.32 or .380 Recommendations - Page 2

roadkill · 01-30-2008, 08:20 PM

When my daughter was fifteen she loved my Walther PP in .32.

sbordogna2000 · 02-04-2008, 09:04 PM

I have a Bersa 380 thunder. I like it and all four of the women in the family can shoot it pretty well. I do agree that if your looking for something and she can handel it I would look at some of the 9mm that are out. The ammo is alot cheaper and the kick is pretty close to the 380. There are so many out there that if you can get to a range and try them out it would be better for her. Fit is the big thing.

khahn79 · 02-04-2008, 09:20 PM

Thanks for all the advice everyone!

She settled on a Bersa .380 and seems quite happy with it. She said to give everyone a big thank you for all the input.

toolman · 02-04-2008, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by khahn79

Thanks for all the advice everyone!

She settled on a Bersa .380 and seems quite happy with it. She said to give everyone a big thank you for all the input.

FWIW, you know she has to join G&G now, right?

khahn79 · 02-05-2008, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by toolman

FWIW, you know she has to join G&G now, right?

Yep! That's what I told her.

aht_six · 02-06-2008, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by khahn79

Thanks for all the advice everyone!

She settled on a Bersa .380 and seems quite happy with it. She said to give everyone a big thank you for all the input.

I bought my wife a S & W CS9 5 or 6 years ago when see decided to take a concealed carry class. The pistol fit her hand well and worked flawlessly but the heavy spring on the slide made it very difficult for her to open the action. Also, she didn't like the snappy recoil from the 9mm. After some practice she shot the gun OK and easily passed her class but once the class was over she never shot the gun again.

A couple months back we signed up for a class to renew our CC permits and started looking for a different gun for my wife. The first time she held a Bersa Thunder 380 she told the salesman we would take it.

She likes shooting the Bersa. Now I'm reloading .380's and she is tagging along when I go to the range. The Bersa has never malfunctioned and I'm impressed with the accuracy.

02-04-2008, 09:20 PM	#23
khahn79 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 179	Thanks for all the advice everyone! She settled on a Bersa .380 and seems quite happy with it. She said to give everyone a big thank you for all the input. __________________ Well behaved women rarely make history!

01-30-2008, 08:20 PM	#21
roadkill Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 9	When my daughter was fifteen she loved my Walther PP in .32.

02-04-2008, 09:04 PM	#22
sbordogna2000 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: St. Charles MO Posts: 9	I have a Bersa 380 thunder. I like it and all four of the women in the family can shoot it pretty well. I do agree that if your looking for something and she can handel it I would look at some of the 9mm that are out. The ammo is alot cheaper and the kick is pretty close to the 380. There are so many out there that if you can get to a range and try them out it would be better for her. Fit is the big thing.