wife wants a LC9 now, cn't rack the slide

[les strat]

I sold the Bersa T380 my wife carried and bought her a LC9 as her step up to 9mm. They are good firearms and have a very good record. She likes the slim design, yet bigger than the LCP, and recoil is not that bad, but not as sweet as the CM9/PM9. She has to have all the safety stuff, and by goodness, the LC9 has em!

Like said before, toss brand loyalty aside and get her what she feels comfy with, as long as it is a quality firearm. She'll enjoy it and shoot more in the longrun.

My bro in law bought his wife a Glock 22 for her first EDC cause that's his brand of choice. It resides in her bedroom unloaded. He would have faired better buying her a slingshot.

[OldLincoln]

Well, that's when she pulls out the .25 backup from between the girls and plugs the scum. After all she knows he's armed and he's already assaulted her.

[Slave]

She loved to shoot the PM9, she picked it. She hates revolvers.

infact, she was pretty pissed off about the PM9. She shot it very well, and shot it often, but gave up once she couldn't rack it.

I was told it would looses at 25, then at 500. It never did. IS there a replacement spring to help with this?

[Bawanna]

Smart Carry, IWB, thigh holsters, ankle holsters, even a bra holster - talk about diverting attention.

There are much better options than a purse, not only from a safety perspective - but what does a mugger try to grab first? Great, now he's got your purse AND your gun.

OK I'm done with that rant - carry on.

Excellent thought that never crossed my mind. Holster purses suck.

Ankle holsters don't go well with mini skirts or Daisy Duke shorts though.

Hmmm, boy am I dumb. I guess IWB with a tasteful and stylish vest or hopefully revealing blouse for cover will have to work.

How could I forget the muggers and purse snatchers. Boy am I dumb.

[FreeJersey]

Excellent thought that never crossed my mind. Holster purses suck.

Ankle holsters don't go well with mini skirts or Daisy Duke shorts though.

Hmmm, boy am I dumb. I guess IWB with a tasteful and stylish vest or hopefully revealing blouse for cover will have to work.

How could I forget the muggers and purse snatchers. Boy am I dumb.

I don't know. I can't think of anything sexier than a mini skirt and thigh holster.

[hoghunter]

Ankle holsters don't go well with mini skirts or Daisy Duke shorts though.

Hey, speak for yourself. Daisy Dukes and an ankle holster? Now THAT would get my attention!

[joeyvco]

ARE YOU NUTS ???? The only way to get some peace man . . . . is to let her pick out the one SHE wants & smile & say " yes dear thats a fine gun " ! DO NOT TELL HER WHAT TO GET ! or your never gonna get any piece either !!

[TheTman]

Be thankful your wife is smart enough to want to carry. My ex wife lives in a land of unicorns and fairies where nothing can harm her. When I moved out I left her a 20 guage youth model, and a .22 pistol to defend her self. When I went back a few months later, they were buried so deep in storage that she couldn't have got to them in 15 minutes, so I just took em back. I did leave her a .22 rife in the gun rack, hopefully she'll not hide it where she can't get to it. I suppose it will take a mugging or a robbery or god forbid a rape to open up her eyes that not everyone is a good person.

[jocko]

u mean

Hey, speak for yourself. Daisy Dukes and an ankle holster? Now THAT would get my attention!

diasy duke has ankles

[Popeye]

Rule #1 for a happy and successful marriage. Never and I mean never ever tell them what they want. It's OK to express your opinions, but your life will be much better for a longer period of time if you stop there.

[Ikeo74]

If you don't have any kids, you could leave 1 in the chamber all the time and never have to rack the slide manually. Just keep it loaded.

[jocko]

spoken

Rule #1 for a happy and successful marriage. Never and I mean never ever tell them what they want. It's OK to express your opinions, but your life will be much better for a longer period of time if you stop there.

like someone who has been thre done that!!!

[Popeye]

Oh Yea, A smart man knows when it best to just shut up,and if they screw up it's all on them and not you. Because if given the slightest opening they turn it all on you. LOL It just the nature of the beast.

[JFootin]

guy is dead right. as a gun dealer for over 40 years I had many hubbies come in with their wife and say this is the gun for you honey and picks up a semi auto, racks the slide etc and says how does it feel??WTF does that mean. Here is the way to buy a woman a gun SHUT YOUR FOKKING MOUTH FIRST" Show her a revolver also and how to open the cylinder and load and unload it. And how to pull the trigger etc,

they show her a semi and you rack the slide once so she can see how it is done and then hand her the gun and ask her to do it. 90% can't do it and we are in a non hostile situation.. I know we think a semi is the way to go and some gals like Mellissa is not whom I am referring to. I am referring to the normal house wife with 2-3 kinds and one heh of a great cook but she can't change oil in your car either. Guns basicaly scare women, that is a basic fact. If she feels the slightest bit uncomforatble with this new gun that you felt she should have SHE WILL NOT CARRY IT.Hell we read here al lthe times of guys buying kahrs and unable to properly rack the slide, how do u expect a woman to do it with ease. One jam and they are outta here with that gun. They have to feel 110% totally safe carrying the gun to, and also at home with kids around, she has to be able to unload that gun and know it is unloaded or again SHE IS OUTTA HERE. A revolver IMO is the true gun to buy a woman, she has the ability of shotshell rounds glazer rounds, light loads, vs heavy loads, she can physicaly see that the gun is unloaded and can in her sleep unload the gun and keep the rounds out of the kids way.It ain't gonna jam on her for if she pulls the trigger and nothing happens as with a semi THEN SHE IS OUTTA HERE, but with a wheel gun, just pull again and go to a different round. beats the hell out of TAP, RACK BANG drills for a woman. would she shoot a semi better than a revolver???Probalby so, but again more than likely she ain't gonna hit what the hell she is aiming at either. Limping a semi, we know is not a good thing, an't gonna happen with a wheel gun. if it is a 5 or 6 shot, she will get 5 or 6 bangs, with a 20 round semi, she might get just one shot and then jammo comes into play AND THEN SHE IS OUTTA THERE.

Take her to a range first, let her shoot a evolver and not some damn 357 or 44 mag, something like the Ruger revolver or a J frame smith, stay away from +P stuff, let her get the feel of the gun and keep her close (very close) These damn shotshells do wonders at very close range and she won't be knocking her neighbor off his front porch with a stray round either. Then let her shoot a semi but not just pull the damn trigger, she must load the magazine, load the gun, rack a round etc. clear a jam and know how to clear a live round. My bet is she will loose interest real fast in a semi, if not then she is related to Melissa. I just seen to many gals come in with their hubby and leave confused and that makes for a very unsafe scenario..

We guys grew up around guns, most women grew up around the kitchen stove. Take your time with her or u will not come out on top with the gun thing for a woman. Unless she dedicates her self to really learning the basics of the gun, she will forget 3 minutes later what u just taught her at the range.

damn near anyone can just stand there and pull a trigger on a gun but we all know there is far more to that...A woman really doesn't know what she likes in agun. I can tell you maybe a tit-y pink gun might get her eye but certainly doesn't tell u a damn thing about whether she can handle/operate the gun.

+1 on the revolver. Show her a Ruger LCR .38. No exposed hammer, relatively light 7.5 lb trigger, six rounds going bang. I am thinking seriously about one for myself because the slide racking and jam clearing are troubling to me in a life and death situation. I love my CM9, but that recoil spring is a problem that won't go away.

[jmurch]

My daughter's bumper sticker:

'I carry a pistol because my rifle won't fit in my purse'

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