I would love people thoughts on what is a great gun for a thinner woman to carry. Please don't come at me with the sexist "she needs a revolver because it has less moving parts" crap. My wife is very comfortable with guns and currently carries a Sig P238, but we're looking at a conceal fanny pack for her for when she wants to have a bare midriff and so wanting opinions on guns.
Thoughts? Especially from other women.
oh and we're thinking something in 9mm with more than 7 shots if possible.
My wife is 5’ 2” & 125lbs. She switched from an Sig pP365xl to a HK VP9sk. She is much happier with the HK. Carries daily AIWB with the 13 round mag when she doesn’t have to work (school teacher). She also has the Holosun 507c on her HK.
My wife carries a Glock 43X and seems to like it. I have a P365 with a Holosun 407K, and it is my EDC with a 12-round mag. Either of those should work fine for what you are describing.
My wife is making this selection after a month or two of testing out a fair variety of sidearms. She was in love with the IWI Masada until she picked up the Walther PDP F Series tonight, and she walked out of the range tonight and asked if we really had to wait until Christmas. She's ready to buy the PDP F immediately.
Two cents and all that rot. :-)
A great gun is the one she can conceal in the outfit she's wanting to wear and can shoot well. Too many choose based on how the gun feels inside the gun shop and later find it doesn't shoot so well for them.
Best advice on arms for women, and men who support them, is Kathy Jackson's site, The Cornered Cat.
https://www.corneredcat.com
I love the Dean Adams inside the thigh holster.
It's like spandex boy shorts and places the gun inside the left thigh. (For right handed shooters)
I can obviously wear it with dresses and long shirts & leggings, but I also wear it with jeans and long sweaters....I just wear it on TOP of the jeans.
The following statements are practice with a 3 person checked & cleared pistol.
I've had my husband grab me as if he were going to kidnap me, from every position we can think of, and I can still get to it.
I can't actually get a hit sometimes, but I can get a grip and pull the trigger every time..
The bang should disrupt the bad guys OODA loop enough for me to pull away and decide what my next move needs to be.
My pastor says I'm his secret weapon because no one would ever suspect I was carrying a gun with the sweater dresses I wear. Plus I'm 5'3" 125lbs which works to my advantage because I don't look like a threat at all.
Other than that, Im a minimalist and prefer a simple kydex holster.
With jeans and a normal length shirt, I wear the undertech backwards so the gun is in the apendex position.
I love the Sig P238
It's the perfect carry for us thin women.
I own four
If while looking at a small object, she can push out the gun and the sights are just there, it's a true contender.
Body stance, frame, hand shape, length of neck and all the other uniqueness about every person comes into play.
With modern ammo, she can be just as confident with a .380
The FBI ballistics show Hornady Critical Defense is extremely comparable to any 9mm