angrysoldier
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what sort of pistol should i buy her? she has shot 380 to 45 and is damn good. im thinking 40 cal. what do you guys think?
girlfriend got her r pal
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Depends what she's comfortable with...as nice as it would be to just buy her a gun, make it a couple thing and let her try out many and pick it out herself, then purchase it for her if you so desire. As a new handgun owner the one thing I found most invaluble was that it's a very personal purchase. If you aren't comfortable handling the firearm, you won't want to use it and it will be a wasted purchase. There's no magic answer...try a bunch out and see what she likes. I thought my wife would love shooting the M&P9--she really really didn't. She preferred a 9mm 1911, fit her hand better.
Not a bad choice....buy one you like, and do not transfer it to her until she says she likes it and can handle it easily...(bonus one more gun to you if she cannot !!!)
If she thinks .40 is a bit too much recoil, buy a 9mm.
Make sure it goes with her shoes and she will be happy.
If she thinks .40 is a bit too much recoil, buy a 9mm.
Make sure it goes with her shoes and she will be happy.
angrysoldier
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well she liked the 45 cal 1911 but i thought 40 cal is kinda the middle ground. we belong to a miliatry club and can have the range every weekend so we plan to shoot alot. i figured with the cost of ammo and im never home 40 cal is good for home defence( last time i was gone for 14 months) and its nic to shoot.
easyrider604
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I might want to rethink the pistol as a home defense gun, unless you are stationed in the US and A !!
Yeah, I guess we don't want to discuss such matters in a public forum.
But IMO, I'd get her a pistol in whatever caliber you can afford to shoot in quantity, and in a format (1911, SIG, CZ, etc...SA or DA/SA) that she is comfortable with.
In that order of priority. I'm sure you'll fine a pistol that will conform to her ergonomics. After all accuracy takes precedence over caliber, always.
BTW, good work converting your GF into a shooter.
angrysoldier
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my gf pressured me to get her the rpal, before 1999 she never shot at all. im in the military and gave her the chance to shoot everything in the vault. she now loves shooting. i know in canada your not allowed to defend yourself, but since im aways mostly away for the year i feel better knowing that she does know how to shoot and do it saftly. i also know she wont be raped or murderd with her stocking makes me feel better too. i hope she likes the new 40 cal i buy her tommorow,.
angrysoldier
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She want a sig in 22 cal she really likes it! And dirt cheap to shoot too!
Best advice right there^ She will know which one fits best! You can get a nice 1911 in 9mm too if your worried about the cost of ammo.
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From:http://www.corneredcat.com/Men/buywifegun.aspx
Okay, guys, here is one shooting woman's answer to this perennially recurring question. Here are the things you need to know and remember as you shop for a handgun for her.
The best defensive firearm for someone who doesn't want one, or who won't practice with it, is ...
NONE.
This is true even if the person is someone you love. It is true even if you really want her to carry a gun, and even if you have picked out a gun for her and pressured her into taking it. If she does not intend to practice with it, there is no point in getting her a gun. A gun is nothing but a dangerous nuisance to someone who is not motivated to learn to use it properly and well.
Yes, I'm heartless. But it's true anyway.
If this describes your woman, go do something else because the rest of this article isn't for you.
There is no one best caliber or gun for all women.
Oddly enough, women are all individuals. Asking what caliber or gun is best for a woman is exactly the same thing as asking what caliber or gun is best for a man. And the answer is, "It depends."
While it may be the most important thing about her in your eyes, her ### is simply not much of an issue when it comes to choosing a gun.
Your woman's physical size (or lack of it) has very little to do with which caliber will be best for her.
I've seen tiny little women with great big grins on their faces as they hammered away with full-powered "manly" guns. I've also seen sturdy-looking Amazon-woman types wincing from what I consider to be mild recoil. And vice versa, of course.
What I'm getting at here is that it doesn't matter if she weighs 90 pounds soaking wet or if she's taller than you are and twice as fluffy. Her hand size will matter when it is time to pick a platform, but the size of her body isn't going to tell you much that is useful about her tolerance for recoil or the caliber she'll prefer shooting.
The caliber she'll prefer probably isn't the one you expect.
Some women love big calibers but hate small calibers. Some love .40s and hate everything else. Some hate .380s but love 9mms. Some find the recoil of a .40 too spiky for their tastes but find a .45 pleasant to shoot.
Women are individuals, just like men. You can't pick a caliber for her, or even predict which caliber she'll prefer, because you can't crawl inside her skin and feel what she feels when she pulls the trigger.
There's more to choosing a gun than caliber!
Here we're really getting into it. Sorry if this bothers anyone's sacred cows, but even a tiny little woman with tiny little hands doesn't necessarily need, won't necessarily like, and possibly won't even be able to shoot a tiny little gun.
