SCBS Daria don't respond to wrong thread, thread.

yeah good luck wheeling when you get here lol

 

At least I'm not too far from Alabama and I know of a few places to wheel there.

 

ok I know a lot of you guys are into guns and I have several I just don't stay "on top" of it like ya'll do.
I am looking to get something much smaller than my glock 19 to carry on a daily basis (it is way too big IMO). I also am wanting to get my wife something fairly small for her to carry. After researching alot the past couple of days it seems like the M&P Shield 9mm by S&W is what a lot of people recommend and seems like a good bang for the buck and the reviews are fantastic. I would like to keep the cost of each gun to no more than $450 and prefer 9mm but am open to suggestions. My wife is pretty small so I want the gun to be a good fit for her too and be able to carry and shoot without being to big or having problems. Any suggestions or comments welcomed and if any of you have actually used that gun and can comment I would appreciate it. Or even recommend something else, I am all ears. (not really wanting revolvers however)

 

G26

 

Keltec pistols are pretty good. Check those out too.

 

Small guns are hard to shoot. Girls often don't shoot much, nor do they have the grip strength of grown men. Yet for some reason guys buy them little dinky guns that are a bitch to shoot well. Most also don't carry on the body, they carry in a purse. Which makes size less of an issue. If she's planning to purse carry find her a purse that she likes that will hold the 19. Put a reduced power recoil spring in it to reduce muzzle flip and give it a decent set of sights and trigger job.

The Shield 9 is a good little gun but subcompact 9s are kinda violent to shoot. 40s are a real bitch.

That's my opinion based on a fair amount of experience

 

Take her to an indoor range that rents guns. There's one in west Ashley. Put a target at 5 yards and see what she can put 3rds into the A zone with in under 1second. Go from there

 

I feel like that 19 is still rather large to carry around even if in a purse, her purses are rather small, just big enough for essentials basically. I have signed her up for a NRA basic pistol 8 hour class where they go over everything to do with hand guns and then you learn how to shot at the range, I figure that would help get the basics down. Would a .38 be less violent than a 9mm or about the same? I have only shot my 38 special so I don't have much to compare it to.

 

I got my 19 on with swimming shirts at work

 

Bout Damn time.

 

Mu truck is for sale. Located in Spartanburg sc. https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...e-several-tasteful-mods.379515/#post-10429440

 

This is how you drive home lol

 

I've carried a G19 every day for 4 years and it's the SMALLEST gun I've carried.

The NRA course is a good place to start and a shit place to end your training. Get some one on one time with someone who actually knows WTF they're talking about afterwards. It isn't gonna be super cheap but it'll make a world of difference. I can help point you in the right direction if you need it.

38 is going to be no better than 9. In an airweight it's considerably worse. And carrying a revolver feels like carrying a potato to me.

Keep in mind, CCW is a lifestyle change. Not a piece of paper. Your going to have to change some of the things you do and have now to accommodate it. There is sacrifice and work involved.

The CCW classes are a fucking joke BTW. Passing those classes in no way shape or form proves proficiency defending your life with a handgun. It barely demonstrates competency operating a firearm.

 

What happened?

 

Painting

 

Cool!
Did that info on the lightbar work?

 

It should.

 

Man, this thread has really grown since I last looked at it.