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Has she tried the Hogue grip to be sure? My wife has smaller hands and I figured she would prefer the original grip, but she ended up preferring the Hogue. I also prefer the Hogue for range work, but I haven't tried to CC with it. Mine is the 2.25" barrel version, that 4.25" barrel is really perfect for the range though.

patterson wrote: how do you like the SP101? I got one for my wife because she is new to shooting and I like it a lot, the grip is a little small for me but other than that its a good shooter

I'm glad you like your SP101! I love everything about mine except the trigger, bobbed hammer, and capacity. I'm really just a semi auto guy that probably needs more revolver practice to get used to that long, heavy trigger. It's a great gun though, built like a tank and absolutely reliable. About the only time I carry mine is when I'm walking my dogs or if I'll be out in the woods/nature. At those times, I'll load up two .38 shotshells and three .38+P hollowpoints. That way I'm covered for aggressive critters that slither or walk on two or four legs. The ability to fire shotshells without having to manually rack a slide after each shot is the main reason I keep my SP101. For normal EDC, my CM9 is basically the same size but easier to conceal due to shape, I shoot it way better, and I can have 14 rounds on me with an extra magazine in my pocket, so it relegated my SP101 to its current status.

Usually a CM9, but also occasionally an LCP, SP101, or Seecamp. It was interesting to me to see how many folks are able to conceal XDM size guns - I think I'm going to have to try that.