“But women can shoot the M9. They can’t shoot anything with a bigger round.”
With training they most assuredly can - I have had students fire my .44 mag revolvers and like the gun.
Common comment - “Cool gun!”
Recoil, in and of itself, is something easily dealt with, assuming good instruction, careful selection of the gun/grip combo, and proper hearing and eye protection.
One girl turned to me after emptying the cylinder and said, “Real empowerment, right in my hands.” Note “hands”, as I do not allow beginners to try a 310 grain max load with one hand. A reasonable 240 grain round suffices. After all, the target is paper, not 1,500 pounds of mad meat with attitude.
To qualify in the Army one must wear Kevlar and LBV/plates. When in direct sunlight, these chicks can barely cut a basic score with a Beretta. What’s comical is that you think they could cut it with .45 or higher caliber in even these simple conditions, let alone in combat environments.