The "best gun" for her is one that she helps pick out. She'll be more likely to want to learn more about it, and practice with it, if it fits her properly. She'll also have some of herself invested in the decision, which will make it more "her" gun instead of just "his gun that she has to use" in an emergency.Mancunian wrote:Which reminds me. What would be a good gun to have for her? I used to have a Smith & Wesson revolver 357 a few years ago. I took my wife to the range with it and she didn't like it because of the kick with the magnum rounds. I put some .38 special rounds in it and she liked it. She doesn't exactly like guns, but she's just going to have to get used to having one around the house. I thought about a shotgun?
If there's a chance for her to "try out" a few at a range before buying, even better.