Ol lady needs some protection and I need advice!

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What kind of protection would you prefer your woman to carry?

  • Pistol

    Votes: 33 39.8%
  • Revolver

    Votes: 41 49.4%
  • Knife

    Votes: 2 2.4%
  • Taser

    Votes: 4 4.8%
  • Pepper Spray

    Votes: 3 3.6%

  • Total voters
    83

BadgeBunny

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Ahh I'm glad you said that because I completely let that slip my mind. I have a had a couple of my friends recommend a s&w 38 but I'm personally not a fan of revolvers and have been iffy on them.

GC has a Ruger LCR that he sticks in his front pocket. Although I have always carried that Colt 1911 in my purse he has found himself getting in my purse more and more to "get his gun back". I didn't realize just how heavy that Colt was until I stuck his LCR in my purse one day ... :eek2:

Besides that I can carry the LCR on my person (in my front pocket) too and wear "regular clothes". Don't have to dress like a slouch to cover up my gun.

It's a nice shooting gun also. Not good at all for anything outside about 7 to 10 yards or so, but then again we didn't buy it to be used for target practice ...
 

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I would have to vote for the LCR. It's hard to beat the combination of simplicity/reliability/weight. Although it might be a little over the top for most of your mentioned criteria, I have really enjoyed my S&W 640 FWIW.
 

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academy has a rossi 3" .357 mag on sale for $199 tomorrow only.

You are the man!!! Haha always comin to my aid brotha! Definitely appreciate letting me know about this, i decided to go with this and it turns out she loves the way it feels, getta go test out her new rossi this weekend! Thanks for everyones input on this!
 

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academy has a rossi 3" .357 mag on sale for $199 tomorrow only.

At risk of incurring the wrath of BB and probably a few others I just can't help but say...

.357 is a pretty stout cartridge in a full size 5" bbl S&W 686 like mine. It's even stouter firing it out of a 3" revolver. Not pleasant and not something I for one would put into the hands of the untrained, to be fired in a stressful situation, especially a woman (ducks for cover). Heck, I don't like it and I'm 230 lbs with big ole fat hands that can fire 40 S&W and 45 ACP all day long without missing a lick. Even my .44 Mag with 6" bbl and rubber grips is more pleasant to fire than a 3" bbl .357 with hard rubber grips.

Of course she could fire .38's out of it but depending on the lady in question even .38's out of a 3" revolver can be unpleasant.
 

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I agree with the thoughts already mentioned about letting her choose what she is most comfortable with. I also think that $400 is plenty of money to open up a huge array of reliable choices and the idea that funerals cost more is absurd at best. For what its worth, Mrs. JT carries a S&W J frame and out shoots me regularly. She opted for the revolver because of a lack of confidence in her ability to operate the autos.
 

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Now just put some .38 in there and get her plenty of range time and she should be golden. Lots of practice with a weapon she is comfortable with is the best way to go.
 

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