There's no point in getting her a .380 to avoid recoil, if the platform is a straight blowback, super lightweight gun which has lousy sights and a stiff trigger. A difficult little gun doesn't suddenly become easy to shoot simply because it eats a lesser caliber. Sights, trigger pull, basic ergonomics, and weight will all have their effects.
You know this when you're picking out a gun for yourself. You may want to remember it when you're helping her pick out a gun, too.
Beginners really should start with a .22 -- but that may not be best for her and her situation.
Another sacred cow here.
All other things being equal, someone who starts out with a .22 is going to spend less time fighting the flinch, and will thus find it easier to learn to shoot well. The ammunition is cheap and plentiful, so you have fewer excuses to avoid the range, and we all know that more practice is better. It's not as loud as most other rounds, and so shooting a .22 is generally a more pleasant experience for newbies who aren't yet accustomed to the sound of gunfire.
So it's great if she can learn on a .22. More people have probably learned to shoot with a .22 than with any other single caliber.
However.
If she's only going to own one gun of her own, and needs a defense gun, a .22 is really a poor choice. The .22 is simply not well suited for defense work. While lots of people have been killed with .22s over the years, the record shows that the .22 caliber is generally poor at stopping the attacker (which is the sine qua non for a defense gun).
It is notably easier to learn to shoot with a larger caliber than it is to improve the terminal ballistics of a .22.
Furthermore, if she's excited about learning to shoot a larger caliber, it's probably not worth insisting she start with the .22. Let her learn on the gun she wants to learn on and even if it's a steeper learning curve she'll be more likely to hike up it.
Size matters.
Hands come in different sizes!
Hand size, that is. Since women generally have smaller hands than men generally do, and since most firearms are designed to fit the male hand, recommendations for women's guns usually focus on guns which are suitable for people with small hands. If her hands are very small, finding a firearm which fits her hand might be an issue. It is worthwhile to keep looking until she finds one that does fit.
Remember, people have different-sized hands. You really cannot pick out a gun for her without her active involvement because your hands are not the same as her hands. A gun that fits your hands quite well might fit her hands like socks on a rooster. She needs to check gun fit herself to be certain it fits her hands, and that she can reach and use all of the controls.
Just as she would always try on a pair of shoes before buying them, she should try on and, if possible, fire the gun or one like it before you purchase. Many gun stores and ranges have rental guns. While rental fees can be expensive, paying them can often save considerable money and hassle in the long run.
The article titled Trying On a Handgun explains how to check gun fit.
If she's very petite, and it's rifles or shotguns you're shopping for, check out this list of long guns suitable for small-statured shooters.
Looks matter.
Guys, your wives and girlfriends wear pretty underthings that they know no one else is going to see. They wear feminine, lacy underthings even when they aren't in the mood and have no intention of getting into the mood.1
Women wear things like that even when no one else will see it simply because we like to wear pretty things. Pretty things make us happy.
If you want your lady to be happy tucking a gun underneath her clothes next to her pretty underthings, it's a good idea to help her look for a pretty gun and a pretty holster to carry it in.
Oh, one more thing: her fashion sense is better than yours. If she says a flashy gun is pretty, don't argue. It's not a pimp gun if a woman is wearing it.
There is2 no such thing as a healthy adult woman who cannot be taught to retract the slide of a semi-automatic handgun.
If yours can't, it's probably because no one has ever shown her the correct technique. Get her to a class.
Meanwhile, have her check out instructions for using strength-enhancing gunhandling techniques in the article titled Rack the Slide.
From:http://www.corneredcat.com/Men/buywifegun.aspx
Okay, guys, here is one shooting woman's answer to this perennially recurring question. Here are the things you need to know and remember as you shop for a handgun for her.
The best defensive firearm for someone who doesn't want one, or who won't practice with it, is ...
NONE.
This is true even if the person is someone you love. It is true even if you really want her to carry a gun, and even if you have picked out a gun for her and pressured her into taking it. If she does not intend to practice with it, there is no point in getting her a gun. A gun is nothing but a dangerous nuisance to someone who is not motivated to learn to use it properly and well.
Yes, I'm heartless. But it's true anyway.
If this describes your woman, go do something else because the rest of this article isn't for you.
There is no one best caliber or gun for all women.
Oddly enough, women are all individuals. Asking what caliber or gun is best for a woman is exactly the same thing as asking what caliber or gun is best for a man. And the answer is, "It depends."
While it may be the most important thing about her in your eyes, her ### is simply not much of an issue when it comes to choosing a gun.
Your woman's physical size (or lack of it) has very little to do with which caliber will be best for her.
I've seen tiny little women with great big grins on their faces as they hammered away with full-powered "manly" guns. I've also seen sturdy-looking Amazon-woman types wincing from what I consider to be mild recoil. And vice versa, of course.
