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Subject: Girly gun question
Cato    1/16/2006 4:19:47 PM
I'm investigating the purchase of a home firearm. The one criteria for said purchase is that the weapon must be easily usable by a rather small and not particularly mechanically inclined chick. So, sorry guys, the Desert Eagle .50 and broomhandle Mauser are out of the question. I'm thinking of a wheel-gun rather than one of the small-framed autos. Any suggentions regarding calibre and make/model would be greatly appreciated. Personal experience with reccommended weapon would also be greeted with many thanks. Thankee kindly, Cato
 
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RockyMTNClimber    Great Thread   5/28/2007 11:46:43 PM
 
Of all of my hand guns, my wife & daughter (petite ladies) like my Glock 19 best. Simple, not too big in the hands, low recoil, and accurate. They both can drill that little 9 very consistently and it is plenty powerful.
 
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historynut       5/29/2007 10:47:16 AM
I started as a kid with my Dad's .45 automatic with a .22LR conversion kit. It was a good way to learn. You learn with a gun with less recoil plus being a .22 that's less of a bang when it goes off. That makes a difference when you havn't been around guns before. Then when you transfer to a .45 it's a lot easier because it's the same gun. All the controls are in the same spot, it feels the same just jumps more.
A big plus was you could get a lot of practice using the .22LR kit. At the range you would use it for self-defense (under 10 yards) the .22 and the .45 hit in the same spot. With time and practice you can hit a 10 inch circle 9 times out of 10 at 100 yards.
There was also a 9mm/22LR kit but a was very hard to find.
You could also look at the .30 M1 Carbine. My Mom did not like the .45 (it was black, ugly and scarey) but my Dad's carbine with a wooden stock was ok.
If you don't want to go with the .45 I would find a gun I like then find a .22LR that's the same size and weight with the controls in the same spot. A .22LR gives them a gun they can practice a lot with, having a self-defense gun with the controls in the same spot means they don't need to think about it when they use it. When they need it you don't want then thinking "Where's the safety" you want them to know because it's where it's been for the last year.
 
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ambush       5/30/2007 12:31:30 AM
Might I suggest instead of handgun  you consider a .410 shotgun.  Easy to handle, light recoil and if you get the 3" chamber come good man stopping ammo 00, 000 and slugs. 
 
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Newton       5/31/2007 12:39:00 PM
You pretty much answered this for yourself, namely to go with a wheel gun and not a semi-auto.
 
If you plan on using the gun strictly for home defence, then a 3 inch .38 Special such as the Ruger SP-101 would be ideal for you.  If you want more flexibility, then I would strongly recommend the Smith & Wesson 642 with the 2 1/8th inch barrel and concealed hammer.  This gun is light but not ultra light, so recoil is there, but not vicious.  The 642 is also a perfect purse pistol is you live in a state which allows concealed carry.  The 642 should cost you about $360.
 
Recommended carry load is the Speer Gold Dot 135 grain +P.
 
When you go to purchase whichever gun you choose, do not be intimidated by the gun store employees into buying something that you don't want - they have a habit of really wanting to "help" female buyers, know exactly what you want when you walk in - so do your browsing during an earlier visit.
 
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kirby1       6/2/2007 4:53:57 AM
My personal recommendation,
 
20guage (or 410 if you can find one)  pump action shotgun. Load it up with bird shot. You have that ever so sexy ratcheting sound when you chamber a shell, and the light guage makes it easier for the little lady to wield. The light bird shot means she won't be capping people on the other side of walls, (like your kid who happens to be asleep in his room.)
 
If shes wanting something to put in her purse, I hear that Taurus is coming out with some nice little revolvers in .17 HMR. might be worth checking out.
 
My final peice of advice. Train the living hell out of her. And if in the end of it all, she doesn't acclimate and learn how to shoot safely and skillfully, and handle weapons proficiently, tell her your not buying her a gun.
 
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Lawman       6/2/2007 3:03:53 PM
Okay, my turn!
 
Go for a cheap but reliable 20-gauge pump action, loaded with a bean-bag round first, and then buckshot. If the bad guy isn't deterred by the bean bag round, then you have a lethal round available immediately.
 
Look for a suitable small semi-auto, I would actually recommend one of the Beretta Cougars, probably in .40S&W or 9mm. The P99 is another good option, it is really just a matter of taste - one thing to consider is the .357Sig, which is an excellent round, and has a healthy amount of stopping power.
 
I would generally avoid a rifle, simply because they are not as good at close range as a shotgun or pistol. If the bad guy is more than five yards away, then the shotgun is best, and if not, the pistol. You really don't need the ability to take the bad guy on at more than thirty to fifty yards - unless you own a heck of a large property! The closer the engagement, the more defensible the shooting - it is simply not worth risking your life and liberty to actively hunt down the burglar within the house. If you keep to an easy to defend part of the house, you will live longer!
 
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