My girlfriend (who has been a gun owner longer than me!) is interested in a revolver for purse carry.
She knows off body carry isn’t optimal and has long resisted it... She carries a semi-auto AIWB when wearing jeans, but often finds herself wearing dresses. While thigh holsters and such exist, she’s quite petite and these wouldn’t work well on her. She finds herself not carrying much of the time as a result, and has decided that a less-optimal defensive setup may be better than no defensive setup.
There is a lot of nonsense out there on carry guns for women; I’m hoping to get some good information. I’m thinking it isn’t the best option to aim for the smallest/lightest revolver, but beyond that don’t know what the go-to models are. Going with a 9mm option like the LCR is appealing so she only needs to have one type of ammo, but I don’t know whether there are meaningful downsides to that.
I’m also not sure of best practices for holsters. It seems a lot of folks just go without a holster and depend on the heavy pull, but my Glock-shooting sensibilities makes that idea painful. Is there a go-to tethered trigger guard holster maker?
Anyway, lots of thoughts above. I’d appreciate any input.