What's your idea of a "girl gun?"

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dpetreikis

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watching "Mr & Mrs Smith" the other day, I laughed a the scene where Brad hands Angelina a small revolver and she looks at him and asks, "Wait, why do i get the 'girl' gun?"

Got me thinking, what would a "girl gun" be? Are all small revolvers "girl guns?" Are there any others?

So - what, in you opinion, would a "girl gun" look like? Besides, of course the ones with pink grips and the ones that say "Ladysmith" on the side...

Any ideas?
 
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Skans

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Let's see, of the girls I've dated who had their own guns:

Girl #1 - Taurus .357 revolver

Girl #2 - Custom Colt 1911 race gun for competition; and Colt .45 officer's model for carry. Pump 12 gauge shotgun for home defense.

Wife - Ruger Mark II
 
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John D

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My "girl" loves her S&W model 10, loaded with wadcutters. Small grip, comfortable, reasonable recoil, and she's confident with the load/weapon combo.
 
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ChileVerde1

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I've had very bad experiences training women with small weaker hands on snubbies with lighter frames, ie. airweights, etc... They are just too punishing even with non +p loadings. I always suggest high quality compact autos to start then if need be they can evolve to sub-compacts. Or, like previously suggested, wheelguns on medium frames like the model 10 are excellent too!
 
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Microgunner

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first wife = GUNS! EEEWWWWW!
2nd wife = Glock .45 & Ruger SP101 .357
3rd wife = Beretta 21A .25ACP (truly a girl gun because you needn't rack the slide)
 
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awaveritt

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My daughter (an adult) didn't like the wallop she got shooting standard 38's out of my aluminum-framed 638. She shot my CZ75 full power/full weight semi auto and loved it. So based on that, I'd say a girl gun is not necessarily what Hollywood thinks it is.
 
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Brian Pfleuger

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A gun, that belongs to a "girl". Which, in my estimation would be illegal since "girl", at least to me, implies younger than adult.

"Women gun", you might ask. Well. hell, that's a gun that belongs to a women.


What a silly question.


What's your idea of a "man gun", or would it be "boy gun"? Is an LCP a "man gun" or does it have to be a S&W 500mag?:rolleyes:
 
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Dannyl

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My wife an I have been together for 15 years now.
She is quite small (1.60 M tall, 46Kg) but seems to shoot well with all my guns (and hers).

Carry gun - Glock 33 (0.357 sig) or Whalter PPK (0.380)

IDPA and pin-shooting
Colt 1911 Series 70
S&W 586 (6" barrell
Browning Hi Power

Hunting - Remington 700 in 30-06


Funny enough, she does not enjoy shooting any of my 0.22's

Brgds,

Danny

PS - Thanks PeetzaKilla, your tips helped sort out the problems with the reloads for the 0.357 sig.
 
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PSP

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What's your idea of a "girl gun?"
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Pink...anything pink.

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Microgunner

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PSP said:
Pink...anything pink.
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Now that's my idea of a proper self defense pistol for anyone. Hard for a prosecutor to make a pink pistol look demonic in the eyes of a jury, if it came to that. On the other hand, grips that say "Kill 'em all, let God sort 'em out" probably will get you convicted, should it come to that.
 
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MLeake

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Whatever she can handle.

In my lady's case, a GP100 .357, CZ75D PCR 9mm, or SIG P220 .45acp are her preferred handguns.

I don't really see snubbies as "girl guns," per se, unless your definition of "girl gun" involves disproportionately high recoil in any given caliber.

But I do think that any guy who thinks in terms of "girl guns" must really have to compensate for something.
 
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Pappy John

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For my wife it's a 4" tapered barrel S&W 10-7 that I bought for her and then later prettied up with a set of Ivorex grips.
 

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