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  1. 03-03-2013, 14:14 #1
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    Default Looking for a handgun for my lady.

    My girlfriend has become interested in shooting lately and doesn't have much experience. I'm trying to think of a good handgun for her to learn with. I know she likes my Smith and wesson M&P shield but I feel like it might not be a good gun for her since she doesn't plan on carrying and something a bit bigger would be easier to shoot. Anybody have any recommendations or have any insight?

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    Walther P22. great for training, cheap to shoot. Ladies arent afraid of the recoil!
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  3. 03-03-2013, 14:26 #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by HoneyBadger View Post
    Walther P22. great for training, cheap to shoot. Ladies arent afraid of the recoil!
    And they come in girlie colors!
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  4. 03-03-2013, 14:27 #4
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    P22's a good choice. Or a SIG Mosquito for most of the same reasons.
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    My wife's favorite guns are her Colt defender, Springfield XD9 tactical, and her AR. Her CCW gun is a Sig p938. My wife loves her 1911 because it has the power she wants, has a good weight to it, and is super smooth and easy to control for her. I'd try to get her into a full size gun and once she becomes super comfy with it, maybe she'll want to carry....
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    Quote Originally Posted by jackthewall81 View Post
    And they come in girlie colors!
    My wife loves her P22, and its great for trasining young ones. Little picky about ammo though, works best with CCI and the like. Then if she wants something bigger there great guns like the PK380 with the same feel and controls.
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    I just started talking to my girlfriend about what she might be interested in buying for her first handgun and so she can get more used to handling and being around her own gun. She dislikes the .22 because it isn't "fun" enough, and likes the pink p380 but only if it has a bright green zombie laser light bayonet attached...


    Women are freakin weirdos. But, at least I understand who might be the market for those silly handgun bayonets....
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    You could go with a S&W Sigma. They got a bad rap in the beginning, but the later SW9VE and SW40VE are way improved over the earlier versions. I read they they are so similar to Glock, that S&W had to pay Glock for patent right infringement. Some guys hate the triggers, but my g/f likes hers.
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    My 4 year old shoots a Walther P22

    now if I could just get him to clean it and buy his own ammo!
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  10. 03-03-2013, 15:33 #10
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    Wife has an xd9 and her ccw is a s&w 642? revolver. She likes the kick of a firearm though, and she's only 4'10" and maybe 90lbs.
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