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What is the best pistol in the 5 to 600.00 dollar range? I do not want a 1911 style pistol because I am going to teach my wife and daughters how to shoot and nothing with a hammer. I have shot a Springfield Armory XD 45 alot and a Glock 19 9mm. I like what I have read about the  Sig Sauer P250 model. Just really wanted to see what others that shoot pistols quite a bit likes to shoot. Whatever pistol I decide to buy it will be a 357sig caliber. Thanks for the replies

I'm a deputy and have owned and shot several brands but I love my Glock. It's just like dogs, everybody thinks there's is the best but Glock is what I trust my life with. Not knocking the others plus they're so easy to clean

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I know nothing about dissassembling pistols and I can take it apart and put it back together easily.

For a wife or daughter, I would go with a revolver in .38.
But 9mm in a glock if you want semiauto

Ya if i was going to teach my wife one of my personel favorites is the sr22 ruger good entry level pistol and very fun and cheap to shoot

I would recommend a 9mm or smaller for women. Not sure how true it is but I was told the other day that Glock is making a 380 now. My buddy says the 357 sig has a pretty good punch, maybe too much for females. You want to get something they will enjoy shooting ( not something that will intimidate them).

If you are teaching your wife and kids I would recommend a full size 9mm, full size will have less recoil than a compact and 9mm because not a lot of recoil, effective still, and its an easy caliber to find ammo.

I have a glock 36, sig saur p250 and 1911 all in 45. The Sig is my favorite and all cost me in the range you are wanting.

Sig, sa xd or h&k. I hate to say it, but a 9mm would probably b a good caliber to start off with for fm shooters. The 45 might have a lil too much kick back.

It depends on what you want the final out come to be.  If your looking for something your wife can carry and be the primary user of for self defense etc.  I would get a hammerless revolver.  It wont jamb and will go bang or to the next cylinder every time the trigger is pulled.  A semi-auto is more user involved so to speak.  Now if you plan on running reload/mal function drills with her id get a glock.  They are bulky but they work.  Ive carried one for 9 years that I trust not only my life with but also the public's.  I also have two of my own because the reliability is there.  If you get a 9mm for your wife you can always feed it .380s for a little less pop.  If you do go glock though, don't fire straight lead through it, the barrels don't like non jacketed bullets.

 I know you said no hammer but hk usp 9mm. Most accurate pistol I have shot. My wife shoots it with ease.

a double action revolver...don't have to worry about loading and taking it out of safety...the gun is always ready...point and shoot...

I will be the primary shooter of the pistol, I had all my guns stolen a few years back and I am trying to start replacing them. I never really needed a pistol, but the way things have gotten I want to carry one all the time. How much difference in accuracy is there between a 4'' and 5'' barrel?

Sad y'all are all downgrading woman on the caliber. Give them a little more respect gentleman. Just because shes a girl doesent mean she needs a Caliber that's gonna piss someone off when shot.

I'd say 9mm, either a glock or beretta px4. My ol lady loves the px4, it feels like you're shooting a bb gun and it has the external safety the glock doesn't. If you go with a 9mm I'd suggest stocking up real good on ammo. If another panic hits, you can forget about getting 9mm ammo unless you wanna camp out at the sporting goods store like they do for Iphones.

I wouldn't worry about it between four and five.  Your probably not going to be shooting from far enough for it to matter. 

Only reason I suggested it was because the OP said he was teaching them to shoot.  Ive had a 90lbs girl shoot my 454 casull, but shes been shooting for years, if she was brand new that cannon woulda scared the chit outta her and she probably wouldn't have shot anything ever again..  ;)

not downgrading anyone. I went thru police academy with several women of different sizes and most thought they could handle a 40 caliber. But only one was able to get qualified, the rest had to go to a 9mm

If someone shot me n the chest with a 9mm it would do more than piss me off TChunter

I like my sig to me it is more accurate and a better weapon then a glock. I carry a glock for my duty and off duty weapon since that is what the department issues. My wife has shot my glocks, sig, a colt gov model, and a barretta in 9, 40, and 45. She rather shoot my sig P220 in 45 acp then the 9mm's or 40's any day.

Rent all mentioned above and let her decide....

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Got a Walther PK380. LOVE it.

So lets teach a person to shoot something that may be to powerful for them and scare them off from shooting all together or possibly brake their wrist. Wow your a bright one!! I guess with your line of thinking, lets gove a 7yo kind and hand them a barrett .50 instead of a .22 most folks learn to crawl before walking, but i guess you learned to walk before crawling

My wife uses the glock 36 in 45. Its louder as its smaller but if she has to shoot the louder the better as she will need the excess attention. She has only ever shot in 45 and has never complained about kick. When I started to teach her I told her you only use a gun when you are willing to pull the trigger and if it was me if I pull that trigger I don't want to worry about someone wanting revenge later. Now she says the same and can hit her target well.

I would never put one of my girls in a position like this..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFJjaj7pXsA
My 14year old has shot the XD-45 and did not have a problem with it. If you ask her she would prefer to shoot an AR-15. My mom that is 68 shoots her Glock 19 with no problem at all.

X2, put them down n out with 1 shot.

The wife were gettn ready to get our chl n she had nvr shot a pistol before, so i shot my xd .45 a couple times n let her watch the recoil to see if its somethn she could handle. She decided to give it a try n the first mag, she was all ovr the target, a couple more clips n she had it dialed in enuf to qualify with it. On qual day, i shot 49 out of 50 n she shot 46 out of 50. Letn her burn 100rds practicing helped her a lot.

Put them down with one shot yes... But if the situation was bad enough a gun needs called for, would she be able to aim fast enough with that 22 and drop that person? Something bigger would stop someone a lot faster if hit in the wrong spot then something small like a 22.

And no I wouldn't give that caliber to a child. I missed the part on him wanting to have this caliber for a child also. Thanks for pointing out how bright I am too. Geeze.

No problem

nice way to see how to talk to a female too lol have a good night charles

I dont care if ur a male or female, actually didnt know u r a fm, but im not gonna loose any sleep over it.

good deal

Thanks for the Replies, I mainly wanted to see what yall were shooting in the price range I'm looking at. My brother in Law is a Cop and his service weapon is a Glock 31 the 357sig, he is one reason I want the 357sig caliber. Now I just need to figure out which brand I want...

Shoot, get him to let her shoot his duty weapon.  Then you can see if she can handle it.  That sure as heck makes this a whole lot simpler. lol

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grittydog where are you located?

I'm located in Baytown. I know they have Gun shops in Houston that has indoor gun ranges. I need to go to one of them and shoot before I buy.