Well after years of being total anti-gun, my wife has finally seen the light. I guess seeing all the crazy stuff that has hapened in this world (not to mention our useless goverment) has made her more gung ho about guns that I could ever imagine.

 

With that being said, I am looking for some advice on what to get her. She has done a bunch of research and and she wants a revolver, and of course pink. I tried to explain that a gun is not a toy or a dress and that color should not be a deciding factor when buying a gun. She's a girly girl and wants her first gun to be pink. I don't want to bust her chops to much about because I'm just glad she's all in with 2A.

 

In her research, she found the charter arms chic lady but is concerned about some of the reviews on quality and the light weight. Also she also heard the snub nose would be harder for a noob to shoot accuratlyy. She was thinking about a .357 so she could fire .38 and work her way up (she's a small petite girl so I might have to think about that). She is solid on a revolver because of the ease of use and less likely hood of jamming. These were her words to me and I really can't say to her you don't know what your talking about. I was actually presently surprised she is putting the effort in. So that is another reason I backed off the pink thing.

 

I know you have to shoot one to get a feel of what you like/need. We are actually going soon with a friend of mine who has alot more guns than I do so we'll see what happens. With all the knowledgeable people on this forum any advice would be great appreciated on a quality revolver that may be pink.

 

 

Thanks

Avoid charter arms. They are crap. Snubbies are NOT a good first gun. Shooting them with anything other than creampuff loads is not much fun and will most likely turn her off to shooting. I might suggest a blues 4" S&W k frame. Then have it cerakoted pink after she is sure she likes shooting it.

The wife is about a buck ten soaking wet. Got herself a Ruger SP101, .357/.38, 4" barrel. She loves that thing. As far as pink goes, I got nothing else other than telling you to get a can of spray paint and go at it.

I think a rock would be more effective than a charter arms revolver

The wife is about a buck ten soaking wet. Got herself a Ruger SP101, .357/.38, 4" barrel. She loves that thing. As far as pink goes, I got nothing else other than telling you to get a can of spray paint and go at it.

 

 

This,

 

......and then you add pink panels

 

http://timsworkshop.blogspot.com/2012/06/pink-holly-sp101compact-gp100-grip.html

 

.....or pink Hogue Grips....

 

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/1151344380/hogue-monogrip-grips-ruger-sp101-rubber

 

 

 

Not what you asked for, but here goes:

 

Loffkat, my GF, is a petite new shooter herself. She has shot a good number of guns in the past month and fell in love with her Sig P229 E2. That gun was only made in 2010 and 2011. She got hers at Hackettstown guns and ammo. They have another. The gun is excellent for a smaller person. Small grip, relatively light, easy trigger reach, low recoil, etc.

 

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Avoid charter arms. They are crap. Snubbies are NOT a good first gun. Shooting them with anything other than creampuff loads is not much fun and will most likely turn her off to shooting. I might suggest a blues 4" S&W k frame. Then have it cerakoted pink after she is sure she likes shooting it.

 

Alot of what I read about charter arms said the same thing as you.....not of high quality. Any experience with cerakote and does it last?

Ruger SP101 or GP100, and buy her pink grip panels for it. Problem solved! Those revolvers are pretty heavy, so they soak up recoil perfectly. .38sp feels almost like a .22LR out of a GP100.

Ruger all the way. Or a Smith & Wesson 686. On a budget Taurus 66. Older Ruger Six Revolvers (Security, Service, Single) would be really nice too.

Love the advice you get from this forum. I like the cerakote idea, from what I see it looks like about $100. Any recommendations of where to get it done?

4" S&W, Ruger, or Taurus K or L size frame 357 will do just about anything.

It is my strong suggestion that you get a 4" .38 Caliber (or .357) and put the pink grips on later. She won't be able to hit a darn thing with a 2" revolver and that is not what you want for a first time shooter.

 

If she is dead set on a snubby, consider a .22LR or .22 Magnum pistol. It's a bit more controllable. A .22 is sub-optimal, but I wouldn't want to get shot with anything.

It is all about how the gun feels in your hand. Great that she did the research, and I think she will be fine with a .357 shooting .38 to start, but she needs to hold the firearm to see if it feels right. She should also try holding and shooting some semi-autos, too. Ruger GP100 is the next revolver on my list to get. And, as others have said, get pink grips. If you make the whole gun pink, it limits who you can sell it to. Not all women would want a pink firearm.

 

 

I just went through the same thing and after letting my wife handle a number of guns she settled in a 2.5" 686. Having never shot before I got her a 2 hour lesson on safety and shooting and she did great. At 10 yards she had no problems at all shooting 38sp keeping all shots on target. I think the extra weight of the 686 really helps absorb recoil.

