She got drunk with my sister and they signed up for a Sheepdog Response women's only class. She's not a newbie to handgun shooting but doesn't like any of my guns so figured I'd start looking for a birthday present (that she'll shoot and approve before I buy). She's going to be shooting quite a bit so I'm thinking we stick with 9mm for cost of ammo and familiarity.
Some details off the top of my head:
She's decided it'll primarily be carried in a CC purse with special sleeve so it doesn't have to be super compact but a full sized won't quite fit in the pocket. In addition it seems like this would rule out anything with a hammer or gaudy safety switches and such. She'll be buying an ultra-compact gun later for jogging and such. I didn't realize it but her normal purse is a CC purse so this is kind of a requirement since she already owns it.
She has trouble racking the slide on most of my guns, she can do it but it's not easy. I think she just needs muscle memory and more practice because she regularly deadlifts 225lbs for reps with no grip help or straps or gloves so her grip ain't weak but she wants something easier to work with so thought I'd throw it out.
She absolutely hated a 38spl revolver we had long ago and doesn't seem to be interested in revolvers at all. It's a shame because I think a small hammerless revolver is perfect for carry, probably wouldn't be great for her class though. The one we had was really snappy and not fun to shoot and she hated the super long DAO trigger pull.
She doesn't like DAO triggers (Glock, Springfield, etc). She can probably get over this especially if I have some trigger work done. She doesn't like the long pull or the extra weight. This also could be due to grip size on much of the handguns she's shot.
After all that I told her just carry pepper spray lol but she needs something to practice with before this class and to use for the class. I have my preferences and bias so of course I'm pushing her towards all the stuff I like so I'm thinking I should reach out here and look to see some other recommendations that I haven't considered due to personal preference/bias.
The class isn't til September so we're gonna have fun with it and she'll be shooting and trying quite a few trying to decide what she likes, what should I should add to the list?
Glock 19
M&P Shield
Taurus 709 Slim
Ruger SR9
Walther CCP
Glock 43X
Bonus question, for the class she specifically needs a retention holster, material preference is kydex. They specifically ruled out Blackhawk Serpa for some reason which is all I've used as far as retention holsters go and I really like mine, all my other stuff is all IWB holsters so not sure where to go here.
Some details off the top of my head:
She's decided it'll primarily be carried in a CC purse with special sleeve so it doesn't have to be super compact but a full sized won't quite fit in the pocket. In addition it seems like this would rule out anything with a hammer or gaudy safety switches and such. She'll be buying an ultra-compact gun later for jogging and such. I didn't realize it but her normal purse is a CC purse so this is kind of a requirement since she already owns it.
She has trouble racking the slide on most of my guns, she can do it but it's not easy. I think she just needs muscle memory and more practice because she regularly deadlifts 225lbs for reps with no grip help or straps or gloves so her grip ain't weak but she wants something easier to work with so thought I'd throw it out.
She absolutely hated a 38spl revolver we had long ago and doesn't seem to be interested in revolvers at all. It's a shame because I think a small hammerless revolver is perfect for carry, probably wouldn't be great for her class though. The one we had was really snappy and not fun to shoot and she hated the super long DAO trigger pull.
She doesn't like DAO triggers (Glock, Springfield, etc). She can probably get over this especially if I have some trigger work done. She doesn't like the long pull or the extra weight. This also could be due to grip size on much of the handguns she's shot.
After all that I told her just carry pepper spray lol but she needs something to practice with before this class and to use for the class. I have my preferences and bias so of course I'm pushing her towards all the stuff I like so I'm thinking I should reach out here and look to see some other recommendations that I haven't considered due to personal preference/bias.
The class isn't til September so we're gonna have fun with it and she'll be shooting and trying quite a few trying to decide what she likes, what should I should add to the list?
Glock 19
M&P Shield
Taurus 709 Slim
Ruger SR9
Walther CCP
Glock 43X
Bonus question, for the class she specifically needs a retention holster, material preference is kydex. They specifically ruled out Blackhawk Serpa for some reason which is all I've used as far as retention holsters go and I really like mine, all my other stuff is all IWB holsters so not sure where to go here.
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