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<blockquote data-quote="PitRottMommy" data-source="post: 1413582" data-attributes="member: 16434"><p>+1 on having her handle and fire as many guns as she can. </p><p></p><p><em>I'd also recommend that she do some research on her own.</em> When I was searching for my first handgun, I had some great advice from lots of friends and a lot of pushing for a smaller caliber gun. After some research (someone mentioned corneredcat.com) and time I found that many women on police forces use the Kimber Procarry II (<a href="http://www.womenshooters.com/archive/old0702issue/tacoma0802.html" target="_blank">http://www.womenshooters.com/archive/old0702issue/tacoma0802.html</a>). I figured if women (regardless of size) were carrying this gun, perhaps it warranted me looking into it. And I did. H&H held a day where many different reps showed up with lots of different handguns and I was fortunate enough to get to test drive the PC2. Turned out I was a pretty good shot with it and it felt GREAT it my hand. Even though it was a .45 and I'd been pushed away from this particular caliber because it was "too much gun for me", it's the one I chose. And, having owned it for 3 months now, it's my absolutely favorite. </p><p></p><p>Let her find one that she feels confident with while she has it in her hand. Don't judge if she chooses a larger or smaller caliber...and let her shoot as many guns as she can. </p><p></p><p>All that being said, I cast a vote for Glock. We own a 19 and it's what I started shooting. I think it's reasonable to expect that you can find one within the set price range and if she finds the grips a bit small (I did, but I do not have a small hand), there are always magazine extensions she can look into (and they're reasonably priced).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PitRottMommy, post: 1413582, member: 16434"] +1 on having her handle and fire as many guns as she can. [I]I'd also recommend that she do some research on her own.[/I] When I was searching for my first handgun, I had some great advice from lots of friends and a lot of pushing for a smaller caliber gun. After some research (someone mentioned corneredcat.com) and time I found that many women on police forces use the Kimber Procarry II ([url]http://www.womenshooters.com/archive/old0702issue/tacoma0802.html[/url]). I figured if women (regardless of size) were carrying this gun, perhaps it warranted me looking into it. And I did. H&H held a day where many different reps showed up with lots of different handguns and I was fortunate enough to get to test drive the PC2. Turned out I was a pretty good shot with it and it felt GREAT it my hand. Even though it was a .45 and I'd been pushed away from this particular caliber because it was "too much gun for me", it's the one I chose. And, having owned it for 3 months now, it's my absolutely favorite. Let her find one that she feels confident with while she has it in her hand. Don't judge if she chooses a larger or smaller caliber...and let her shoot as many guns as she can. All that being said, I cast a vote for Glock. We own a 19 and it's what I started shooting. I think it's reasonable to expect that you can find one within the set price range and if she finds the grips a bit small (I did, but I do not have a small hand), there are always magazine extensions she can look into (and they're reasonably priced). [/QUOTE]
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