoil and flash, but less than a .38 with good effectiveness) and up to .327 mag (a very goo sd round imho).

Let her decide, but the LCR should be offered.
 
That is unnerving , I had an attempted home invasion years back . Luckily I was in the basement with my S&W mod 65 3" 357 still on my hip . 9:30 PM Both cars on the drive way , thank God my wife used the dead bolt on the front door or they would have been in.
I heard my wife screen , I ran up the stairs seeing my front door bent like a banana , I don't remember drawing my revolver but it was in my hand . They must have saw me before I could see them , only their foot prints. Police were called , but it never leaves you.
With that said I would go with a revolver , no smaller then 38 SPL. No safety , only thing to concentrate on is the problem.
 
My wife has damaged wrists and doesn't shoot much. She prefers a 32 H&R magnum revolver. It has no safeties, no slide that's hard to pull back, no magazine to load, etc. It is an effective round in a simple reliable weapon. Our daughter has been able to shoot it well since she was 8 or 9.

If someone trains and practices, almost anything in a decent caliber will work. If they are going to shoot it just a few times a year or less, a revolver is a better choice, IMHO.
 
Let her shoot several and figure out what she's comfortable.

I think a DA revolver is a terrible idea. Too hard to get the technique down right for a stiff trigger pull. If she can't hit anything, she'll stop shooting. Recommending snubbies to women is just an old guys tale.

Glocks are just as simple and reliable as a revolver in my not particularly humble opinion.
 
I did buy a thunder 380 before we got married ... I guess 12-13 years ago. Now the kids are older we've gone out shooting more and she does like this pistol. It shoots very well.

I would prefer it if she were to move up to a 9mm pistol as she improves. It's cheaper to fire and from all the videos and stats I've seen a 9mm is more consistent with hollow point performance.

Me personally I only feel comfortable with a striker that has a manual safety, but I have no problem with a decocked hammer fired pistol with the safety disengaged (like the bersa). We may have to go gun shopping for her in the future.
 
My Wife Carries a Sig P232 now.. she has carried in the past a Glock 23, and a Glock 26... She shoots most of my guns, put likes the Sig P232 for it's size and She shoots it well...View attachment 105967... Her choice as it should be..
 
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My wife can't rack the slide on most semi-autos. I of course recommended the CorneredCat website. Not sure if she read all of it or not.

Anyways she was dead set on having a .22, because that was all she could rack. She has neuropathy and lacks a lot of hand strength. She's always been afraid of the recoil of my Centerfire pistols as well.

She bought a Ruger SR22 that she likes a lot. She shoots it any time we go shooting. It's better than nothing, and at least I know she will practice.

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