As a retired serviceman and former deputy sherrif, currently packing via unconstitutional CHL laws ,I know what works and doesn't "for me" .............I'm just asking if a survey has ever been conducted regarding such trends........
My 296 Ti-Lite 44 was indeed a lesson in recoil with corbon loads but was rather a nice "possible" carry package when loaded with 200 grain silvertips which provided the best (for me again) in accuracy , controlable recoil and ease of carry. Do I carry it for CHL duties ? No ! It's a gun safe queen weight per se and see's some range time now and then. My everyday, 24/7 pistola , again for me, is a 1911A1 as that is what I have carried , trained and competed with most of my career and is memory-matic for the expected stress of self defense mode.
Again , I just ask a question....... I expect many answers and just wanted to see if a trend was present. Sorry if I offended with the best for a woman question.......
Stay Safe~
Mr. Squantos, I've read many of your posts before and have always found you to be very interesting and very informative. Please, please, PLEASE be assured I took no offense from your "best gun for a woman" question - really. I typed the entire answer in a very good-natured manner (well, except for the titanium part...), and if we'd been sitting somewhere having the conversation it would have been obvious that I was in no way insulted. Sometimes I forget that people here can't see or hear me, and I apologize for any misunderstandings. All's well here, believe me. ;-)
That said, I can tell you that SAS hasn't done any kind of surveys about women and their gun of choice, but it would be an interesting thing to find out. It would be a good starting point for making a few recommendations, but personally I really hesitate to do that, because that's like telling people, "buy this or buy that." I think you have to learn what guns are all about and then go shopping with the knowledge in place. That's how you find the best gun for you, IMHO.
My everyday, 24/7 pistola , again for me, is a 1911A1 as that is what I have carried , trained and competed with most of my career and is memory-matic for the expected stress of self defense mode.
I love the 1911's, but most of them are just too big for me. Two-handed I'm fine, one-handed I'm in trouble. I guess I'll just have to settle... LOL...
Take good care, and again, no hard feelings here.