It's been said: A 4" K or L frame Smith, then coat it or just buy pink grips.

 

I've taught countless women to shoot my 4" revolvers. Start them dry-firing, so I can correct any flinch from too much gun. .38 Wad Cutters do fine, with the gun in single-action mode. At 10 yards, in just 2-3 cylinder's worth of ammo, they hit the ten ring. It's all about sight alignment and proper trigger squeeze at the POINT OF IGNITION. Good groups start at the feet, so work up from there. Success brings a calming effect and then the big smile. Empowerment creates the want for more practice. It's a never-ending cycle.

 

Good luck and if you need any help, PM me.

 

Dave

As has been said, get a 4" barreled firearm in .357. Let her shoot it and get used to it. Then, switch the grips out and git'it coated in any color she chooses. If you are close to me (I'm in Bergen Cty by Paramus) feel free to PM me and I will take the both of you to the range and she can try my 'Smitty in both powderpuff 357 and some full house loads. Feel free to bring a box or two of .38 (I don't have any) and give'er a go. She can also try my semi autos as well.

 

C

My wife also prefers a revolver to my 9MM. She is currently shooting a 6" S&W m66 k frame with Hogue rubber grips. Very soft shooting with 38's with less muzzle rise and greater accuracy.

my daughter loves my 686 it is her favorite gun.. click on the pic it is a vid.. she is shooting 158 gr wadcutters over 3.8 grs #2 very soft load but very accurate..

 

It is all about how the gun feels in your hand. Great that she did the research, and I think she will be fine with a .357 shooting .38 to start, but she needs to hold the firearm to see if it feels right. She should also try holding and shooting some semi-autos, too. Ruger GP100 is the next revolver on my list to get. And, as others have said, get pink grips. If you make the whole gun pink, it limits who you can sell it to. Not all women would want a pink firearm.

 

I think too much is put into "how the gun feels in your hand" and you can learn to shoot any handgun well if you want to but that's a topic for another thread.

 

Keep in mind if there is some adjustment to be made to the grip its very difficult with a semiauto but pretty easy with a revolver. A GP100 grip frame is more receptive to different grips.

This interests me as well, I am taking my wife to JPD next week to pick up her paperwork to get the FPID started. I will do .22 first, just so she gets used to something going bang in front of her, but I had her dry fire revolvers and she didn't like them. She has Glock in her mind. She is 5'11" and uhm, athletic So I think she can handle a full size 9mm. As she wants pink on her first gun as well, and has seen some of the pink Glocks out there. I may have to go to SS just to rent a bunch of different ones so she can try them out

I painted a 22LR for my daughter, i used testers model paint both hot pink and purple.

 

It's been said: A 4" K or L frame Smith, then coat it or just buy pink grips.

 

I've taught countless women to shoot my 4" revolvers. Start them dry-firing, so I can correct any flinch from too much gun. .38 Wad Cutters do fine, with the gun in single-action mode. At 10 yards, in just 2-3 cylinder's worth of ammo, they hit the ten ring. It's all about sight alignment and proper trigger squeeze at the POINT OF IGNITION. Good groups start at the feet, so work up from there. Success brings a calming effect and then the big smile. Empowerment creates the want for more practice. It's a never-ending cycle.

 

Good luck and if you need any help, PM me.

 

Dave

As has been said, get a 4" barreled firearm in .357. Let her shoot it and get used to it. Then, switch the grips out and git'it coated in any color she chooses. If you are close to me (I'm in Bergen Cty by Paramus) feel free to PM me and I will take the both of you to the range and she can try my 'Smitty in both powderpuff 357 and some full house loads. Feel free to bring a box or two of .38 (I don't have any) and give'er a go. She can also try my semi autos as well.

 

C

 

Your advice and offers are truly greatly appreciated by me and my wife. I just let her read all the posts and she is starting to think a little bit more of what she wants. She wants to pass along a thanks for all the replies.

 

I am going to work on her with one of my semi's a little more and she if she changes her mind.

 

As of now it definitely isn't a charter arms. If she decides on a revolver and truly likes it and is serious about, then I will try and get it cerakoted to make it more special to her. You know the saying "happy wife, happy life".....well at least most of the time . I found a place in central jersey, but their page said they don't coat over the serial number. That kind of defeats the purpose when I would want the frame coated. I would think you would be able to read the number even after it is coated. Any recommendations or thoughts on getting a gun cerkoted?

I'm tired due to the time, but I can type this: serial numbers for S&W revolvers are inside on the frame and can only be seen if you open-up the cylinder. Close the gun and it can still be pink on the outside...