Best pistol for small hands?

I have small hands and my mother's hands were considerably smaller tan mine. When I went away on a lecture touror something, I would leave her my 1940-built Smith & Wesson .38/200. She could handle that one easily.

What's wrong with the Tokarev? Just because a design wasn't built out of PLASTIC, some time in the last week, doesn't necessarily mean that it's bad. The Tok is reliable and accurate and I don't know a single person who is willing to stand in front of one, so it must have enough power. Nice, flat-shooting cartridge, too.

Me, I'm just sitting here with my antiques (made out of steel and wood: REALLY ancient) and waiting for all the plastic wunderwaffen to break into little pieces. I haven't seen a plastic YET that is not affected by ultraviolet light!

Ho-hum....
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The most prudent choice for shooters who have size issues.

Heh… my hands are just fine… but apparently my trigger finger is a bit short (not my thumbs though!).

I undertook a meticulous survey of semis, to compare the measurements between the trigger face and back-strap of a dozen or so models.

The 1911 and Glock scored the best. If one factors in the minimal thickness of a single-stack 1911, and the fact that STI offers thin grips at no extra charge, the STI single stack 1911 is the most prudent choice for shooters who have size issues.

Ok, sig fans, give it your best shot.
 
enefgee said:
The M&P in 9/40 or even 45 (grips are very close to identical) with the small insert. If your hands are very small, but you want to be able to drop a mag without changing your grip, simply move the mag release to the right side of the gun and use your trigger finger (so quick it's scary). If the trigger really bugs you it can be fixed with the quick installation of an Apex sear. The Ruger SR9 is a nice, slim pistol too.
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couldn't agree more. I have small hands. How small? If you can grip a cz75 or P226 ok in DA mode, your hands are not small enough. :)

After research and try vary different pistols I finally got my m&p 9 pro. It fit my hand well. It would be great if s&w would provide extra small insert. I move the mag release to right side so I can use my right hand middle finger to release mag without changing hand gripping. it's very fast.

You may also want to try P99 and XDM if your local shop has anything in stock. There is none in my area for me to try.
 
smellie said:
What's wrong with the Tokarev? Just because a design wasn't built out of PLASTIC, some time in the last week, doesn't necessarily mean that it's bad. The Tok is reliable and accurate and I don't know a single person who is willing to stand in front of one, so it must have enough power. Nice, flat-shooting cartridge, too.
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Nothing wrong with the TT-33, I'm a milsurp guy, too. It's just a desire for a more modern gun, something lighter, maybe better recoil characteristics, and more choice in ammo. I'm never selling my TT!
 
You really owe it to yourself to try the HK P30L. It is the most natural feeling handgun I have picked up and it can be modified with the handgrip strips to any person's preference. I know it isn't as cheap as many of the others on this list, but it will hold it's value, will be rock solid, and if it fits that much better then the others, maybe it is worth to you a few extra dollars?
I do also agree though that everyone has different subjective preferences, so try to handle and shoot as many as you can before making that final decision.
 
The STI Spartan in 9mm, with the suggested short trigger added - perfect! $799

In stock at www.armco-guns.com

Gunnar :)
 
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I have small hands too and I find that the Browning Hi Power or 1911 (which can be modified further to fit your hand i.e. keep mainspring housing or not) fit best; like a glove in fact.

John Browning was into ergonomics before it was cool!!!
 
From my experiences (NP28, NP22, NP18, CZ75, Glock 22), stay away from double stacks.

The CZ75 with ultra thin grips is tolerable. The Glock 22 is on the fringe of tolerable.

In my experience.
 
Is a revolver allowed in this equation? They have a totally different feel in terms of hand size.
 
My wife has little kiddie hands(her whole hand is barely larger than my palm!) and she likes my SP-01 shadow with the rubber grips, but can only shoot it in single action. She can also hold the Hi-Power MkIII which has a shorter reach to the trigger, but the trade off is that the grip is a bit wider on the Hi-Power with wood grips. With thinner grips it would probably be just right for most.

I'm not sure if it applies to anyone else, but I found the M&P to be too narrow, and felt akward in my hand. Then again I'm used to the CZ75 and BHP which are wider but shorter. Might have just been the backstrap that was installed too. I find the wider shorter grip much more pleasant to hold and shoot, spreads out the force of the pistol cycling a lot better.
 
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