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Post by hornzilla on Feb 19, 2024 11:46:18 GMT -5
If you aren't carrying a glock then you aren't carrying imo When you grow tired of your Tupperware. Buy yourself a Springfield. 😀
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Post by stevein on Feb 19, 2024 11:55:33 GMT -5
As a member of Range, USA, I have taken family and friends with me as a guest. It’s a good option to rent different guns. But it is also intimidating for some. As a regular I know the Rangemasters and some are pretty quirky. Depending on who is on duty I can usually defuse some of the nerves by first having an open and frank conversation between my guest and the Rangemaster. I think one of the most intimidating thing on most indoor range it the level of sound. That can really freak some out. When a new shooter is introduced to guns and shooting an outdoor setting can be less scary to them.
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Post by freedomhunter on Feb 19, 2024 14:17:52 GMT -5
If you aren't carrying a glock then you aren't carrying imo When you grow tired of your Tupperware. Buy yourself a Springfield. 😀 I've looked at the hellcats they are nice haven't pulled the trigger yet
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Post by freedomhunter on Feb 19, 2024 17:11:58 GMT -5
If you aren't carrying a glock then you aren't carrying imo When you grow tired of your Tupperware. Buy yourself a Springfield. 😀 I would agree to disagree about your comment dude
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Post by bowonlykindofguy1 on Feb 19, 2024 17:19:48 GMT -5
My wife carries The Pink Lady in .38 caliber also hammerless point and pull without any other steps needed to think about in a panic situation, this makes sense to me.
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Post by greghopper on Feb 19, 2024 18:03:02 GMT -5
My wife carries The Pink Lady in .38 caliber also hammerless point and pull without any other steps needed to think about in a panic situation, this makes sense to me. Yeah… unless you want to carry a semiautomatic hot(one in chamber)that is the best option…. No grab and slide also!
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Post by titanium700 on Feb 19, 2024 18:26:24 GMT -5
My wife used to carry the Taurus 85 but she kinda complained it was too bulky. This wknd I’m taking it to the Louisville gun show to try to sell as I wanna get my daughter something small to carry.
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Post by esshup on Feb 19, 2024 21:15:46 GMT -5
I'm a trigger snob, so the SAO Sigs are my choice. Ambi thumb safety. If SHTF you might not have time to rack one in, and if you don't practice that way your muscle memory won't let you do it. I don't know of any self defense courses that tell you to carry that way.
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Post by jtkelly on Feb 19, 2024 22:04:19 GMT -5
Thanks for all the feedback fellas. I think I need to gather more information from the wife and what she has shot and what she is ultimately wanting. I have a feeling that the husband is more interested in finding a gun for his wife than she cares. I do know she wants something easy to shoot and easier to rack the slide. I’ve offered to let “them” shoot my LCRx and Glock 43 for starters. I like the reviews I’m reading on the M&P Shield EZ and Ruger Security in 380. Get her to sign up for a beginner pistol class with an NRA instructor. Any of the instructors I know would have a few to look at and probably try. Just looking at them on a table can eliminate a few and picking them up and handling them could easily get it down to two or three to carry out to the range after the basic gun rules and handling portion of the class. It is usually pretty obvious what one out of 5 or 10 will fill the bill. My self I'd rather they came to the first class with no gun at all and NOT have saddled themselves with a pick they made before they had a clue about guns or sometimes even worse, a gun their husband already spent a few hundred dollars on "for them". Nothing in this thread so far mentions ANYTHING about how a gun should fit in a person's hand or how to tell if they are going to fit the person you are looking to buy one for. Then out of the ones that FIT, which ones are they physically capable of OPERATING. Owning and operating a firearm if a responsibility and loading, unloading, CLEANING are all part of operating as much as pulling the trigger. If some one is going to own one, they should AT LEAST KNOW how to do that stuff and BE CAPABLE of it. Even if their husband really does do it all for them they should still KNOW how and BE ABLE and CONFIDENT they are capable of it. All part of any good beginner pistol class IMO. Ask the instructor before signing up and if not, keep looking.
