Mrs Gamecock is leaning towards a revolver. She is not a fan of a semi automatics for some reason.
She is a vet but hasn’t touched a pistol since ETSing way back in 1994, so she rightly though she should go to NRA course before even considering a CWP.
Ruger Match Champion is Great,with
.38 ammo it’s a very controllable weapon.
Women are more comfortable with revolvers. They are simpler to operate, less to go wrong.
Now if we could just get South Carolina to stop elect Cheap Labor Express stooges.
I agree with Mrs. G.
I have been around firearms all my life. I was in the securty police in the military. And if I was to buy a handgun for at home, I would get a revolver.
I would not want my daughters to use a semi-auto. Heck I am afraid to use them. (Ok not afraid- but nervous enough to not hand a loaded one to anyone) I leave that to professionals who use them daily.
There is a video of a police officer TRAINER who has a semi, who thinks it is unleaded, even has his assistant come and look to make sure, and then he accidentally fires a round into the ground. (Thankfully he did the exact thing he was supposed to do, to clear a weapon- and the last step being test fire into a clearing barrel or the ground - as a last test to make sure it is unladd- it wasn’t)
Since I have not touched one for years, I feel 100% safe with a revolver, not so safe with a semi-auto. SAFE being the keyword, I want to maximize that.
I feel the same about my pump-action shotguns. I keep a stick in the chamber when it is unleaded so I know without having to look inside it, or pump it.
I even got a Rossi Circut Judge (an wonderful weapon - google it) because it is a revolver shotgun. And shoots either 410 shotgun OR .45 cal bullets.
As a woman who has shot both a revolver and a semi, perhaps I can shed some light.
When I first tried a semi-automatic, I had trouble with the slide. It seems that I was pulling the slide back, rather than pushing the body of the weapon forward while holding the slide in place.
A retired NYPD friend of mine showed me where I was doing it incorrectly for my own body-type. Perhaps, because women are built differently than men, the slide presents a problem that the right body-mechanics solves easily.
I have never had an issue since and now enjoy shooting a semi-automatic as well as a .38 revolver.
But I highly recommend the course! :-)
I recently fired a Ruger SP-101 revolver. It was pretty nice, but I wouldn’t recommend full-bore .357 loads. They are STOUT! My son’s Taurus lightweight in .38 Special is nice for the price. His semi-auto Ruger LC9s Pro is surprisingly shootable for a lightweight, concealable 9mm.
Rent various guns at a range and find something that fits.
Does she have a sister? :)
Seriously, the ladies often prefer revolvers because the amount of grip required to rack the slide on the typical semi-auto is not user friendly.
Revolvers are just pull the trigger and they work.
A couple of recommendations I’d make for nice, CCW revolvers are the Ruger LCR in .38 caliber, and the Smith and Wesson, I think it’s called Featherweight. Also, .38.
Both are five shot, snubby revolvers designed specifically for CCW purposes. The .38 is a nice, reasonably effective defense round that is inexpensive and (ahem) user friendly.
Anyway, best of luck to the both of you.