2 or 3 times a year a non-gun or Fudd person will ask me about a first time hand gun choice for a wife, or girlfriend for carry and personal protection
I always ask the following questions:
Does she have any handgun experience?
Ever shot one, handled one etc?
Does she intend to practice with or or commit the time needed to get acquainted with it or get trained?
Most of the time the answers are no, no, and maybe.
Given that information, I will almost always suggest they look at a .38 revolver.
People who aren't trained can or familiar with a SA/DA pistol can have problems with limp wristing, FTF, FTE, grip safeties and magazines.
And in the last 2 cases. They listened to my advice, said I'd makes sense, then goes to the store and let's some 20 year old gun counter commando, special forces wannabe, sell them a flashy SA pistol that they can't even rack the slide on let alone clear a jam while a bad guy is advancing on them.
But that's fine..it will go into their fancy new holster in their purse and sit there until it has enough lint in the muzzle to knit a sweater.
The next one that ask, I'm tempted to just smile and tell them to watch YouTube and save me my time
Fuktards...
I always ask the following questions:
Does she have any handgun experience?
Ever shot one, handled one etc?
Does she intend to practice with or or commit the time needed to get acquainted with it or get trained?
Most of the time the answers are no, no, and maybe.
Given that information, I will almost always suggest they look at a .38 revolver.
People who aren't trained can or familiar with a SA/DA pistol can have problems with limp wristing, FTF, FTE, grip safeties and magazines.
And in the last 2 cases. They listened to my advice, said I'd makes sense, then goes to the store and let's some 20 year old gun counter commando, special forces wannabe, sell them a flashy SA pistol that they can't even rack the slide on let alone clear a jam while a bad guy is advancing on them.
But that's fine..it will go into their fancy new holster in their purse and sit there until it has enough lint in the muzzle to knit a sweater.
The next one that ask, I'm tempted to just smile and tell them to watch YouTube and save me my time
Fuktards...