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Post by omegahunter on Feb 20, 2024 9:35:51 GMT -5
I had got Tammy a Smith .380 Bodyguard because it was small and easy to fit in a purse. She had a hard time with the slide. She ended up chosing a Ruger LCR .38+P. Very smooth trigger for a double action only revolver. The pink Hornady .38's were chosen to lessen the recoil so she could handle it easily. She carried that thing everywhere.
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Post by hornzilla on Feb 20, 2024 14:09:52 GMT -5
When you grow tired of your Tupperware. Buy yourself a Springfield. 😀 I've looked at the hellcats they are nice haven't pulled the trigger yet I personally prefer the XDS over the Hellcat. Own 2 XDS one with optics and one without. Tried a buddies Hellcat. Will stay with what I have.
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Post by titanium700 on Feb 24, 2024 15:22:56 GMT -5
My wife used to carry the Taurus 85 but she kinda complained it was too bulky. This wknd I’m taking it to the Louisville gun show to try to sell as I wanna get my daughter something small to carry. And I did it. Ended up selling that Taurus before I got through the first row and picked up a nice little Kimber micro 380 in place of it.
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Post by genesis273 on Feb 24, 2024 18:55:06 GMT -5
Daph really likes her S&W Shield 2.0 in 9mm.
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Post by esshup on Feb 24, 2024 23:01:46 GMT -5
My wife used to carry the Taurus 85 but she kinda complained it was too bulky. This wknd I’m taking it to the Louisville gun show to try to sell as I wanna get my daughter something small to carry. And I did it. Ended up selling that Taurus before I got through the first row and picked up a nice little Kimber micro 380 in place of it. A buddy has one and he likes it. Hop on the Kimber forum and look for any instances of FTF, I heard about a few but none with the same sized Sig, so I picked up the Sig a few years ago. I ran 1,000 rounds through it of whatever I could get my hands on, even reloads and not a one FTF. (actually my nephew shot them) He DID give me one that he said sounded and looked funny after it was shot. I have no idea how it fired, but it was a .32 ACP cartridge. How it got mixed in the .380, I have no idea because I don't own anything chambered in it.
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Post by greyhair on Feb 25, 2024 21:44:43 GMT -5
I had a Ruger 2" snubbie in .22 magnum for a while. It was a fun little guy. I tell you this - if a hit from a round didn't stop a man, the heart attack would. The noise was absolutely ear-splitting. I can't imagine what it would be like indoors. At night,the fireball from a shot was something to see.
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Post by steiny on Feb 27, 2024 9:27:21 GMT -5
For a small revolver, probably .38 cal., Smith & Wesson. Simple to operate, safe, and a variety to choose from. If recoil is an issue, a .22 cal will do the trick.
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Post by Woody Williams on Feb 27, 2024 10:29:47 GMT -5
For a small revolver, probably .38 cal., Smith & Wesson. Simple to operate, safe, and a variety to choose from. If recoil is an issue, a .22 cal will do the trick. I would think that just displaying and pointing the gun would be a sufficient deterrent- In most cases.
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Post by deadeer on Feb 27, 2024 12:50:44 GMT -5
For a small revolver, probably .38 cal., Smith & Wesson. Simple to operate, safe, and a variety to choose from. If recoil is an issue, a .22 cal will do the trick. I would think that just displaying and pointing the gun would be a sufficient deterrent- In most cases. Probably wouldnt hurt to yell "FREEZE SUCKA", and make the shotgun racking sound. 😇
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Post by esshup on Feb 27, 2024 17:54:39 GMT -5
For a small revolver, probably .38 cal., Smith & Wesson. Simple to operate, safe, and a variety to choose from. If recoil is an issue, a .22 cal will do the trick. I would think that just displaying and pointing the gun would be a sufficient deterrent- In most cases. If your feet can't get you out of trouble, and the gun needs to be made visible, then it should be serious enough that it has to be used too.
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Post by stevein on Feb 28, 2024 10:44:33 GMT -5
I had a Ruger 2" snubbie in .22 magnum for a while. It was a fun little guy. I tell you this - if a hit from a round didn't stop a man, the heart attack would. The noise was absolutely ear-splitting. I can't imagine what it would be like indoors. At night,the fireball from a shot was something to see. I got to shoot the old AMT 30 Carbine pistol. It reminded me of the old time powder flashes for cameras. The fireball had to be 2 feet in diameter. It was loud even with muffs.
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