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So, I've been bugging my wife to get her permit and a pistol and, to her credit, she is. She had conditions on what and how she was willing to carry, so I set about finding a pistol that met her criteria.
Here were her conditions:
- small
- lightweight
- cute
- thumb safety
- relatively inexpensive
My only condition was that it had to be 9mm to match my Glock, so that we don't have to have another caliber around. Plus, I personally consider 9mm to be the minimum acceptable round for self-defense.
First Impressions
We ended up with the brushed steel slide. I would have preferred the black slide but this is what the gun store had, and they had a good price. The gun feels solid and there are no obvious nicks or burrs anywhere I could see. Its a nice-looking gun too, if that's important to you.
Features
This is a striker-fired semi-auto 9mm pistol with a polymer frame. It has a Glock-type trigger safety, as well as a thumb safety. The "Slim" feeds from a single-stack 7-round magazine and there is a 9-round mag available. The trigger is best described as Light Double Action/Single Action. That is, when cocked, it fires with a short SA pull, but also fires with a relatively light DA when it is not. This pistol comes with a fully adjustable rear sight, which was perfectly adjusted out-of-the-box. There is a also a loaded-chamber indicator at the top of the slide at the rear of the ejection port, which eliminates the need to press-check and is obvious by feel alone.
Range Impressions
This is a very shootable gun. It points naturally and even the smallest hands will have no trouble with it. I could tell the difference in grip between it and my Glock 19, with only maybe a minor difference in perceived recoil or in follow-on shot time. I put about 50 rounds of standard 115-gr FMJ American Eagle with no hiccups. I'll keep you posted as we put more rounds through it.
Summary
I really like this gun. It is small, supremely concealable, but in a useful caliber. It is easy to shoot, with no noticeable increase in recoil and is plenty accurate at self-defense distances. The thumb safety is an additional layer of safety for those who are concerned (as is my wife). At $370, it was also around $200 less than our second choice, the Walther PPS.
So far, I have to say that I heartily recommend this pistol.
Mel
Here were her conditions:
- small
- lightweight
- cute
- thumb safety
- relatively inexpensive
My only condition was that it had to be 9mm to match my Glock, so that we don't have to have another caliber around. Plus, I personally consider 9mm to be the minimum acceptable round for self-defense.
First Impressions
We ended up with the brushed steel slide. I would have preferred the black slide but this is what the gun store had, and they had a good price. The gun feels solid and there are no obvious nicks or burrs anywhere I could see. Its a nice-looking gun too, if that's important to you.
Features
This is a striker-fired semi-auto 9mm pistol with a polymer frame. It has a Glock-type trigger safety, as well as a thumb safety. The "Slim" feeds from a single-stack 7-round magazine and there is a 9-round mag available. The trigger is best described as Light Double Action/Single Action. That is, when cocked, it fires with a short SA pull, but also fires with a relatively light DA when it is not. This pistol comes with a fully adjustable rear sight, which was perfectly adjusted out-of-the-box. There is a also a loaded-chamber indicator at the top of the slide at the rear of the ejection port, which eliminates the need to press-check and is obvious by feel alone.
Range Impressions
This is a very shootable gun. It points naturally and even the smallest hands will have no trouble with it. I could tell the difference in grip between it and my Glock 19, with only maybe a minor difference in perceived recoil or in follow-on shot time. I put about 50 rounds of standard 115-gr FMJ American Eagle with no hiccups. I'll keep you posted as we put more rounds through it.
Summary
I really like this gun. It is small, supremely concealable, but in a useful caliber. It is easy to shoot, with no noticeable increase in recoil and is plenty accurate at self-defense distances. The thumb safety is an additional layer of safety for those who are concerned (as is my wife). At $370, it was also around $200 less than our second choice, the Walther PPS.
So far, I have to say that I heartily recommend this pistol.
Mel