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NewBonk · 09-07-2004, 10:10 PM

For what it's worth, I went shooting with a early 20-something female recently who is very small in stature. She's probably 120 pounds when carrying 20 pounds of weights around

Anyway, she did very well with the Glock 17 (9mm) handgun. It's a bit large for concealed carry, but it has very little in the way of kick and 3-5 shots to center-mass will usually have enough effective stopping power (meth/pcp crazies obviously don't count).

I think the problem most women have in carrying a firearm around is the reduced set of concealability options. Women who dress up in skirts and blouses don't have a lot of options and I'm a big believer a firearm has to be attached to the body - purses don't count (ever lost/misplaced a purse before?).

09-07-2004, 10:10 PM	#27 (permalink)
NewBonk Tilted Location: In My Pants	For what it's worth, I went shooting with a early 20-something female recently who is very small in stature. She's probably 120 pounds when carrying 20 pounds of weights around Anyway, she did very well with the Glock 17 (9mm) handgun. It's a bit large for concealed carry, but it has very little in the way of kick and 3-5 shots to center-mass will usually have enough effective stopping power (meth/pcp crazies obviously don't count). I think the problem most women have in carrying a firearm around is the reduced set of concealability options. Women who dress up in skirts and blouses don't have a lot of options and I'm a big believer a firearm has to be attached to the body - purses don't count (ever lost/misplaced a purse before?).