Best all around home self Defense options for the lady's

[dreadi]

Skip all of the above and get her a series of professional home defense training lined up.  Her size and supposed strength is irrelevant to nearly every platform available at nearly every gun shop.  She should be able to pick up any gun she can get her hands on and defend the homestead.

If you're really concerned about her defending her self inside the home, get whatever it is she's going to have readily available and put a suppressor on it.  Then have her train (see above) with those firearms, with subsonic ammo.  Nothing rings your bell like shooting with no hearing protection, even more so indoors.

[Fl0und3rz]

Now that's not a bad idea.  If it is not a thread jack, what sort of courses do people recommend.


"Honey!  You need a new pistol and a suppressor for inside the house SD/HD."


"I what?"

[KFhunter]

Thanks for the great suggestions, I'm still not sure what I'll get her but I'm leaning towards a youth model 20 gauge pump, or a AR in .223 or 30 caliber.

Those 20 ga youth pumps have a helluva kick!

I bought one then nearly gave my kid the flinch.

Why I now have the auto

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[KFhunter]

Now that's not a bad idea.  If it is not a thread jack, what sort of courses do people recommend.


"Honey!  You need a new pistol and a suppressor for inside the house SD/HD."


"I what?"

There's getting to be a lot of women trainers who specialize in training those soccer moms

I'd recommend that

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[KFhunter]

Now that's not a bad idea.  If it is not a thread jack, what sort of courses do people recommend.


"Honey!  You need a new pistol and a suppressor for inside the house SD/HD."


"I what?"

Suppressed adds weight to the front, might be an issue, also not so good for edc...which is the next step

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[dreadi]

Now that's not a bad idea.  If it is not a thread jack, what sort of courses do people recommend.


"Honey!  You need a new pistol and a suppressor for inside the house SD/HD."


"I what?"

Suppressed adds weight to the front, might be an issue, also not so good for edc...which is the next step

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Yeah those AR pistols are already a burden to conceal.

[jasnt]

My wife loves my Weatherby pa-459

[konradcountry]

Pump has the risk of short shucking but semi has the risk of double shot for an inexperienced user.

I don't think gauge matters much since you can buy low recoil shells.

I think practice is more important than pump or semi.

You don't want someone fumbling with either in a heated moment.

If it is someone that rarely shoots then get the coach.

[ne kid]

I am going to throw my vote behind the .410 my wife is petite and handles it really well. Let her shoot some clay pigeons, and grouse with it she is good to go.

[fisheral87]

Current taser technology allows for multiple shots and reload.

Again, not arguing against a shotgun or rifle, I prefer to have options.

Al

[Bob33]

Regardless of the gun choice perhaps the most difficult preparation step is knowing when to shoot or not, and being confident that you can and will do so under pressure.

[OutHouse]

20 gauge youth model Remington 870 express, pump action. I still have mine and its short enough to make sense in doors.

I have one, and these are pretty compact and lightweight.  Perhaps with a lighter load it would be acceptable.

We are a nation of Riflemen, not tasermen or shotgun men or pistol men.  Get an AR for her. 

If you are worried about recoil, this is the perfect SD/HD option, especially in the country, where it could double as varmint control, I'd imagine.

Agreed. I was thinking on the 870 youth don't really need high base to dump someone at close range. Low base target load would probably do the trick and save the shoulder.

[huntingfool7]

Also love the idea of the coach shotgun.   Round count is an issue but very effective.

 

If I went that route, it would be a more expensive one, and it would be relentlessly tested and/or tuned up by a smith.  The cheaper ones from Brazil are not necessarily something I would hand to someone for SD/HD.

With ejectors rather than extractors.

[b23]

I don't know a whole lot about them or how well they feed/cycle through a gun but what about using those MiniShells?  The recoil should be quite a bit less and it should increase your capacity.  Just a thought.

[jrebel]

Also love the idea of the coach shotgun.   Round count is an issue but very effective.

 

If I went that route, it would be a more expensive one, and it would be relentlessly tested and/or tuned up by a smith.  The cheaper ones from Brazil are not necessarily something I would hand to someone for SD/HD.

With ejectors rather than extractors.

About a simple a gun as you can find....not sure why the cheaper ones wouldn't work.  Have you ever had one fail to fire?  My stoeger coach gun shoots awesome and is a heck of lot of fun.  My 10 year handles it fine and loves to shoot it with target loads.  They can be a little heavy though.....even with the short barrels.