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bkoenig:
So my wife asks me tonight whether I would be upset if she gets her CCW before I do.  Two days ago my mom called me up and wanted help buying a pistol for herself, too.  Are the women in my life awesome or what? ;D

Now we're discussing what gun for both of them.  My wife is a little recoil sensitive but she can handle my M&P 9 just fine.  I've been leaning towards getting an LCP for myself, but I'm wondering if the recoil of the .380 in a gun that size would be too much for her.  I've also thought about the Walther PK380 for both of them since it's almost the size of a full size gun but shoots a smaller cartridge, so recoil would be less.  My mom has virtually no gun experience, so she definitely needs something mild. 

My wife definitely wants an autoloader.  I'm leaning towards a revolver for my mom just for simplicity's sake.  We're thinking of having my wife take the CCW class using my M&P since she's familiar with it and knows she can handle the recoil just fine.  Any thoughts on either of these choices?

DaveB:
I think the LCP is a good gun for smaller hands. My wife is able to get a better grip on it than I can, mostly because she has more hand on the gun. She has no problem with the recoil, has just gone out and shot 150 rounds at a time into the manure pile, then shoots any other gun avaliable at the time. Since it's not a range gun, you probably aren't going out to shoot it that much that it would become a wrist breaker anyway.

bkoenig:
Thanks Dave.  How would you compare the recoil to a full size 9mm?  I don't doubt that my wife could handle it, I'm just worried she'll be intimidated if she perceives it to be more snappy than my M&P.

DaveB:
I don't think it's any worse than a Glock 26. It isn't as bad as my PF-9. I wouldn't hesitate to get one, they are really easy to carry. The problem I have with it is finding it and getting a good grip on it when going for a little speed. It is just too small to get a good feel for it when it's in my pocket. For $280.00, it is a great deal.

A-FIXER:
My gal likes the Glock 17 with the crimson.trace now I can't keep enough 9mm ammo in the house.

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