1911 pattern piece for consistency with the rest of our, um, arsenal, and the wife can rack the slide easily (something she cannot do with a 9, and certainly not the .45s).
My wifey a girly girl recently bought a Ruger LCR in .22 WMR
A Glock when I fly, a .32 Tomcat or a .40S&W M&P Shield at home.
I would not recommend the Kahr. The slide is a real bear to work when it’s brand new. They recommend a 200 round break in, but I found it takes a lot more than that.
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Para Ordnance makes a .45 and 9MM carry model, based on the 1911, but with a ‘light double action’ trigger. They aren’t cheap, but it groups well, has light recoil, and a smooth trigger pull.
Carry/Have this,
Taurus Judge® Revolver | 45 Colt/410 ga 3” 5-RDS Matte Stainless
http://www.taurususa.com/product-details.cfm?id=199&category=revolver
I recommend a .38 lightweight revolver for most who do not practice and aren’t as proficient.....
Always works, no safety or racking slide in high stress situations...
Very effective round....
These threads are fun because EVERYBODY has specific ideas on EDC guns for themselves, and especially for their wives/daughters/girlfriends. I have always carried either a 3” 1911, a Kimber Solo, or a M&P340, depending the temperature range here in NE Florida (i.e. more clothes, bigger gun, and vice versa.). I have now convinced myself that the revolver is the way to go for me. I have developed arthritis in my hands and the semi-autos are hard for me to cycle if a FTF or FTE occurs. With a revolver if it doesn’t go bang on the first trigger pull, it certainly will on the next pull. A semi-auto FTF or FTE could literally be the end of me, so I go full time with the M&P340 now. I recently bought a S&W Bodyguard .38+P for Mrs Afterguard for the same reason.
Thanks for the post! My lovely wife is looking for a reliable lightweight revolver.
I have the basic Beretta PX4, but this version is what I’d recommend.
Lower profile controls than mine, DA/SA(my preferred design for increased margin of error), 9mm 15 round magazine(because I’ve arrived at the opinion in the past several years that a single stack semi-automatic or a revolver may not be enough because it seems like bad guys are more likely to act in groups than they used to.)
http://www.beretta.com/en-us/px4-storm-compact-carry/
Surprised not to see the Shield on the list. My wife loves her’s.
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Out of the 3 the Lady Smith .38 is the only one I would suggest. In a semi auto you cannot beat the Springfield Armory XDS.
S and W Bodygard trigger pull is so high that it cannot be shot by my wife. I’ve sent it to the factory a couple of times and they said that is the way it is supposed to be.
Totally unsable as a result.
Her 380 Kimber Stainless Steel Micro however, that is a fun and accurate gun to shoot.
Mrs. L is partial to the Springfield XDS in .45.
I am too.
The Glock 19 is a great choice if it is going to sit on a nightstand. However, the Glock 19, with its light trigger pull and lack of a secondary safety, is one of the worst choices for a woman if she plans to carry it concealed in a purse or handbag with a round in the chamber.
The Ruger LCR should be on that list. My wife is small, and has a hard time racking slides on some semi-autos, so the revolver is the bomb for her. We got the .357 and she can put .38s in there - it weighs a couple ounces more, so it helps with recoil.