posted February 15, 2001 02:47 PM                          

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Originally posted by ken:
keltec 32 or 9mm as a house gun for wife?she is a non gun person.

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Take her to the range and rent both to let her see what she can handle. This should be up to her to decide but I think she should go with the 9mm if she can easily handle it.

posted February 15, 2001 04:21 PM                          

DON'T go loading the 9mm up with
plus P and plus P plus,

let her try it with standerd load 9mm.

I love my KelTec's, but don't rule out letting her try some revolvers also.

again, if she shoots a revolver, load it with
wadcutters or standerd loads, no plus p or
magnum rds.
It should be fun, not scare her off.
gooooood luck
I still can't get my better half to go to the
range with me.

Chopper

posted February 15, 2001 07:12 PM                          

Speaking of monsters, have you ever heard of a Thunder Five? It's a 5-shot revolver chambered for the .410 shotgun shell and .45 Long Colt. It's supposed to have a recoil similar to a .38 special. At close range, like in a home, it could be ideal. You can get Winchester shells for it that have 3 pellets of 000 buck, or Remington (?) that has 5 pellets of 00 buck, which is about like getting hit with 3 or 5 bullets from a .38 special simultaneously. I'm saving my pennies for one right now.

posted February 15, 2001 11:55 PM                          

If it's a house gun, as you said, I'd prefer the 9mm. The P32 conceals well, but if it's for the house, the ability to conceal it may not be a significant factor.

Above all, make sure you teach the safety aspects of gun handling FIRST. But then, you've probably already thought of that. SAFETY FIRST! There's lots of information here and at places like the NRA website. Good luck.

posted February 25, 2001 11:17 PM                          

In contrast, she just fired about 50 rounds with my new P32 this weekend with no problems whatsoever.

She also fired a 9mm Kahr with no problems (maybe because it's slimmer and heavier than a Glock). She hasn't tried a P11 yet.