Need some suggestions for my wife's CCW

SgtLumpy said:
This ^^^

Is it HER "lukewarm decision" to want to carry? Or yours/someone else's?

Depends -- a year ago, she was leaning towards getting a gun (I definitely should have acted on it then), but now she says she could care less.

Consider - a 69 y/o handicapped woman with bad hands... Seems like a pretty ideal target for a purse snatcher. Where's that gun?

True -- but there are a whole bunch of different scenarios where her having the gun just might be to her advantage. But like you say - some would go against her.

It's REALLY not easy or simple or trivial for anyone, any age, any fitness level to think about shooting another human.

One thing she is not - and that is a bleeding heart lib. If she were threatened and if she were armed and trained there is no question in my mind that she could pull the trigger.

It probably is much easier, simpler and less life changing to carry pepper spray.


How about get her shootin'! Take her to the range. Let her shoot your guns. I'll always let range neighbors shoot my guns.

Of course - that is already in the plans. I've got a nice .32 revolver that I plan to start her out on. In fact -- this is the very gun I bought for her back in 1963 over in Hawaii for her to use as protection when I was out at sea. She practiced it with way back then - but never since. I am not going to go up in caliber as I know they would be too much for her.

Maybe she can shoot some other guns there at the range. If she gets excited about shooting paper, maybe CCW is right for her.

Doubt that will happen as I don't believe the range I belong to loans out guns. They might, but I've just never seen any. From these discussions here, the various .22 revolvers that I am thinking might be ok for her are probably going to be hard to come by for trial.

ANYONE can operate a slide on an auto. ANYONE. It has zero to do with hand strength. It's simple leverage. Watch that guy on YouTube with no arms operate his auto including reload. If you can open a door knob or pull open a dresser drawer you can operate a pistol slide.

There is some truth to what you say, but I think for the average person it is not near as easy as you make it sound.
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Let me explain where my thinking is at. I truly believe that our society is speeding toward significant civil unrest. The old adage that we are simply one night away from revolt and anarchy is actually true. It wouldn't take much in the way any interruption in the status quo of our lives to clear the shelves on every grocery store in the country. I've been preparing myself by acquiring more weapons, training with them, buying ammo, etc., etc., for several years. When the balloon DOES go up (and it will), I do not have any misplaced fantasies about what will happen. I am pretty sure that me and my family will not last long in the confrontations ...... but I expect to take a few of the zombies with me.

So every little bit that I can better prepare my loved ones is a plus. Can't think of anything that will be a perfect solution .. just better than doing nothing.
 
One thing she is not - and that is a bleeding heart lib. If she were threatened and if she were armed and trained there is no question in my mind that she could pull the trigger.
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It doesn't take a "bleeding heart lib" to hesitate to shoot another human being. The fact is that nobody who has never shot someone can predict with certainty his or her reaction when push comes to thug. We may think and hope that with sufficient training we could fire if we had to. Certainly training makes it more likely we could defend ourselves to that degree. But we can't know for sure, unless the moment arrives, whether we'll flash on "Thou shalt not kill."
 
Run her through the purse gun theory. You can bet with the majority of women who carry, the gun is located in her purse. If in an odd situation, she can put her hand in her purse with that side away from her opponent, while trying to talk her way out of the situation. She can ready the gun and point it while it's inside the purse, and, if the need arises, pull the trigger.

Purse guns are less limited in the size and comfort category. Weight goes with size, however. A revolver, being simple in construction and operation compared to an automatic, may be ideal. The j frame in aluminum could work out just fine.

the original point and click interface, by Smith and Wesson
 
shouldazagged said:
It doesn't take a "bleeding heart lib" to hesitate to shoot another human being. The fact is that nobody who has never shot someone can predict with certainty his or her reaction when push comes to thug. We may think and hope that with sufficient training we could fire if we had to. Certainly training makes it more likely we could defend ourselves to that degree. But we can't know for sure, unless the moment arrives, whether we'll flash on "Thou shalt not kill."
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That can be said for everyone on here except of course for those LEOs who have actually fired at people.

That is not the point that I was trying to get across -- there are a large percentage of the population that would never fire no matter what the threat and they know that ahead of time. My wife is not in that group.
 
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Seems logical to me that people who know ahead of time that they'll never fire, no matter what, would be unlikely to carry guns in the first place.
 
ltgem612 said:
You certainly might be right on the trigger pull of the 351pd. All S&W .22's come with a trigger that is a couple pounds HEAVIER than their .38 spls since the 22 is a rim fire and they want positive ignition......
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It's my understanding that the stock factory mainspring for a centerfire is 8# and for a 22 rimfire is 12#.
 
I just read .. WHAT!?

here we go all over again.
poor defenseless female mentality influencing gun advise.
My sister in law followed such advice as it made more sense to her than mine at the time.
the result was an LCR that she is afraid of.
at the range where it instilled fear .. I eventually talked her into firing my 629 ... which .. get this ... SHE PREFERRED:D
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, I have a wife who can eat up 45 ACP with the best of you

this airweight mouse gun for ladies thing just has to stop.
it does more to augment the problem than it does to solve anything
 
I think the triggers are too heavy on the lightweight rimfire revolvers. The suggestion of a carry gun in .32 S&W Long is a very good one. The centerfire trigger is likely to be far superior, and the .32 Long is a fairly mild round but likely better for defense than .22 magnum. Buffalo Bore has some good defensive ammo in that caliber.
 
Lobster Picnic said:
I think the triggers are too heavy on the lightweight rimfire revolvers. The suggestion of a carry gun in .32 S&W Long is a very good one. The centerfire trigger is likely to be far superior, and the .32 Long is a fairly mild round but likely better for defense than .22 magnum. Buffalo Bore has some good defensive ammo in that caliber.
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Good input -- and one that I can easily assess as I own a Colt 32 PPS. I sometimes take it with me to the range, and it really is tame compared to my other handguns. The double action pull is quite similar to my 642, but you gotta love when the trigger is cocked. What I would call a hair trigger. So, if this gun becomes the carry gun for my wife, I would train her to always cock it for the first shot in a SD situation.
 
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