Women: Finding The Right Gun

By Kelly Pidgeon

“What gun should I get?” I can’t even begin to count how many times I’ve heard that question. There is no right answer. Sure enough, whichever one you get, you’re probably going to want a different one after that.

Gun shopping is difficult. There are so many choices – make, model, caliber, design, but we’re fortunate to have so many choices at the same time.

When I took my first CCW class, I took the Kimber Solo that I had bought. It was beautiful, sleek, had a good reputation and concealed very nicely. But I shot it poorly. It was very finicky with the ammo that it could take, and it really didn’t fit me well. I thought it did while I was at the gun shop, but guns aren’t like shoes. You generally can’t try them on and walk around for a while before buying.

Bellying up to the cases at the gun shop can be a fairly intimidating outing for a new shooter, as it was for me. When you’re new to guns, you don’t have much experience with them to know all the brands, specs, how each operates and …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation