Springfield XD .45 makes Big Holes! MP5 is nice to...

what actually is everyone protecting themselves from ?

You shooter wanna Be's make me laugh.

Modern pistols have mags not clips.

.380 is a BUG round only. I use an LCP as my backup for everyday carry. Real stopping power is in 357, 9mm (barely) and .40. I feel 45 is very pricey (so is .380 for what it is).

A $300 Remington is a great home defense firearm. Buy a light. A nice revolver for a novice is a good beside piece. I prefer XDMs with glow in the dark sights AND a weapon mounted light. 24 rounds without reloading and I can see in the dark.

Before you buy the gun, look at the price and availability of preferred rounds. You my be in for a shock. You must practice with you defense rounds and lots of them, not Fm's to know how (and if) your piece will work and how it performs.

Sorry for the typos and no edit function after I post on android.

I know the difference, I just tend to speak colloquially.

Some things I'm picky about, some I'm not. Not calling a magazine a clip, when where I grew up everyone called it a clip, and would laugh at you if you made a fuss about calling it a mag, isn't one of the things I'm picky about. I'm very picky about gun handling rules and behavior tho, being in the physical presence of a person who isn't handling a gun correctly drives me nuts.

You do realize we are talking about guns for women, right? And that the consensus had developed towards shrouded .38s. Well, if you are looking at .38s. you have to consider the .380, which is equivalent and arguably superior.

Whatever weapon you choose I can get you a good price at www.whiskeytangofirearms.com . Its my best friends site that I made for him. Full FFL license.

Get her a cheap .380 if she's a novice. My 18 year old daughter is real comfortable with one I have. Since she lives in a house behind me in the boondocks she keeps it ready. I've been trying to get her to use a mini AR15 .223 but because the barrel is so short there is a lot of backblast and she can't get over that. Hell it was hard for me too.

Ahhh, figures. Guess it's back to the synthetic pistol grip idea for me.

Zombies!

Go to the range and have her test a few out. :2 cents: