Posted on 06/07/2011 4:58:44 AM PDT by marktwain
Yeah. You hate to see it come to the point were someone has to experience a break in (or worse), but some people just don’t get it.
I have a Bersa 380 and love it. And they are reasonable too. Shoots well and a great pocket weapon.
VERY counterintuitive. I was astonished to learn just how much more comfortable the "giant" handguns ( a Colt 45, a 357 magnum) were to fire, than the 38 revolver, which hurt my hand so much I don't think I'll ever practice with it again, much less CC it.
They’re cute! Small guns even come in girl power pink! (Sexist perhaps, but true.)
I want a mother of pearl handled derringer. Probably pretty worthless for protection, but I like the history behind them-the cachet-and they're so pretty!
Most importantly, smaller lighter guns are easier to carry. The general rule of thumb: choose the heaviest version of the smallest gun with the largest caliber that she can comfortably shoot and carry.
I carry the Ruger LCP. I have a CCW purse with the concealing compartment, and I intend to get holsters so I can carry when the purse clashes with my outfit. It's red, so it doesn't 'go' with everything and yes, being color coordinated IS important!
Some day I’ll get to shoot my m44 at night!
(just picked up a 91/59 carbine. shoots very well for a cut down 1942 izzy.)
Now that is just a beautiful picture! Thank you Joe! I want to show it to my 11 year old daughter. I am debating a good age to send a child (with no interest) in guns to learn how to use one. She is a girly-girl but I think every child should learn how to properly use a gun (male or female). I guess the debate is at what age?
>> That, I am not ashamed to say, is sheer idiocy.
(psst... I think D. Y. was just making a funny...)
Yeah I have seen those as well. And I’ve always heard good things about them.
$300.00 + it is a good investment.
I hope so. Thing is, such idiocy does happen. There are several videos floating around showing SOs getting smacked in the forehead as described, and there is at least one kid below ground of late because someone let him fire something way beyond his ability. The results make such funnies not funny.
I love at the end when Trevor says, “It wasn’t bad!”. LOL!
I was looking at the Ruger LCP .380 for my (in 5 days) wife.
Plan to practice mostly with a larger 9mm.
We’re planning on starting our daughter next year when she’s three. I figure gun handling should be a lifetime of lessons not a one time thing.
Smith and Wesson model 29, in .44 magnum, six inch barrel; no question.
Hey, if she doesn’t like it, she can give it to me.
>> There are several videos floating around showing SOs getting smacked in the forehead as described, and there is at least one kid below ground of late because someone let him fire something way beyond his ability. The results make such funnies not funny.
Along the same lines: although the “conventional wisdom” is that a shotgun is the “best” home defense weapon, watching a SO who is nervous and scared of the thing shoot it is a little scary.
After years of us having only the shotgun for home defense, Mrs. Tick now has a small 9mm automatic, which she likes and is comfortable with. (She’s a pretty darn good shot with it too.) I’m happy, because I doubt that the .12ga would have really worked for her had she ever actually needed to use it. And this is a SO that is not at all gun averse.
Many criminals can tell whether their would-be victim will pull the trigger.
It’s not a deterrent if you’re not willing to use it.
I have a Ruger .380 LCP, and your wife may not be able to rack the slide if she is not very strong.
One of my friends bought one for his wife (65 YO), and there was no way she could operate it.
Maybe a small .38 LadySmith?
Thanks for the heads up and advice.
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