6 Good Self Defense Handguns for Women

Am Shooting Journal ^ | 10/20/2017 | J McAdams

[NorthMountain]

Take her to a range. Let her try a number of guns. Let HER pick.

Correct.

She doesn't tell me what gun fits my hand. I show her the same courtesy.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Exactly like a revolver. Racking a slide and clicking off a safety are both non-starters, especially with the gentler sex. Most of them tolerate guns but don't like them and they don't get as much practice time. That is the key point I always liked about revolvers is just pull the trigger. I believe Glock's safety system may be safer than a simple revolver.

[TXnMA]

My wife tried over a dozen. Then the put the S&W M&P Shield 9 in her mitt, and said, "That's it!"

I've done a bit of trigger smoothing on it, and now it's a really nice shooter.

I must admit that, when making a quick run into town and don't feel like toting my HK P7 M8 in its Alessi OWB holster, I slip her Shield in its IWB holster on -- and almost forget it's there...

Tempted to get me one for backup when I have the P7 in its Bianchi shoulder rig...

[Magnum44]

Not at all like a revolver sir. A Glock is single action with relatively light trigger pull. A revolver with the hammer down is double action with heavy trigger pull. The whole reason revolvers have no safety is because it takes very deliberate actions to make the gun fire. Either you cock the hammer, or you have a very long double action trigger pull. A Glock has only the single action trigger. So in a pocket or purse is much riskier. About 60 % of police forces in the US use glocks today, but the early years included many police self inflicted wounds because officers trained with revolvers switched to glocks and did not train properly. They were in the habit of putting finger on trigger while extracting from the holster.

[MileHi]

I believe Glock's safety system may be safer than a simple revolver.

I don't.

[GRRRRR]

Lady Jean is a slight and slim lady...and has some carpal tunnel issues.

She does just fine with revolvers and is an accomplished marksman with a long gun.