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More things to noteīeing a 1911 purist, I personally like mechanical safety features on any handgun, but I might be one of a very few. This is why majority of the tiniest handguns on the market are chambered for these two rounds. 45 ACP, and modern bullet designs make these smaller rounds very effective at stopping any two-legged threats. These two handgun calibers by virtue of their ballistic performance have softer recoil compared to the. 380 ACP when we returned to the range weeks after. So I decided to have my wife shoot smaller “subcompact” and “ultra-compact” pistols in 9mm and. I thought to myself, no point in having her try shooting a. 40 S&W has a snappy recoil more similar to its bigger brother the. I wasn’t surprised.įrom experience, I know that the.

45 acp, she was quite okay with it (even though she didn’t like the loud bang resulting from the short barrel - and the fact that we were in an indoor range). And we all know that the slide on a semi-automatic redirects some of the recoil so the gun can do its autoloader thing (if you didn’t know, you can check out this article I wrote). 45 ACP’s recoil in comparison is gentler, but I’ve only ever shot it in all-steel 1911s and full-size polymer handguns. 357 magnum.īut I would be lying if I don’t say that after about 18 rounds of continuous firing, my hands start feeling sore. Having medium-size hands with relatively slim wrists myself, the heaviest recoil I can manage is that of the. There’s a reason for that.īeing a firearms enthusiast and collector, I’ve owned and shot handguns in several different handgun calibers. So one of the things you’ll probably notice when you look at this list is that all my top picks for the best handguns for women are either in 9mm or. 357 magnum small frame revolver (like a Ruger SP-101) in her shoulder bag but I wouldn’t want her to. My wife can easily carry a 3-inch barrel. And for women, recoil control is of utmost importance.

Shouldn’t be too heavy so they can carry it all day in a small shoulder bag, a gun purse, a Flashbang bra holster or whichever way they want, without feeling sore.Īnd since women in general also have weaker arms and significantly smaller hands, these handguns also have to be chambered in calibers that have enough power to stop a bad guy but not too much power that the recoil would be difficult to control.ĭepending on its weight, and the caliber it is chambered for, a smaller pistol can have a heavier felt recoil.

Has enough weight so the recoil will be easier to control.

Small enough that concealed carrying won’t be a problem.

In general, women have a weaker upper body because of less upper body mass. Maybe by doing an analysis for this article, I’ll be able to determine once and for all the 10 best handguns as CCW for women. I came up with a list that is so good, we’re now having a bit of difficulty choosing which one to buy (only because we want them all). I’ve always told her that if she had her own handgun, I’d have more peace of mind knowing that whenever I have to leave the house or whenever she has to leave, she can protect herself if she has to. I’ve always wanted my wife to have her own CCW and plinking piece. She’s okay with the 1911’s recoil but she said she wouldn’t carry let alone buy one.Įverything she said that day made me want to come up with a list of handguns she’d possibly like. She told me that the magnum revolver is too heavy, too loud and has too much recoil for her small hands, while the smaller revolver is too heavy and bulky for her taste. So she did, and afterward she said she didn’t like any of them.

I’ve been at it for a while when she asked if she could try shooting my handguns.