Hello all,
What gun does your wife prefer to carry or keep at home for self defense? Also if she carries, what is the method ie purse, pocket etc.
Thanks

Model 640 in her pocketbook...
or Seecamp 380 IWB.

She wants a Glock 19 because of her experience in the training class she took. What she belt carries and carries in her office at work is a CZ82. What she has at home is a 1911A1.

Curious, what class did she take?

Mine carries a Glock 19, in a dedicated carry purse.

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Rossi snubnose in purses designed for CC.
BDA-380 in nightstand

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There is a woman in our area named Linda Walker that teaches a CCW class geared for women. As part of the class they send some range time with a dozen or so types and calibers of firearms. My wife and handful of her friends decided to take the class together. I know that Penny and at least one of her friends had J frames with them at the class and I was expecting her do start carrying one of my J's.

However for some reason most came back from the class liking the Glock 19's. She chose the CZ 82 because the controls are very similar to the 1911A1 she has shot for decades, but it is DA so has the point and shoot capability of a Glock.

My best girl, for nearly 40 years, packs a few different roscoes, but the lady is partial to a scattergun round the rancho. One of her favorites though, is a pre model 31 in an IWB holster.



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My wife CCW a S&W Model 642 in a IWB holster at 2 O'clock position.

My wife was stubborn that she use nothing but her 3" Model 60 for years. Now all of a sudden she has taken a shine to the GLOCK 19.

Wife's M36 partial bobbed hammer. Pocket carried in Mika round holster or OWB in a Uncle Mike's.

My wife likes the M&P9c for her bedside. She doesn't carry yet...she will be getting her CHL this spring, we hope, and will be looking into the new Kimber Solo or Ruger LC9 for her purse.

Of course, I probably need to buy BOTH so we can give them a good test, and since they will be used, I'd be better off keeping whichever one she doesn't like.

642 LadySmith wearing Hogue Bantam grips. She carries it in a Tex Shoemaker IWB holster, it's very thin and light. She carries Corbon DPX in it.

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My wife works for the state government. She is not allowed to have a weapon on her person or in her car on state property. For HD, we looked at it in terms of what she could best handle. We ended up with a G-22. It stays on the nightstand stuffed full of Rem. 180gr. JHP. She is quite capable with it. She also does with with my revolvers (.45ACP, .38 Special/.357 S&W Magnum), but the goto is the G-22.

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For the last several years, a Ruger Sp101 in .357. I finally talked her into an advanced concealed carry class and she thought about taking an auto. I let her shoot my M&P40c, which is my carry gun. I now have to buy another one or give up mine. As far as carrying goes, that doesn't happen as much as I'd like. It's always in the car in a 007 kinda mount I put together. The occasional on person carry is in the purse, fanny pack or one the belt in a Don Hume JIT.

XD40SC in crossdraw for carry, XD45 for nightstand. I just can't turn her on to S&W revolvers no matter how hard I try, but she loves the SW1911 (108282) and managed to talk me out of my first one.

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Kahr P380, both out and at home.

She likes the 442 but it now has the CT grips that were on the 60.



She carrys in a galco purse with a end access, you can hold your hand on the gun without showing it.

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Ruger SP101 is her house gun. She's not interested in carrying outside the house.

Peace,

My wife carries a Ruger SP101 loaded with 38+p in a leather carry purse.

.40 S&W in the nightstand on her side and LCP for outside
getting her CCW here in Arizona next week even though you don't need one anymore. Good training never hurts...well except for the BG

Glock 19 in purse or car. 3" Mdl 65 in nightstand.

My wife likes a Baretta 92FS best of everything I've tried her on for the house gun. Could never figure it out because she is pretty small with small hands. The Baretta even has aftermarket wrap around rubber grips on it which make it thicker. We've tried various revolvers and smaller semi autos but she always comes back to the 92. My side of the bed keeps the Springfield 1911 ......

My wife carries a 438 Bodyguard in her purse (a specially designed carry purse) loaded with HP semi-wadcutters (old FBI load).

Bedside gun is a 38 Masterpiece. Trail gun is a Blackhawk 41 mag.

Mine carries an old flat latch model 37 with hogue grips. She carries it in an array of purses from Galco gunleather.

model 60 NY-1 with CT laser grips for a house handgun

LWS32 for pocket carry.

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S&W 36 Chief's Special, CT grips, and loaded w/Hornady 125G XTP.

Half the time in a Scottevest, the other half IWB holster.

Len

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Two or three years ago I bought this 3" model 36 on line. First and only gun I bought on the net. Turned out it was a early 70s NIB unfired with everything. We took it out and theresa said, this ones mine! I put a set of goodyears on it. She really hasnt carried it much but has shot it.

My honey keeps a 12 guage double barrel by the bed, and her Taurus 85 she picked out just before we were married in a drawer at her bedside as well. When she packs, mostly while hiking, the Taurus is in a fanny pack.

