ADVICE?-small handed wife looking for a 9mm semi with small grip

[Sharkson]

My better half came to the range for the first time in 8 years, and fired my teenage son's Mod 17 Glock 9 for the first time. She has very little handgun experience. Even with a proper two handed stance, she felt like the the Glock (with the smallest backstrap) was about to slip out of her hands under recoil with factory ammo.

My darling's specs:
- just a tad under 5 feet tall
- very small hands with short fingers
She's petite, but strong and in great shape.

She tried holding my S&W M&P 40 at home with the small backstrap, and the grip was better for her than the Glock. Are the grips on the M&P Shield pistols any smaller than on the full size pistols?

Other than going to single stack mag 9's - such as a Colt 45 type - any ideas as to a 9 for someone with small hands?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Dsiwy]

Walther PPQ or P99

 

[dirtybarry]

Ruger SR9

 

[OCanada]

My wife enjoys shooting G17 and G19. She does find the same, that the grip moves around and the trigger reach is a bit longer than she would like.

I bought a Sig 320 medium grip frame and an additional small frame for her. She loves it. The 320 is more rounded in the grip and the trigger reach is a better fit for her.

P.

 

[geologist]

Any chance of you visiting a store with a large selection so that your wife can actually try them for grip?

 

[tobin]

Ruger SR9

What he said

 

[Twisted Canuck]

Maybe a P229 with E2 grips...?

https://www.sigsauer.com/store/p229-nitron-compact.html

https://www.sigsauer.com/store/p229-enhanced-elite-compact.html

My daughter doesn't have very big hands, and she likes shooting my P229 Dark Elite with the slim aluminum grips on it (not so much my P229 SS Elite with G10s). She does still have trouble reaching for the decocker though....

 

[lady socom]

m&p 9 2.0. my wife will be buying that soon. she liked cz's too.

 

[xdmer]

SR9 and FNS-9 in my experience

 

[Sudbury shooter]

The apex curved trigger would shorten the distance to the trigger

 

[sam burton]

SR9, my wife tried several at the local gun store and that was the one that fit her hands best

 

[Mumbles Marble Mouth]

I don't think its an issue with how small her hands are or how small she is. However, for guns to suggest with small grips, one that comes to mind is the H&K P2000. Our Canadian Federal Corrections Officers use it.

 

[Weekend Gunslingers]

Walther PPQ +1

 

[Import]

Have to agree ....Ruger really has this ......

 

[DeadlyNinja]

FNS-9 with the small backstrap installed. Got one for the wife and she loves it.

 

[jacotsmith]

Ruger SR9 or Beretta PX4 Storm. The latter is very soft shooting as well.

 

[Weekend Gunslingers]

Thinking about it, my wife has small hands and loves the HK SFP9. You can configure the back and side straps in 27 different shapes and sizes to fit your hand.

 

[sunjeep24]

Ppx.

 

[padawan]

Ya.....Ruger SR9 for sure.

 

[snooker]

cz 85. Not just smaller grips-------a smaller gun.
Food for thought , have her try the browning 380 acp
I think its called the black label. Its 15% smaller .