Easy to handgun for wife CC

[Singlestack]

Thamks guys, much great advice here. Just to be clear - she is not recoil sensitive at all and has shot up to a redhawk 44mag with no problem. She wants something smaller than a J-frame revolver (which really is pretty small) and without such a long trigger. She loves the P238 size, trigger, and sights. The manual safety and 1911 ergos not a problem. I know what many of you were saying about the push/pull technique and I think that may help a lot. I do agree with many others here that the P238 is easy to rack. I think I will also try to find a range with an M&P 380 and Springfield EC9 (?) as well.

[Ianski]

Nice! I hope you guys find something that works well for her!

[Great-Kazoo]

Thamks guys, much great advice here. Just to be clear - she is not recoil sensitive at all and has shot up to a redhawk 44mag with no problem. She wants something smaller than a J-frame revolver (which really is pretty small) and without such a long trigger. She loves the P238 size, trigger, and sights. The manual safety and 1911 ergos not a problem. I know what many of you were saying about the push/pull technique and I think that may help a lot. I do agree with many others here that the P238 is easy to rack. I think I will also try to find a range with an M&P 380 and Springfield EC9 (?) as well.

Look at the G43 while you're at it.

[sroz]

Found a M&P 380 Sheild EZ at the Tanner this weekend. The slide seemed a little easier to rack than that the P238 if that helps.

[O2HeN2]

I'd say 90% or more new women shooters in the NRA Women on Target clinic have a hard time racking the slide initially. By the end of the day it's 10% or less.

And the ones that are doing it look like pros, too!

It's technique, not strength except for a few special cases.

You'd never guess how popular the full-sized 1911 in 9mm is! Easy to rack and soaks up the recoil.

O2

[Jonsey]

Hi, I'm a lady. I found it difficult to rack the slide on my M&P Shield at first, but with some practice I have no trouble now. I guess it depends on how interested your wife is in spending the time but ladies can use pretty much any gun they want to. Here is a video I think she might find helpful. Good luck!
https://www.personaldefensenetwork.c...andgun-015215/