There were a couple of complaints about the flat-faced trigger being uncomfortable, and it got low scores in size and weight, but otherwise it was a clear winner. In the sights category, the RDP scored a five by all the testers. It scored well in recoil, possibly because of the self-indexing compensator and a little more weight. The Springfield Hellcat RDP was the most expensive gun in the group, and it was the hands-down winner with 410 points of a possible 450. One shooter in the group gave the Hellcat RDP fives in all but two categories. No ones were scored, but there were a lot of fives. Several women said looks weren’t important in a defensive pistol, and I tend to agree. Criteria included size, weight, grip, operation, sights, trigger, recoil, accuracy and looks. The Guns were rated on a scale of one to five, with five being great and one being a no-starter. All were women who have taken instruction in my classes, all related to defensive shooting skills. None were sport shooters, and their need was for concealed carry. The guns were tested by 10 women of various ages-from college to retirement-and skill levels. All (but one) have a magazine capacity of 10 or more and have good, usable sights. All the guns chosen are capable of concealed carry use, and all weigh in at about 20 ounces or less. Women need guns that are light, small, easy to operate and easy to shoot well. Every shooter gave it a top score in the sights category. The Hellcat’s SMSc red-dot sight made it the accuracy winner. The development of defensive concealed pistols is in a period of unprecedented growth and development, and the result is that what was the best gun is still a great gun, but new models are always pushing the envelope. Only two of the original guns in that article are in this test, and they were the first and second place entries. As the result of the shooting industry keeping an ear out for what people really need, things have changed for the better. I’m glad to admit there are women who can outshoot me with any gun I have, but they’re the exception.Ī few years ago, I wrote an article for Gun Digest pointing out some of the best guns for women. Many have relatively low hand strength and are sensitive to recoil. While men’s clothes fit and wear in the same different pattern, whether it’s for work, casual or more formal attire, women wear a wide variety of styles from form-fitting stretch pants to loose tunics or dresses. Women often have different needs in a concealed carry handgun. Girls Just Wanna Have Guns (That Work For Them) Somewhere out there are two pink 1911s with fake ivory grips, very likely unfired. Neither of them could operate the slide, and they used my loaner guns for the qualification. Sometime later, two women showed up for a concealed carry certification class with those two ungodly. I smiled, wishing I could see how his choice worked out. Over the years, I’ve learned that telling a guy he’s making a bad choice rarely ends well, so I stood by and watched as he paid for the guns and made arrangements to pick them up after the work was done. He talked to the gunsmith and asked if they could be Cerakoted in pink, and he chose two sets of fake ivory grips. Eventually, he chose two identical full-sized 1911s in. “I want to get them something really special.” He then walked to a display case filled with 1911s and started looking at. “I want to buy a couple of guns for my wife and her girlfriend,” he said. The guy drove a big diesel pickup, jacked up with huge tires, and walked into the gun shop with a swagger, dressed like he was headed for a rodeo. The Best Concealed Carry Handguns For Women (2023) How The Handguns For Women Ranked: Please click HERE to jump to the original article or read on to see the most up-to-date list. Updated The best concealed carry handguns for women as chosen by women.Įditor's Note: This page contains both the original Concealed Carry Handguns For Women article as well as its follow-up piece from the 2022 CCW special issue of Gun Digest the Magazine.
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