ShootingYarn
New member
First off I agree with a lot of the posts that say you should try different ones and a lot of them. However, if you are a person with small hands and you would rather carry a semi-auto I do have a suggestion. I have freakishly small hands, ring finger size 6, very small but I don't particularly care for revolvers. I carry a 709 slim by Taurus. It is compact, easy to carry and fits my hands. The kickback isn't very bad and I can maneuver the slide and load the clip just fine. You can also buy re-looading helpers to reload more quickly if you want. I carry a weapon on the job and it is in plain sight on my hip and very comfortable, not too heavy.
I feel your pain! After handling quite a few guns, I got a Taurus 740 slim, as it was a much more comfortable grip for someone with smaller hands. What I didn't consider was size of the gun itself.... I am also a smaller person in general and just plain don't dress baggy. So it's hard for me to conceal well without some serious wardrobe planning. As I currently work where I cannot carry while there, it hasn't been much of an issue on my days off to plan a bit. Now I'm looking at switching jobs to work from home and will be able to carry anytime, and I'm considering a Ruger LCP as a second carry gun as I can inside the waistband it much easier. I'm not as happy carrying a .380 vs a .40, but I haven't found another option that considers my budget, size requirements, etc so well. (If anyone has a suggestion, I'll check it out!) If you can carry a little larger, my friend's daily carry is a Kahr PM40 and he's been verrry happy with it, and thi is coming from a guy that owns more guns that some gun shops. It's still smaller than the Taurus 740 slim but just enough bigger that it didn't quite work for me.