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I'm shopping for a CC gun for my wife. She is going to carry this one on her person, not in a purse. She is 4' 11" and 97 lbs, so this will be a challenge in itself. She currently has a S & W mdl 10 and a Kel Tec P11. The revolver is difficult to conceal on her body w/o producing a bulge. The Kel Tec 9mm is getting difficult for her to work the action (as we age we lose muscle mass). I am considering a 380 as my fingers are too fat to reload 32 ACP brass. Ruger and KelTec are high on the list, but what other 380s should I look at? It needs to be light, tiny and easy to operate (both mentally and physically). Your ideas? I think the Glock 42 is an excellent little .380. Amazingly shootable. And it literally disappears in an appropriate IWB holster.
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Always cool to get a follow-up post on what someone got and how it worked out after asking for recommendations on here. If a person liked purple, you certainly accessorized the Glock nicely.
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Just about a year later and my wife is tickled with her new toy. Reading my post above - WOW look how things have changed. Turns out she did like the Kimber but settled on the Glock. She didn't want me to spend that much money on a "pretty" gun that she would be afraid to scratch or put wear on. I did get her the wider striker plate, larger mag release and larger slider release. The gun fits her, she can operate it, and she loves the Cerakote!! Is that a 42?
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My favorite for women, or anyone, is a Smith 360 in 38 spl. The 38's are much cheaper than the 357's and no one shoots 357's in a 12 oz gun anyway. +P 38's are manageable and the gun is very light weight and simple to use. Put a set of laser grips and a Big Dot Tritium front sight on it, and it's an awesome little carry gun. Not sure if they come on pink or purple but they should.
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My wife has the same problem with semi-autos. Most are to hard for her to rack the slide. After trying several, we went with the Walther CCP. Shoots great right out of the box and the way it is designed it is easy for her to rack the slide. Very slim profile and it is in 9mm but doesn't have an obnoxious recoil. Very easy to do double-tap with. She says it is a joy to shoot with standard and self-defense rounds. They are not very expensive either. IMHO - they are a great value and are a good gun for anyone that needs a CC that is easy to rack and shoot.
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Take, actually have her take a look and handle a Ruger LC9-S, not a bad little 9mm package IMHO. Slide is pretty easy seeming to my arthritic old hands. I got one and like it.
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Nice 'Star. Drove a similar color International, the women loved it.
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