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What are your favorite guns for someone who is not a big gun enthusiast but is passionate about self defense?

Like, you aren't optimizing for a zombie apocalypse but you want your wife to be able to pick up the gun and defend the house from intruders if need be, and the gun's maintenance levels have been maybe questionable but it's reliable enough to still probably work reliably and she can wield it.

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One of my earliest assignments as a journalist for SportsAfield involved shopping here: https://berettagalleryusa.com/collections/semi-auto-pistols Beretta has a really deluxe showroom on the upper east side of Manhattan.

Sig Sauer P365 XMacro comp = excellent everyday CCW

Ulrtamassive · 55w

The question is if you are going to carry or for home defense.

Häßliche Lügen · 55w

The Extar EP9 is great for home defense, and the S&W Bodyguard is a great tiny .380 "pocket rocket" for concealed carry.

Difficult Decision · 55w

Lyn, There are a lot of truly terrible answers here. Reading your •actual• question in its •actual• entirety as it was •actually• written leads us to a very different place than whoever recommended an AR-15 thought we were going. Also, whoever recommended your non- gun enthusiast wife...

Sig Sauer P320 9mm, they are reliable and easy to use/maintain. Have some quality hollow point mags ready to go for home defense and head to the range every once in a while to feel comfortable.

Glock 19 in 9mm all day long, stupid simple operation, no safeties to trip you up, not terribly hard to pull the slide back. But if you want something you can take with you and put in a purse, or conceal on your body, smith and Wesson m&p shield 9mm performance center. https://www.smith-wesson....

Bored Nobody · 55w

38 special revolver. Simple and reliable.

TO EVERYONE WHO RECOMMENDED A SHOTGUN: you're wrong and you don't know what you are talking about. Out of every tool available that is by far the worst choice. Too much recoil, low capacity, low armor penetration but too much wall penetration. There is no advantage to a shotgun - none. A poor m...

Matt 🛸 · 48w