My opinion
WHERE does it hurt?
slide bite?
Thumb knuckle?
Web of hand?
Palm?
If an LC9 hurts her hand
Avoid the PF9 then ... the Keltec PF9 has a sharper squared corner on the grip at the web of the hand/thumb knuckle area where many are rounded
Keltec's P11 doesn't hurt my hand, but PF9 does
Lighter weight ammo such as Critical Defense 115gr FTX (#90250) or Speer Gold Dot Personal Protection #23614 (the 115 grain) reduces recoil too and both are good self defense loads I carry Critical Defense with the rubber plug to help expansion in Winter (theory is that winter coats may plug Speer's hollow point, ...I don't know.. I carry either in Summer)
I carry a Glock 26 with extended ported barrel, the
extra weight from more ammo reduces recoil, the
port reduces muzzle rise for quicker sight re-acquisition; redirects force which reduces recoil a little.
I own a
Stainless Taurus PT709 Slim which does not hurt and
has a thumb safety and it's a slimmer reduced capacity not double stack gun, lighter weight, It and all Glocks and XDs I have have the Advantage Tactical Sights Orange Rear, Yellow front like the top left photo here
http://www.advantagetactical.com/
My Springfield
XD is good (Mine is 4" XD45 Stainless)
has thumb safety doesn't hurt hand, ...here we also have double stack and
more weight reducing recoil, and I changed out barrel to extended ported barrel to reduce muzzle rise, quicker sight re-acquisition/redirects force which reduces recoil a little, and Advantage Tactical sights too. but the dovetail for changing sights to the advantage tactical sights requires a sight pusher and great strength (best done by a real professional Gunsmith with the proper sight pusher, not just any old hammer and screwdriver)
http://www.advantagetactical.com/handgu ... ofessional
rounded corners
Lighter weight ammo
Heavier gun (or more ammo for more weight)