UPDATE: She doesn't use the Taurus any more......she stole my Model 60!

My bride carries a Kimber Ultra Carry II, 3 inch .45 in her purse. Keeps a .357 S&W bedside when I'm on shift.

My Sweetie used to carry an M-9 as a duty gun, and my Glock 19 off-duty. Now she's got a Kimber Ultra CDP (45ACP). We both started off with 1911s in the military, so the fact that we fall back on that design (I also have an Ultra Carry) is no surprise.

Be careful with that Kimber I used to carry mine in a fanny pack, and twice I took it out and found it had gone OFF safe, and this was with a round in the chamber.
I was very active both times , but I still think it should not have happened.
I made a molded pelite pocket with bumpers added to hold the safety up in the safe position. It hasn`t happened since then, but is still there , so now I have switched to a revolver, so no more worries about unsafe semis.

My better half (unless she's angry) carries a S&W 332Ti in a Kramer IWB (the one with the shearling next to your skin) and she still likes her HK P7 for home defense.

My wife spent four years on active duty with the Army and several years in the Army Reserves (93P) so she is very familiar with the M-16. I keep a couple Ar's around the house in case things get really bad, but she prefers a revolver for self defense and keeps a 649 in her car and a 442 in the night stand. I keep a few revolvers around the house for her and a G-21 in the coffee table. She also has a Grendel R-31 (sn 997) and a Citori Micro, but they stay in a safe. She knows how to use them all, so I try not to make her angry.

My wife loves her Ruger LCP in .380 but the last several times we went to the range with friends, she tried their .38spcl revolvers and liked them, so a revolver may be in her future.

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My wife finally took her concealed carry course today and qualified, single action, with the 317 Ladysmith I bought for her on the forum a while ago. Will take up to 45 days here in VA for her Concealed Handgun Permit to arrive after she files her paperwork. With CCI stingers, its better than nothing, but hope to get her using a .38sp eventually.

My wife's a great shot....but not a big fan of guns.
She knows where her 3" nickel model 36 is in the house though....

Depends on the occassion. I carry in my purse most of the time. I love my model 64 snubbie & I am the most accurate. However sometimes its just too heavy. It's also difficult to find a holster comfortable for carry. I shot a J-frame & couldn't hit paper @ 7 yards (.38 115grain FMJ) & I had a blister after 4 rounds. I have been alternating between the 3953 & M&P 9c. The shorter 9c makes for easier waistband carry. The semi- are easier to unload & reload, if I'm going somewhere that requires that. For the boat or jetski, I often am by myself & opt for the M&P, mostly for weight. If I'm in the woods, often I put snake shot in a couple of cylinders in my revolver. I'm generally not worried about CCW in the woods. My son has spoken for the 3953, so I guess I'd better get to the range and rent a BG 380! I'll need something else to fill the gap. Mother's Day is in May. . .

M66 4" carried OWB in a pancake style holster. Mostly for woods carry.

A Karhr CW9 for my wife. She carried a Sigma for a while, actually, but it was just a bit too bulky for her liking. The CW9, she carries everywhere.

Luscious carries her M&P 9C in a Coronado Leather purse. She's been trying to talk me out of my Colt 1911 for her office and is pretty convinced she needs a Sig .380 for a pocket gun.
She says if I give her the .45, I can buy a shotgun. I'm gonna miss that pistol ...

My wife of 48 years has held a CWL for 12 years now. The defensive weapon she now carries daily is an S&W 380 Bodyguard in either a cross body purse, fanny pack, or in a pocket holster. The chamber and both magazines are loaded with Remington Golden Saber 102gr JHP. The S&W replaced a KelTec P3AT of many years. She is also well versed in handling the various house defense weapons; pistols, tactical rifle and shotgun. Not at all paranoid, she keeps a self defense mindset and awareness of her surroundings... which is probably the best weapon she carries.

My wife will soon be carrying a Taurus TCP, pink frame with a black slide LMAO!!!! I tried to talk her into the all black finish but it didn't work unfortunately. I think it's a very sturdy little gun and think she will be very pleased with it. So far she is pretty excited so that's good I guess. She will definitely need a lot of range time!

Whichever one I have in my hand in case someone wants to come in. The gun she likes to shoot is my 4-inch Smith .38.

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Wife keeps her S&W model 15 handy while my daughter prefers her Ruger 3" SP101 in 38spl.

My wife carries a S&W Model 31-1 in a Galco Ankle Glove. Her house gun is a Ruger SP101 in .327 magnum. Car gun is a Ruger P95.

She hijacked my 4053TSW

My wife loves her Glock 23 .40 cal

642 with CT grips in special purse and a Seecamp .32 somewhere else.
Some things I don't ask.......

She carried a Mod 10 snubbie as a duty weapon, and it still does night stand duty.

S&W 442/Pink Crimson Trace
Specialty purse