New pistol for my wife

[swampman46]

Originally Posted by bjhooper82

what do you mean by snappy?

Recoil. I did some reading-.380 vs 9mm, and because of the straight blowback design of the 380s and lighter weight than the same size 9mm...it will be snappier. However, there are a few exceptions...the easiest to rack & soft recoil 380, is hands down the Ruger LC 380. This is what I was told by several in another forum. So, I'm still thinking. I keep coming back to ammo availability tho. My wife handles her Glock G19 just fine however.

[bjhooper82]

Originally Posted by swampman46

Recoil. I did some reading-.380 vs 9mm, and because of the straight blowback design of the 380s and lighter weight than the same size 9mm...it will be snappier. However, there are a few exceptions...the easiest to rack & soft recoil 380, is hands down the Ruger LC 380. This is what I was told by several in another forum. So, I'm still thinking. I keep coming back to ammo availability tho. My wife handles her Glock G19 just fine however.

i got ya. well like i said earlier she won't be shooting it very often but i still want her to be comfortable with it. if she complains about the recoil ill just keep the .380 for myself and buy her something else i appreciate the info

[duckman1911]

Originally Posted by bjhooper82

i got ya. well like i said earlier she won't be shooting it very often but i still want her to be comfortable with it. if she complains about the recoil ill just keep the .380 for myself and buy her something else i appreciate the info

The more she shoots using proper form the more she will learn to control the recoil. If she doesnt like to shoot its gona be hard to get enough trigger time for her to get comfy with the recoil. My wife enjoys shooting but when she was new to it she hated recoil but now she knows how to handle a weapon and control recoil. She carries a Khar chambered in .45acp. Its all about trigger time.

[bjhooper82]

Originally Posted by duckman1911

The more she shoots using proper form the more she will learn to control the recoil. If she doesnt like to shoot its gona be hard to get enough trigger time for her to get comfy with the recoil. My wife enjoys shooting but when she was new to it she hated recoil but now she knows how to handle a weapon and control recoil. She carries a Khar chambered in .45acp. Its all about trigger time.

Thats a very good point. Im going to keep pushing her to come shoot with me as often as possible. I really think once she starts shooting often, she'll start having fun with it and want to go more. Maybe when we go I'll shoot bad on purpose and let her out shoot me so she keeps coming back!