What's the deal with the gun owners on FR? Everybody keeps losing their guns in boat accidents. You need fishing poles in a boat, not guns! I've never needed a gun in a boat (well except for the one time with that shark while albacore fishing), you people need to be more careful out there. and another thing, why do you all take ALL your guns out there on a boat? Pirates? < / s > :)
BTW, after the shark incident, my gun slipped and I lost it overboard. :(
You have not lived until you went turtle hunting with a .410...
Now, I don’t know about boat accidents. But that tragic house fire - all that ammunition started cooking off, the firemen couldn’t get close enough...
Dean, my experience with Baretta was limited to military issue. When we dumped the venerable 1911 for the 9mm, we only did it because of the inventory - NOT because of performance. The Baretta had an issue with jamming; costs valuable seconds to perform immediate action on a stoppage. The 1911 was far more dependable.
Get the weapon she is most comfortable with. Have her test-drive a few various handguns, and see for herself what she prefers. You can’t go wrong with experience.