Have her try on of these little beauties out.

by Byron, Wednesday, February 11, 2015, 06:01 (3578 days ago) @ Dave B

http://northamericanarms.com/firearms/magnums/ported/msc-p.html

Looks like the real huckleberry to me. All she would ever need! She could carry it in her pocket and nobody would ever know.

Seriously though, what she want a sidearm for?

Target shooting? Then a .22 match pistol is to only way to go.

Personal defense? Compact 9mm is the only way to go.

Before the .45 fans pile-on, just tap your brakes for a second. With high performance modern ammo there is no real difference between any of the service pistol rounds in effectiveness.

Plinking? Compact 9mm would be just fine. A mid sized .38/.357 would be better.

FYI. If she does decide to carry make sure that she is properly trained up and that does not mean a CCW class. That will just get her in trouble if she ever decides that she needs to pull the gun. Given that the generally liability of presenting a gun in a social setting can easily run into hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees and civil settlements, if you can't come up with a couple of grand to get properly trained up you probably should carry in the first place. Just don't go to dumb places and do dumb things with dumb people and things will almost always be fine. Study Ayoob's books. CYA

Byron