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So it's a little rough...

I very seldom recommend a specific gun, being that a handgun is a personal item and what I like may not be what someone else likes. However, look into a SIG P238. This is a .380 ACP "mini 1911". ...

Closing on an attacker and seeking better cover are two entirely different things and are not parallel.

I never change my carry weapon unless my primary is down for repair. If I carry the same piece day in-day out, week after week, I become VERY familiar with it. Being familiar with it brings...

I can't imagine where it would ever be wise for a civilian in a self-defense situation to close with an attacker. Distance is your friend. Even if he seems down and out of the fight, don't get...

If you have to chase a guy 2 miles, where the hell is your backup? I'd quit that department!

Not enough difference to really matter. Carry what you shoot best.

LET HER PICK IT. Take her to ranges that rent weapons, find friends who will let her try their weapons. On other words, get her to shoot anything she can get her hands on. These are good criteria...

Watch that bite closely. Dog bites get bad infections easily. You didn't reach for your weapons because you froze, a perfectly natural reaction when being attacked by "man's best friend", it...

+1 everything you've been told. Slow pull, light springs, light recoil ammo, same finger position every time, LOTS of dry fire practice. Have a friend put a snap cap somewhere in the mag. That...

I carry TruGlo TFO on my self defense guns. They're big and bright in daylight and equally as bright at night. Best of both worlds.

I believe ANY edge I can get is an advantage.
Since OC is (I repeat) NOT legal in SC, I have no need for a retention style holster. I carry in a kydex Uncle Mike's OWB under my outside shirt....

Concentration and lots of practice.

The "best" gun is the one YOU like, not anyone else. It will be a compromise of:

1. Fit - It should fit in your hand like you were born with it there.
2. Reliability - It should go BANG about...

What I've heard in this thread is a bunch of egotistical, arrogant, self important, antagonistic demigods who think their opinion is the law of the land and anyone who disagrees with it is stupid...

My EDC, an XD9SC a foot away. A Judge on the headboard. A pump shotgun 6 feet away. My wife has her XSS9 a couple of feet away.

If you really want to do it, you will make time for it.

I've modified all my holsters so I get a proper fighting grip while the gun is still firmly in place. My hand touches nothing but gun. I can shoot as soon as the muzzle clears the kydex. I shoot...

I OC'ed in Monroe, NC for 8 years, carrying a Keltec P40 in a OWB beltslide - never heard any remarks, and was never challenged. I would like to think my demeanor and carry rig helped accomplish...

Taurus 617 - nuff said.

My strong hand thumb is curled down and locked on the grip. My weak hand thumb is locked over it.

You will notice a big difference in felt recoil between a +p 124 gr. and a standard velocity 147 gr. You might like it. On a recommendation of a friend on another forum, I tried the 147 gr. After...

No worry for me. Holster wear is character - a sign the gun is a working piece, not a seldom-shot safe queen. ANY holster will cause wear, some more than other, but all you're doing is wearing off...

SHUWEEEET!!! My first gun was a 13 and I've always regretted selling it. It's a fixed sight 4" .357 Mag on the S&W "K" frame in either nickle or blued finish, It'll handle anything you put in it.

A good J frame is as accurate as any other gun - with practice. They DO require more work to shoot consistently accurately, but it can be done, and the little bugger is more easily concealable than...