So the wife wants a handgun for self defense when I am traveling. She shot the Glock 17 and 19 this weekend. I plan to also have her shoot the Springfield. Any recommendation on one over the other or are they both considered pretty equivalent and the best fit/most comfortable shooting the best way to go?

Once we decide on model, where is the best place to shop around?

And sorry....no Rule 1.

If she has small hands the G26 may be an option.

S&W M&P 9C.

The 9C has less recoil than the G26. They are about the same size.

I used to have a 17 and a 19. I sold the 17.

It just doesn't offer that much more to me over a 19.

OP: "Hey guys, I'm gonna buy a Springfield or glock 9mm, any advice on which is better"

OB: "This is what I like to shoot so let's talk about that instead."

I'll answer your question, I like them both. Very reliable and easy to use/clean guns. Great accuracy. Lots of accesories for both. I would say personal preference on the range should be the decider.

Springfield by a mile!

Subcompact for the ladies

Mine took her safety corse with my Sig 938.. She has since informed me that it's her Sig 938.

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Mine took her safety corse with my Sig 938.. She has since informed me that it's her Sig 938.

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As a smaller handed dude, I love my 938. I imagine women may not be as favorable of the hammer/action/safety though, as compared to striker fired guns.

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Mine took her safety corse with my Sig 938.. She has since informed me that it's her Sig 938.

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I pretty well get all my guns & optics by permanently borrowing them from Mr Dubi.

Be happy she liked it and will use it. Buy another!

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Mine took her safety corse with my Sig 938.. She has since informed me that it's her Sig 938.

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As a smaller handed dude, I love my 938. I imagine women may not be as favorable of the hammer/action/safety though, as compared to striker fired guns.

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She tried out my mom's LCP, but said it was too snappy.

I have a Shield 9 for IWB carry and a 9c for purse carry.

Don't rule out Smith & Wesson; I much prefer them over the glocks.

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Mine took her safety corse with my Sig 938.. She has since informed me that it's her Sig 938.

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This is pretty much how my wife got the G26 and my Kel Tec Sub2K. She tried to get my custom 10/22, but that's where I drew the line. We share it.

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Any recommendation on one over the other or are they both considered pretty equivalent and the best fit/most comfortable shooting the best way to go?

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Good on you to have her shoot them before you buy.

I do not consider them equivalent, but I do consider them to be close enough to make fit/comfort one of the most important factors to help in make a purchase decision.

My wife's favorite 9mm is our Walther P99 AS w/small blackstrap installed. She particularly likes the fact that she does not have to shift her grip in order to hit the mag release lever. Her 2nd favorite is our G26 w/G19 magazine installed. 3rd fav is our H&K P7. You won't be getting one of these. 5th or 6th down the line is our full-sized Springfield XD.

Definitely check out the Walther products. She might really like their ergos.......

PPQ M2. You won't find a better factory trigger on a striker fired pistol. The multiple grip options is a plus for her as well.

Take her somewhere that she can rent a bunch and shoot them side by side. My wife shot several single and double stack 9s at Athena in Houston over the course of a couple of range trips and ended up liking the S&W M&P 9c the best, with the XD9SC mod2 a close 2nd. She has larger hands and didn't like the smaller grip on the single stack guns like the Glock 43 or XDs.

My GF went with the Ruger LC9S after shooting probably a dozen or so. She said the slide was easier to operate and had less of a recoil for her.

post pics of wife and we'll have a much better idea

Sig 938 is my preference, Glock 43 is nice too but I prefer the 938 by a large margin.


Single stacks will probably fit her hand better if she's got small mitts (thus why I have the preferences that I do).

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Mine took her safety corse with my Sig 938.. She has since informed me that it's her Sig 938.

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As a smaller handed dude, I love my 938. I imagine women may not be as favorable of the hammer/action/safety though, as compared to striker fired guns.

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She tried out my mom's LCP, but said it was too snappy.

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The 938 shoots nothing like the LCP

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Mine took her safety corse with my Sig 938.. She has since informed me that it's her Sig 938.

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As a smaller handed dude, I love my 938. I imagine women may not be as favorable of the hammer/action/safety though, as compared to striker fired guns.

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She tried out my mom's LCP, but said it was too snappy.

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The 938 shoots nothing like the LCP

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Right, but I was just trying to give her a striker fire option.

Mine shoots my Beretta PX4 9mm. I recommend it if she's not gonna carry and just use it for home defense.

Very little recoil and comes with interchangeable (S,M,L) backstraps. I've also put about 400 rounds through mine and have yet to have a issue with dependability or durability.

My wife use to really love her S&W .380...... And then she shot my Springfield XD 9mm. She likes it a lot better!

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I pretty well get all my guns & optics by permanently borrowing them from Mr Dubi.

Be happy she liked it and will use it. Buy another!

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I forsee an M1 carbine in my future

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I pretty well get all my guns & optics by permanently borrowing them from Mr Dubi.

Be happy she liked it and will use it. Buy another!

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I forsee an M1 carbine in my future

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Oh, is that what she's wanting next?

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Mine took her safety corse with my Sig 938.. She has since informed me that it's her Sig 938.

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Mine did the same then had her shoot the 238...now we have a his/hers same gun with diff caliber

I thought about doing that, but I'm OCD when it comes to ammo and that means I would have to buy 1000 rounds of another caliber.

Thanks for all the suggestions....we started with the glock based on the recommendation from the gun range but it looks like we need to go shoot a couple others, especially the Sig 938, XD9SC, & S&W M&P9C based on the multiple recs of each.

For a women's gun, you REALLY need to look at the Walther CCP. Women love it and extremely soft shooting.

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Thanks for all the suggestions....we started with the glock based on the recommendation from the gun range but it looks like we need to go shoot a couple others, especially the Sig 938, XD9SC, & S&W M&P9C based on the multiple recs of each.

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Since a Sig 938 is a single stack, you should compare to the M&P Shield 9.

9c is a double stack and not easily concealable for a female.

Depends alot on hand size and where you want to conceal it. My wife is much more likely to carry in a purse instead of on her waist. Her hands are large enough that the single stack guns are not as comfortable for her to shoot.

Yes, she just doesn't know it yet

Why wife has a Sig p226 in the nightstand and carries a beretta nano.

I work with beginning and pre-CHL level shooters almost every week in the classes we run, and several times a year we run pocket-gun and small gun specific classes.

Observations:

Springfield XD is popular, but has two major flaws: if the user fails to depress the grip safety, the slide will not move. This can be a problem when drawing the gun and particularly when those with small hands try to lock the slide back. Problem #2 is the stiffness of the magazine release. Both of those issues are frequently ignored or not observed by those that only do "target shooting" type practice, and never do any holster work, or any drills under time pressure or stress in their practice.

The little SIG 238/938 guns are OK, but the tiny little safety is yet another small control that can be missed or forgotten when drawing with any speed.

Glock 43, M&P Shield, and the new Walther are simple and tend to work well for everyone with the fewest problems. Those are the guns we recommend for those looking for a small reliable 9mm.

Karl
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http://www.krtraining.com
512-633-8232

My wife went right for the 238. She liked how it shot, handled, and she could operate it easily.