[Immerito]

Ladies & Gentlemen: Any other recommendations? Do you disagree with anything on this list or wish something else had been included?

[Jane Long]

Oooooh...Guns for Gals bump :)

[TSgt]

My wife loves her Kahr PM9.

[An American!]

My wife loves her FNP-9 USG!
FNP-9 USG

[GraceG]

A 357 revolver is a nice one too, you can shoot 38 special round through it for target shooting and the 357 rounds for stopping power.

[Klaatu Barada Nikto]

Glad to see it was mostly semi-autos. There is a myth among male shooters that the “little lady” needs a tiny revolver in a mouse-caliber.

[BunnySlippers]

Bookmark

[WayneS]

My wife has a Smith and Wesson Ladysmith in .357. It’s from the same ‘family’ as the 642 on the list (’J’ Frame?), but it’s stainless steel insetad of aluminum, so it’s a bit heavier than the .38+P 642. Her Ladysmith also has rosewood grips instead of pink rubber. It is a fine and very reliable weapon.

She also has a Taurus PT 111 (possibly an older version of the Millenium Pro 111 on the list?). It is chambered for 9 mm and has also been a very reliable weapon.

[CodeToad]

Why such small caliber pistols? Women deserve a 45, too. My wife loves her Kimber Ultra-Carry Raptor (It's purse sized!):

[~Vor~]

I love my little Colt 25 automatic...and if that doesn’t stop an intruder, I can grab my Mossberg 510 pump action 20 gauge...I might go down, but I’ll go down fightin’!

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

save

[wardaddy]

642 PD smith and wesson

Fail proof and can shoot corbon loads

13 oz.....unobtrusive...but effective

My wife swears by hers...i dont piss her off

[NavyCanDo]

I had a Tomcat follow be home from my last visit to the gun store. Best little gun I have ever fired. Doesn’t spank your hand like other minis, and has a very safe way of removing the loaded round when you want to put it in safe mode.

Beretta Tomcat 3032

http://www.berettausa.com/products/3032-tomcat-wide-slide/

[hiredhand]

I've got three friends who purchased the Ruger LCP. One returned the pistol before finishing a full mag of Speer Gold Dot. It suffered some sort of failure and I don't remember the details other than to say that he wasn't seriously injured, but he picked up the parts from the surrounding area and put them in a ZipLoc bag before sending it back to Ruger for repair. The DID say that it was covered under warranty.

As for the other two, one tells me that it's just a tad small and light. He said that if one were to shoot it for an afternoon at the range, it would probably put a blister or raw spot on your hand just because of its size. I didn't like hearing this because it's very important that one gets trigger time on a regular basis...and pistols that put a raw spot in the web of my hand are something I try to avoid. :-)

Anyway... take care. :-)

[Hoffer Rand]

Smith & Wesson M&P Compact. Comes in either 9mm or .40cal (same size). Also comes with three sizes of back strap so you can adjust the grip for your hand. Doesn’t kick like a mule. I’ve never had any trouble racking the slide. Love it!

[Still Thinking]

;-)

[mickie]

Thanks for posting...

[muir_redwoods]

Just a general reaction but several of the very fine guns recommended are configured as lightweight or “airweight” type designs. Given what looks like a presumption that the female shooter is not as robust as the typical male, wouldn’t a bit heavier firearm facilitate second shot capability by reducing felt recoil?

[DollyCali]

BTTT

[sjmjax]

With these flash-mob attacks on the rise, maybe it' time to up gun the little lady....

Just the thing to light up a dark alley