tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227069281563782835.post5228684495639069262..comments2023-09-20T01:02:36.464-07:00Comments on Female and Armed: Why shouldn’t I have a tiny gun?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227069281563782835.post-30640752020197244812012-08-03T14:45:52.597-07:002012-08-03T14:45:52.597-07:00excellent advice. Same reason I let students try ...excellent advice. Same reason I let students try some of mine. The come in convinced a revolver is the only way to go, shoot it twice and switch to a semi-auto (as an example). Trying them is also the best way to find what fits your hand the best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227069281563782835.post-37322818233869093612012-08-03T12:48:53.369-07:002012-08-03T12:48:53.369-07:00There are many ranges that let you "rent"...There are many ranges that let you "rent" all the firearms of a single calibre. This is a great way to try them out and compare the same round across the spectrum of that calibre. We will leave the argument of the best calibre to others, as there is always disagreement on that.Transit Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076924326662692341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227069281563782835.post-66633625132298652242012-08-03T04:35:18.240-07:002012-08-03T04:35:18.240-07:00Thank you for the comments, you are exactly right....Thank you for the comments, you are exactly right. I was shocked how difficult my LCP was to handle, and I did have misfeed issues. I've shot one 1911, a 45 and was amazed how easy it was. I put 3 through one hole (I can never do that with my guns, I think I was concentrating so hard on shooting someone else's for the first time...LOL).<br /><br />Thanks again! Be safeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227069281563782835.post-32835824467646098252012-08-02T21:28:23.091-07:002012-08-02T21:28:23.091-07:00There's another good reason to avoid tiny guns...There's another good reason to avoid tiny guns: Reliability. Maybe it's because the moving parts are smaller and clearances become more important, but the tiny guns I've handled are rarely reliable like a Glock or M&P is. I fired a friend's Walther PPK a few months ago, and we had four failures to feed or fire out of a single box of ammo. "Saves your life...92% of the time" isn't very reassuring.<br /><br />Plus, I've noticed a lot of women seem to pick tiny guns out of fears about recoil. This is sheer silliness, as you mentioned - my friend's Beretta 92 9mm had way more manageable recoil for me than the PPK, and I have small hands and not a super-lot of upper body strength. Heck, I found the recoil of a 1911 more manageable than the PPK.Tammyhttp://www.momwithagun.com/noreply@blogger.com