HERE we go... She wants a little teeny gun now!

[Safetech]

So we're at Freestate and Theresa starts eyeing up this thing that looks like cigarette lighter. Then she starts talking about wanting something really small for CCW. (She's really small.)

We take a closer look at the one she took a likin' to, (really shiny one ) and I notice the word "Raven". Well, having just read bad stuff about them, I nixed that.

There were a couple others she was interested in made by North American Arms. But I don't know much about them.

But at least she's interested in getting another gun - and for practical reasons!

We've been very happy with the Rugers (2) that we already own. So I've been looking at the LCP. I've seen both good and bad comments on it here.

At least I know what I can get her for her birthday.

 

[BUFF7MM]

I wish my wife would want a gun, it would give me another excuse to go to the gun shop.

 

[WSM]

LCP's are a handful. NAA makes decent stuff and so does Seecamp. I believe the NAA pocket pistols are direct copies of the Seecamps. I haven't heard much about them lately but the Boberg XR9's are an interesting concept and may be worth looking into. The biggest downfall I see with the Bobergs is the price, MSRP was running somewhere around 900.

Edit...Just checked the Boberg site. Their production is moving at a snails pace since they seem to be handcrafting all the guns and tuning the mags to each gun. The XR9's are going for 2k on GB .

 

[BlueHeeler]

Have you had the conversation about the relationship between recoil, gun weight, inertia, and stopping power? The smaller pistols are light and cute. Consequently they are not much fun to shoot. IMHO to carry a gun the individual should be well practiced with that weapon.

I carry a P64 (commie Walther PPK) sometimes. It is cute, slim, and ready to knock someone down. However like most small guns, it is not a beginner pistol.


Sounds like you have a good lady.

 

[august1410]

If you can find one, a Bauer .25 is a neat little pistol. Well made, too.

Tiny as hell.

 

[Ruzo]

Hey Safe its me Bryan from the Range. I gave ya that holster during the pistol class. Let me know when you're going again, and I'll let her try out my Sig p238. I also have the LCP and the other poster is right, its like shaking hands with a gorilla with torrets. The Sig is way sweeter to shoot.

 

[GNLaFrance]

Bauers aren't made any more. A company called Precision Small Arms makes a copy of the Bauer.

 

[august1410]

Bauers aren't made any more. A company called Precision Small Arms makes a copy of the Bauer. Here's mine:

Horst & McCann had a Bauer a couple of years ago for $275. I should have bought it. Saw another at a gun show here in NC, but I already had a .25 I really didn't want.

 

[Boom Boom]

If it has to be really tiny, my favorite by far is the Baby Browning. If new, Kahr P380. Once you see the Kahr, you'll probably forget about the LCP, despite the Kahr's higher price.

 

[Baccusboy]

I'd seriously look at something in .32 if it's going to be really tiny.

Something like a Beretta Tomcat:

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/...ucts_id/62212/Beretta+3032+TOMCAT+32+7RD+WIDE

And in stainless:

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/...71/Beretta+3032+Tomcat+.32+ACP+Inox+Stainless

 

[Baccusboy]

Or a Charter Arms pink lady:

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/...cts_id/62392/CHA+53230+PINK+LADY+32H&R+PINKSS

 

[Dino]

Colt 1908 Vest Pocket

I like the Colt 1908 Vest Pocket.

 

[Huckleberry]

Ruger LCR or SP101

Older S&W 649 or 642

A lot to be said for a snubby packing 38, 38 +P or 357 for grins and giggles

 

[Safetech]

She doesn't really like revolvers.

I want to keep the caliber up to at least .380. (I'd prefer 9mm, but probably unrealistic in a gun the size she's now talking about.) I want her to have more stopping power that that which comes with a small caliber handgun.


@ Bryan - I know the price point on the Sig p238 would turn her off. She's the one who writes the household and business checks to pay the bills. And when I start talking money out of her comfort zone, she chases me around the house with "the calender".

OTOH, I would love to let her try out your LCP! Do you have any "regular times" that you are at Freestate? If so, maybe we can make it a point to meet you out there and send a few down range.

 

[50bmg]

I'd add the LCP or Springfield Bodyguard 380.

 

[Safetech]

I'd add the LCP or Springfield Bodyguard 380.

Did you mean S&W Bodyguard?

Just took a look at that. Looks like a decent gun. But I'm not sure how I feel about an integrated laser.

Are they reliable? (The laser part)

And I wonder if she would have the mindset (under duress) to be able to turn it on when nanoseconds count. Or would it just become a potentially deadly distraction.

Thoughts?

 

[Darkemp]

LCP's the way to go IMHO. I got one last year, my fiancé enjoys shooting it, and with the CT laser it is easy and capable of being consistent. For a large handed male it'll take some getting used to, you really have to hold it deep in your hand to get a good grip and shoot consistently. Mine has fed, fired, and ejected hundreds of trouble free rounds so far. My only concern if I were to CCW it would be the focus on the grip in a moment of crisis. Before I added the CT's it was shooting minute of basketball for me at about 10yds. Now I can group in a baseball size at the same range.

 

[damifinowfish]

Keltec's are another good mouse gun that comes in 9mm.

I have an older P11 9mm with a .40 cal conversion

 

[Huckleberry]

She doesn't really like revolvers.

Dump Her!

 

[teratos]

I like my LCP. It is a handful, and not a range gun. It has been 100% reliable for the, though, and it is what I often carry.