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Originally Posted by GregW
My wife and I have been together for about 50 years. Some time ago we discussed getting a handgun for self defense. As she is a small woman I (being the in charge bossy idiot I can sometimes be) thought she would want a smaller semiautomatic pistol. So I suggested she try a pistol in .380 cal. She tried it and did not shoot very well and felt the recoil was too sharp for her. So I suggested she try a .22 pistol. She did very well but wound up asking me when the gun would grow up. So, out of frustration, I "let" her use my Cold 1911 in .45 ACP. I showed her how to hold the thing so the recoil could be absorbed without shoving her around. She fired the first shot into the 8 ring, looked at the big gun, and put the next 6 rounds into the 8 ring as well. Her comment was, "That is better. It does not hurt to shoot this thing." I looked at the target. Then looked at her and said something like "nice shooting" with a somewhat astonished tone. I figure the heavier 1911 simply recoiled less sharply and did not startle her.
So, NV, you have the right idea. The lady is quite capable of picking out the correct gun for her. Good luck and best wished to both of you.
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It's all about fit, and what she can handle comfortably. I am still amazed, however, at the number of small-handed people who complain about the recoil of smaller calibers just to fall in love with shooting the massive .45ACP fired out of John Browning's century-old masterpiece.
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