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surprise_i'm_armed wrote:By the way, if you want to thin the herd (sell some of those pistolas
she's not using), post them here on the board for your forum friends

LOL. Never sold a gun yet, and don't intend to. I have some shameful purchases I made when I first moved here and didn't know s..t from Shinola, but they are all family.

surprise_i'm_armed wrote:You don't state what size her XD9 is, but I'm surprised
that you would consider a Taurus Judge a more suitable carry gun.

She has the service model. She does not carry the XD9, its sat gathering dust in her night stand. She doesn't shoot enough to feel comfortable with it, I think it intimidates her. She is a very smart woman (a veterinarian), but has zero patience for anything she is not interested in. On the rare occasions I get her to come to the range she enjoys shooting the XD after we have gone through countless safety instructions, and reminders on how a SA works. In contrast she can pick up my SW .357 revolver and pull the trigger without having to think about how it works.
Knowing my wife, she will never be 'in to' guns. She works late and can be extremely tired when traveling alone. I think a revolver is a good fit for her, it is more forgiving to those unwilling to train. The Judge (actually leaning towards the smaller Public Defender) also has the advantage of chambering shotgun buckshot rounds. The thing is almost idiot proof! Or in her case, suited for someone who will not devote the time she ought to. She almost doesn't even need to obtain a sight picture with the shotgun rounds.
The alternative is she carries something she renders useless (through fear, panic etc.) when she actually needs it, or not carrying at all.

If Coach made a handgun I'm sure the wife would carry it every day

I've just been having this discussion with my wife. She was the one that actually got me interested in guns. Her father has given her a number of guns in the past, but she is just not in to shooting them. Her favorite gun is her Springfield XD 9, but due to her infrequent range visits and her general disinterest in shooting we are looking at getting her a more suitable carry weapon. Each time we go to the range she needs reminding about at least one aspect.
I'm thinking of getting her a Taurus Judge (or the Public Defender), chambered in .45 Long Colt and .410 buckshot shotgun shells, alternating (3 Long Colt and 2 buckshot rounds) - thoughts?