It's a common mistake. We try to persuade our wives to carry, by enticing them with cute, little guns. The tiny pistols fit their small hands. The trigger-reach and mag release are compatible with their short fingers. They are light-weight and slim profile. Easily concealable.
On the surface, sub-compact pistols appear to be a perfect fit for our wives/girlfriends.
But there's a problem.
To compensate for recoil, sub-compacts often have recoil springs that are stiffer than full-sized pistols. And because the slides are so short, it is more difficult to get a strong grip on them. In the end, you have a pistol that many women (and men) cannot operate safely, because they can't work the action.
Anyone who has been here a while has seen countless threads on the subject. So, when Jocko advises a prospective buyer to ensure their wife/girlfriend can rack the slide of their selected pistol, before buying, he's only trying to help. And, he knows what he's talking about.
Many have made the mistake of buying a pistol their wives aren't happy with.
Some of us have used this as a way of acquiring sub-compacts we want for ourselves. Shhhhh.....don't tell her.
Jocko
After 32000 rounds what have you had to repair/replace on your pet.
Just curious
Greg
I have a new left hand trigger finner..
recoil springs only, nuttin else.
and mighty I add it is 32K + rounds, I qit keepin records on it..
. My PM9 has over 40,000+ rounds through it, and runs much better than an illegal trying to get across our border
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MAY GOD BLESS MUGGSY
always said IMO the best gun for a woman is a wheel gun, WHY??
! she can actually unload the gun with total ease
2, she can actually6 load the gun with total east
3, she can't jam the fokker
4. no safety to think about
5 kids around, so so easy to unload and put the bullets somewhere else
6. she can load the bullets in backwards
7, she probably won't shoot it as good as a semi though
8. lots of good defense and hoe safety rounds available for some of the wheel guns
9 If she feels good about the gun, she will carry it, if she is neverous about doing all of theabove with a semi and cannot do it properly, she will not carry it.
10 women are build differently than us--NO SH!T.
11 WOMEN ARE SMARTER THAN US MEN, SO DON'T TRY TO THINK FOR THEM AS U WILL ONLY FOKK THINGS UP
12 The abouve fits 90% of women, so there are exceptions to the rule
. My PM9 has over 40,000+ rounds through it, and runs much better than an illegal trying to get across our border
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MAY GOD BLESS MUGGSY
no harm no foul on my part, he ask some questions.I felt I gave him truthful answers . If he wants to buy her a 380 black rose, great, I just hope she can handle it OK.that was my hoe point, Most just cannot.
Makes nadda difference in my sleep habits..
. My PM9 has over 40,000+ rounds through it, and runs much better than an illegal trying to get across our border
NRA BENEFACTOR MEMBER
MAY GOD BLESS MUGGSY
My wife actually handled and racked a P380 really well. Shot it ok too for a newb. I nearly bought her one but I ran into a deal on 2 9mm Shields that same day and grabbed them. She wanted to carry one of them and I had her take 2 shooting classes. I told her to shoot everything she could get her hands on in case she liked somthing better. After the 2nd class she no longer wanted a P380, she liked the Shield, but was in love with an XDM 4.5" 9. So I got her one and she luggs that big thing everywhere with her. Surprised me. I still think she'll gravitate towards a 2nd smaller pistol in the future, but I'll let her pick it out. I did pick up a used P380 for myself a while ago, needs a new set of springs, and she laughed at it when I showed it to her