- Location
- Red Deer, AB
Hey fellas,
I had my wife in the local shop a couple days ago fondling a bunch of guns and she has narrowed it down to two (albeit very different) guns by feel and I was wondering if you guys with much more experience than either of us could help us lean one way or another. She liked the Smith and Wesson M&P9 ($680) how light it was, and how easily she could control it and cycle the action. She also liked the IWI Jericho 941 ($700), mostly because of how soft the trigger was, however I attribute that to it being a dual action (is that accurate?). She didn't really like how heavy it was and found that the action was a little harder to manipulate, however the salesman told her that she might like the reduced recoil of the heavier gun when it came to shooting it, which makes sense.
The shop also has a range with a variety of guns to rent, however they only have an M&P in .40 cal, and don't have a Jericho at all, so we can't really get an apples to apples comparison and shoot both options. Both guns come with a range kit which includes 3 mags, a holster, and some sort of pouch.
My wife has a pretty medium build, 5'6" 120lbs ish, so she's not big but not petite either, she's in good shape. This would be her first gun so that is something to take into consideration as well. In your experience which gun would you figure she would enjoy most in the long run? It would mostly just be a range toy, but ultimately, God forbid, it would need to be something that she could protect herself with at home since I work away a lot. Thanks for your time fellas, and I apologize for the long winded post.
I had my wife in the local shop a couple days ago fondling a bunch of guns and she has narrowed it down to two (albeit very different) guns by feel and I was wondering if you guys with much more experience than either of us could help us lean one way or another. She liked the Smith and Wesson M&P9 ($680) how light it was, and how easily she could control it and cycle the action. She also liked the IWI Jericho 941 ($700), mostly because of how soft the trigger was, however I attribute that to it being a dual action (is that accurate?). She didn't really like how heavy it was and found that the action was a little harder to manipulate, however the salesman told her that she might like the reduced recoil of the heavier gun when it came to shooting it, which makes sense.
The shop also has a range with a variety of guns to rent, however they only have an M&P in .40 cal, and don't have a Jericho at all, so we can't really get an apples to apples comparison and shoot both options. Both guns come with a range kit which includes 3 mags, a holster, and some sort of pouch.
My wife has a pretty medium build, 5'6" 120lbs ish, so she's not big but not petite either, she's in good shape. This would be her first gun so that is something to take into consideration as well. In your experience which gun would you figure she would enjoy most in the long run? It would mostly just be a range toy, but ultimately, God forbid, it would need to be something that she could protect herself with at home since I work away a lot. Thanks for your time fellas, and I apologize for the long winded post.