What I'm getting at here is that it doesn't matter if she weighs 90 pounds soaking wet or if she's taller than you are and twice as fluffy. Her hand size will matter when it is time to pick a platform, but the size of her body isn't going to tell you much that is useful about her tolerance for recoil or the caliber she'll prefer shooting.
The caliber she'll prefer probably isn't the one you expect.
Some women love big calibers but hate small calibers. Some love .40s and hate everything else. Some hate .380s but love 9mms. Some find the recoil of a .40 too spiky for their tastes but find a .45 pleasant to shoot.
Women are individuals, just like men. You can't pick a caliber for her, or even predict which caliber she'll prefer, because you can't crawl inside her skin and feel what she feels when she pulls the trigger.
There's more to choosing a gun than caliber!
Here we're really getting into it. Sorry if this bothers anyone's sacred cows, but even a tiny little woman with tiny little hands doesn't necessarily need, won't necessarily like, and possibly won't even be able to shoot a tiny little gun.
There's no point in getting her a .380 to avoid recoil, if the platform is a straight blowback, super lightweight gun which has lousy sights and a stiff trigger. A difficult little gun doesn't suddenly become easy to shoot simply because it eats a lesser caliber. Sights, trigger pull, basic ergonomics, and weight will all have their effects.
You know this when you're picking out a gun for yourself. You may want to remember it when you're helping her pick out a gun, too.
Beginners really should start with a .22 -- but that may not be best for her and her situation.
Another sacred cow here.
All other things being equal, someone who starts out with a .22 is going to spend less time fighting the flinch, and will thus find it easier to learn to shoot well. The ammunition is cheap and plentiful, so you have fewer excuses to avoid the range, and we all know that more practice is better. It's not as loud as most other rounds, and so shooting a .22 is generally a more pleasant experience for newbies who aren't yet accustomed to the sound of gunfire.
So it's great if she can learn on a .22. More people have probably learned to shoot with a .22 than with any other single caliber.
However.
If she's only going to own one gun of her own, and needs a defense gun, a .22 is really a poor choice. The .22 is simply not well suited for defense work. While lots of people have been killed with .22s over the years, the record shows that the .22 caliber is generally poor at stopping the attacker (which is the sine qua non for a defense gun).
It is notably easier to learn to shoot with a larger caliber than it is to improve the terminal ballistics of a .22.
Furthermore, if she's excited about learning to shoot a larger caliber, it's probably not worth insisting she start with the .22. Let her learn on the gun she wants to learn on and even if it's a steeper learning curve she'll be more likely to hike up it.
Size matters.
Hands come in different sizes!
Hand size, that is. Since women generally have smaller hands than men generally do, and since most firearms are designed to fit the male hand, recommendations for women's guns usually focus on guns which are suitable for people with small hands. If her hands are very small, finding a firearm which fits her hand might be an issue. It is worthwhile to keep looking until she finds one that does fit.
Remember, people have different-sized hands. You really cannot pick out a gun for her without her active involvement because your hands are not the same as her hands. A gun that fits your hands quite well might fit her hands like socks on a rooster. She needs to check gun fit herself to be certain it fits her hands, and that she can reach and use all of the controls.
Just as she would always try on a pair of shoes before buying them, she should try on and, if possible, fire the gun or one like it before you purchase. Many gun stores and ranges have rental guns. While rental fees can be expensive, paying them can often save considerable money and hassle in the long run.
The article titled Trying On a Handgun explains how to check gun fit.
If she's very petite, and it's rifles or shotguns you're shopping for, check out this list of long guns suitable for small-statured shooters.
Looks matter.
Guys, your wives and girlfriends wear pretty underthings that they know no one else is going to see. They wear feminine, lacy underthings even when they aren't in the mood and have no intention of getting into the mood.1
Women wear things like that even when no one else will see it simply because we like to wear pretty things. Pretty things make us happy.
If you want your lady to be happy tucking a gun underneath her clothes next to her pretty underthings, it's a good idea to help her look for a pretty gun and a pretty holster to carry it in.
Oh, one more thing: her fashion sense is better than yours. If she says a flashy gun is pretty, don't argue. It's not a pimp gun if a woman is wearing it.
There is2 no such thing as a healthy adult woman who cannot be taught to retract the slide of a semi-automatic handgun.
If yours can't, it's probably because no one has ever shown her the correct technique. Get her to a class.
Meanwhile, have her check out instructions for using strength-enhancing gunhandling techniques in the article titled Rack the Slide.
You may want to do the research and see that Canada is effed up by siding with rapists, murderers and home invaders when it comes to protecting ones own life and property when said criminals enter YOUR home.
YOU will be the criminal if you use a firearm to protect your life from danger in your home [or anywhere else]
