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Recommendation for a pistol for my daughter
- Thread starter Coolman
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Docgmt
Regular Member
My Daughter likes her M&P 9c easier recoil than some and the changeable back strap fit her hands. 10 & 12 round mags, 12 w/ finger rest. The full size 17's fit which is good for target shooting.
Wolf_shadow
Activist Member
+1000 :banana:
AtackDuck
Regular Member
One other suggestion
Don't forget the Sig P239 series. Excellent CCW and my nieces seem to like them over most others.
Don't forget the Sig P239 series. Excellent CCW and my nieces seem to like them over most others.
Dreamer
Regular Member
There is only ONE gun that you should buy for a female--the gun she WANTS.
Take her to a range that rents a wide variety of guns,and let her try a bunch of different ones. Let her handle a bunch at a gun shop first, to sort of narrow down the ones that "feel right" to her hand.
Buying a gun for a woman is like trying to buy shoes for a woman--the one you choose as a man will ALWAYS be the wrong one. You need to determine which one she likes, can shoot comfortably, and fits her hand.
Good luck, and Carry On!
Take her to a range that rents a wide variety of guns,and let her try a bunch of different ones. Let her handle a bunch at a gun shop first, to sort of narrow down the ones that "feel right" to her hand.
Buying a gun for a woman is like trying to buy shoes for a woman--the one you choose as a man will ALWAYS be the wrong one. You need to determine which one she likes, can shoot comfortably, and fits her hand.
Good luck, and Carry On!
JoeSparky
Centurion
Without sarcasms or attempts at humor...
exactly, one that she ----
wants,
will use appropriately,
will practice with,
that she will be proficient with,
that she is proud to own,
clean,
carry,
use,
and value!
ed
Founder's Club Member - Moderator
For Home Defense, Brooke trains with a 12 gauge (Tactical Shotgun), 12 gauge Super Shorty and a Glock 19.
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celticredneck
Regular Member
My daughter went with the Bersa Thunder too. After shooting my wife's Bersa, she decided she really liked it and it fit her budget at the time.
Steeler-gal
Regular Member
I agree with this. I thought about buying one for my mom for Christmas. She wants one but doesn't know what she wants. I decided I'd rather buy her what she wants and is comfortable with rather than what I think she'd like.
Dutch Uncle
Campaign Veteran
After trying a number of pistols and revolvers on for size and comparing features, my oldest daughter went for the Bersa Thunder, and now my youngest one has followed suit. They actually go out to thier local ranges and shoot with their boyfriends. No word as to who does the best. The point is, these pistols are comfortable in most women's hands, have manageable recoils and are very reliable. Now if only they would carry more! It wouldn't matter what type of firearm they had. The styles for the "younger generation" usually include tight jeans or slacks. Carrying a decent size purse is also not in style, so I'm told. My oldest lives in SC which is "no OC" and my youngest, though living here, has only OC'd once that I know of and isn't inclined to do so regularly. I hate to say this, but it might take a close call or something worse before either or both say "Screw it, I'm gonna carry all the time if I have to duct tape the sucker to my hip". At least they always have a working forearm at home and in the car, so they aren't always defenseless.
That's what it took for my daughter. She went camping with her husband who went off on his mountain bike. In the meantime a couple of locals in a pickup truck came by and I don't know what they said or did but it scared her enough to call me.
I drove 60 miles to see them drive off, wheels spinning, when I got out with an AK.
She has carried the little Detonics I gave her since.
TFred
Regular Member
I'd buy a ticket for a video of that encounter... and it is rather scary that they hung around for the 40 minutes it took you to get there...
TFred
Red Dawg
Regular Member
Goes to show that they obviously weren't too bright. Like you, I'd loved to see their faces, before they started tearing out...The ahh shizz factor...Because we all also know the toy on his hip isn't any smaller.
Marco
Regular Member
said:
My mother started carrying after a close call incident:
She called me the next mornng to tell me about the incident and told me she never felt more helpless.
Within a week of the incident she enrolled in a basic firearms class, since getting her permit her and my stepdad have taken a few classes at Front site.
Her daily carry is a Keltec PF-9, she started with a Keltec P-11 but wanted something a little slimmer and she has added a laser sight as she needs tri focals.
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Docgmt
Regular Member
Hope she likes the M&P. Did you get the C model or full size?
She likes the M&P 9, It's is full size without a safety. I got my son a Mossburg 500 pump action,it has a kick. Merry Chrismas to all
ProShooter
Regular Member
Congrats on your purchases! Now, get them some training!