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For whatever reason my fiancé just fumbles around clearing my glock. Or racking the slide to chamber a round. Makes me nervous because if she's ever in a situation that requires her to use my glock fast I think her being agitated would make the gun useless.
Once she's got the gun situated she does well. But in a sketchy situation, there will only be more fumbling around.
But, I just feel like she needs something reliable and easy to operate. She has told me she prefers are heavier trigger pull.
So I picked her up this taurus ultra-light 38 special m85 today. I'm going to give it to her for her birthday coming up in a couple weeks. Well I mean sell it to her for $1
. As she's not a criminal and resides in my state. 
Just point and shoot. No hang ups. No jams. If it doesn't fire just pull the trigger again.
Any ladies you guys know use one of these snub nose revolvers?
Once she's got the gun situated she does well. But in a sketchy situation, there will only be more fumbling around.
But, I just feel like she needs something reliable and easy to operate. She has told me she prefers are heavier trigger pull.
So I picked her up this taurus ultra-light 38 special m85 today. I'm going to give it to her for her birthday coming up in a couple weeks. Well I mean sell it to her for $1
. As she's not a criminal and resides in my state.
Just point and shoot. No hang ups. No jams. If it doesn't fire just pull the trigger again. Any ladies you guys know use one of these snub nose revolvers?
I carry a much smaller gun 99% of the time which is a Ruger LCP .380. If I pull it, I have to rack it but that does not bother me. I like it because it is safe. I never put one in the barrel and I can simply drop the clip when I take it out and easily check it before putting it in the soft case that comes with it. I also never leave the clip in while it is in the case and each time I take it out, I always check and make sure someone wasn't messing with it and put one in the barrel without me knowing. The nice thing about the LCP when checking it is that you can tell immediately by the trigger pull if it has one in the barrel. But I don't rely on that, I rack it and clear it each time. I'm overly cautious but that is what makes me comfortable. Carrying a revolver does not make me comfortable. I'm more scared of what I can accidentally do to myself rather than the feeling of safety I should be feeling by being armed and protected. But this is just my opinion. I usually just carry in my pocket and not in a holster.
If youre loading the first round empty you're already one step behind. I'd be more paranoid about no round being chambered than having to rack or pull the trigger twice on a revolver to get one shot off...
im not judging you or trying to tell you how you should carry, but I know id be freaked out carrying anything just in my pocket.
And maybe the revolver isn't a good idea for my fiancé....kinda questioning it now. But I think there's no simpler platform than a revolver....I don't know. We have been broken into twice and I'm not always home just want to give her an edge over an intruder anyway possible.
The Shop
My wife carried a charter arms .38 for a moment because it was comfortable and easy to carry... until she shot it. Loves the g42 but carries the g43 now.
I know that buying a long rifle at the local Walmart is fairly easy, but plan on hanging out there for about an hour or so while the guy behind the counter figures out how to correctly do the electronic 4473 and checks serial numbers about 30 times. Then he has to find a manager to check everything over another 30 times before they escort you all the way outside before they will actually hand you your rifle.
So not quite the same as running after groceries but it may seem that way if you aren't really allowed to be able to defend yourself I guess......
Quite jealous.
The only Taurus I've ever shot was The Judge. I'd argue that The Judge is probably the most pointless gun in the world. Lol. But it was fun to fire off a .410 buck shot, bird shot and colt .45 I believe through that all in one sitting.
I am supposed to be getting my LTC in the mail within the next two weeks. Any day now actually. I called yesterday and the lady said it has been sent to be printed. I bought a hard plastic OWB holster and really like it. I WILL NOT be carrying openly. But I couldn't find an IWB holster that was comfortable. This holster sits higher on your hip so a t-shirt can conceal it properly. The finish on the holster is really comfortable.
Oh and I absolutely love shooting the Shield. Such an easy gun to shoot. Just wish the mag could magically hold about 5 more rounds without adding any size. Ha.
That being said, I carry a Glock
Pit Row
She liked the Ruger LCR the best for feel and she was the most accurate with it. It shoots +P rounds as well. Not sure if the Taurus you got will shoot +P's or not or if it even matters to you.
I actually carry it sometimes just for something different.
And, Yep it shoots the +P. Light weight. Couldn't pass up the price for 277 out the door. Plus Taurus gives a 1 year nra membership with any new gun purchase. Didn't know that until I got home and checked the website. Unknown Perks are sweet!
If I could get My fiancé comfortable operating a shield id buy her one. I love mine with an bianchi leather IWB holster.
I may get one of these... https://www.classicfirearms.com/romanian-ttc-tokarev-pistol I guess all they have is Black bears I see signs of them but haven't ran up on one in Florida yet.
Shane
She did really well. Bought her some snap caps to practice that LLLOOONNNNNGGG trigger pull. At the range she started pulling the hammer back and using the single action. Much more accurate when she did that.
I also modified the gun slightly. It's hard to get a good sight picture, so I took a yellow paint stock and painted the front site for her. After that she was hitting in the 3 ring at seven yards consistently.
I was exceptionally surprised with the accuracy. It does have a slight bite for recoil, but the soft large rubbery grip really makes it feel great in your hand. It fits her hand perfect, mine is slightly too large but this is for her. Not me. On the way home she goes "that's a good gun for me at home." Very simple, she was loading and unloading like a breeze.
Highly recommend this piece for all vitalwives!
She did really well. Bought her some snap caps to practice that LLLOOONNNNNGGG trigger pull. At the range she started pulling the hammer back and using the single action. Much more accurate when she did that. Hind sight now I'm glad I went with this Taurus instead of the single action LCR. For her atleast.
I also modified the gun slightly. It's hard to get a good sight picture, so I took a yellow paint stock and painted the front site for her. After that she was hitting in the 3 ring at seven yards consistently.
I was exceptionally surprised with the accuracy. It does have a slight bite for recoil, but the soft large rubbery grip really makes it feel great in your hand. It fits her hand perfect, mine is slightly too large but this is for her. Not me. On the way home she goes "that's a good gun for me at home." Very simple, she was loading and unloading like a breeze.
Highly recommend this piece for all vitalwives!
Tomorrow morning we are off to take her ccw class.
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