Re: Pistol for wife... Suggestions???
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: DoubleGobble00</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Downzero - My wife laughed when I told her about the sandwich post. That was pretty funny!
I am going to have to bring her pistol shopping to eliminate some and put some on the shoot list. The Glock in 380 sub compact does sound like a mighty fine pistol. I like the idea of that but she will need to shoot it a good bit to get good with it. They are probably hard to find. I never knew they built a 380 in a Glock.
I might look into a judge for myself. That thing is bad!
DoubleG </div></div>
Why still look for a subcompact for a car gun? If .380 auto is what you're looking for specifically, the Glock 25 is the "compact" (i.e. full-size .380) and the 28 is the "subcompact" (i.e. teeny .380). I still don't see why if it's going to be in a car, it has to be a small gun. A full size seems like it would be better to me, and when you're looking at the "compact" sized Glocks, I still consider those full size handguns. Sure, they're smaller, but they're still big enough to get all 3 extra fingers around.
There is literally no size difference between the Glock 25 (in .380) and the Glock 19 (in 9mm), and there is less than 3 ounces' difference in the loaded pistols (both of which hold 15 rounds). Answer this: Why go with one cartridge over another one that is harder to find, has less "stopping power," has only a little less recoil, and would be more difficult to resell for close to what you paid for it should it come to that? I know in my earlier post I said that modern self defense bullets aren't all that different ballistically from each other, but the 9mm has unquestionably more penetration than a .380 does; and it doesn't have much more recoil than the .380. Why intentionally go with a somewhat inferior cartridge over one that has more choices available for the shooter?
Even looking at the subcompact models, the 26 for 9mm and the 28 for .380, there is less than 3 ounces of difference fully loaded, they have the same capacity, and they're the exact same size. If you're convinced that you're buying a subcompact, again, why go with a slightly inferior cartridge when the guns themselves have literally zero difference in specs? I mean, it's your money so please do what you want. I'm just asking why you would want to go with a .380 Glock over a 9mm Glock when the differences in pistols is so negligible and the 9mm ammunition is so much easier to find (and therefore get more practice in with).
I think it's a great idea for both of you to go through a beginner pistol course, and it will be <span style="font-style: italic">so</span> beneficial for each of you. Since your profile doesn't say, if you're anywhere close to Central KY I can give you the name, number, and email of a great instructor who has regular NRA Pistol and concealed carry classes.
