Starting to look for a gun for the wife. What is a good small frame 9mm that people have shot. Wife is a little thing so looking or a fairly small gun without huge recoil. She has shot my .44mag but doesn't really like it as the SOB is so big. Ideas?
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Get her the Beretta M9. It's light, little recoil, accurate, durable, extremely easy to pull apart and clean.
gun for your wife that is a good trade 
what tipe of shooting ?
what tipe of shooting ?
gun for your wife that is a good trade
what tipe of shooting ?
Mostly just shooting at the range but we would probably use it as a boat gun in the summer instead of the .44. Got to have something to kill the big buts.
I borrowed a Walther .380 ACP PPK from a friend to carry with me walking to my tree stand with my bow in the event I run into a big kitty. Nice pistol, I prefer larger pistols but the girlfriend sure likes the small 6rd frame. I would prefer for myself a Springfield XD in a .45 ACP. You could also look at the Walther PPK in a 9mm.
I personally would not get a self defense pistol with a safety that has to be manually turned on and off. The only time the gun is out of the holster is to shoot and in a hi stress situation they are going to forget to unlock the safety. Glock 19 or XD9 mid frame with night sights.
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Highmarker
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I bought a taurus 24/7. very good gun for the price!
I have a taurus pt140. Small frame light recoil that packs a punch. I pack it bowhunting. My wife has shot it and has no problem. It is a 40caliber.
my wife loves her 380 but man it was hard to find ammo for it last year!!!
I just picked up a cal-tec 380 for the wife, these are the new breed of carry guns, weighs 14 oz, is 3/4 " wide, its a great gun, I got mine for $269.00, this gun also comes in 9mm, and one other size, remember these are small guns and ment for self defence, I carry mine in the MH by the table, about 10 ft from the door....................
Thanks, Looks like I have afew to check out.
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flatfoot
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The absolute best gun for her would be one that SHE is comfortable with. I suggest taking her to a range with a variety of handguns. Some ranges have some you can rent, otherwise you may have to borrow from friends or contact a local shooting group. The former thought was for a "first" handgun to be a revolver. However, the newer model polymers are excellent and easy to operate, which is important in a high stress situation. Some suggestions are: Springfield XDM, Smith and Wesson M&P, Sig Sauer P250, Glock 17. But, again, and most important, it should be what she is comfortable with. Everybody and every hand shoots different. If she has something that she isn't comfortable with or is afraid to shoot, she will be afraid to shoot when she needs to.
I bought my wife the Smith & Wesson 9mm HP. It is composite except for the slide. ACP, high capacity 17 round mag. Super lite hardly any kick. Works great.
My ex is 5' 6" and about 130#. She LOVED shooting my Beretta 92FS. Don't rule out larger framed pistols. Like Flatfoot said, let her test a bunch first.
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love my Five-7
Take her to a gun show. Have her try them out. It took me 2 days walking around, till I found one that fit my grip and wasn't too heavy.
I left with a FN Hertsel Five-7 Tatical.
What I love about its about 20% lighter then a 9mm and can take up to up to 20 rounds. More info on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN_Five-seven
Good Luck with the search.
Take her to a gun show. Have her try them out. It took me 2 days walking around, till I found one that fit my grip and wasn't too heavy.
I left with a FN Hertsel Five-7 Tatical.
What I love about its about 20% lighter then a 9mm and can take up to up to 20 rounds. More info on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN_Five-seven
Good Luck with the search.
Sorry but have to agree with the let her try a few from your buddies to a rental range etc. Wife shot and hated my 10mm and decided S&W 357 was for her!! Changed grips and she shoots the hell out of it! Rec 9mm or larger and the rest leave up to her!
S&W .38 special air weight crimson trace wheel gun. It's perfect for her. She's real happy with it.
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