Originally Posted by DevilsJohnson

LOL! What is it with you and the German only guns? Man..I swear I've seen some of the"Non German vermin" pistols actually work. I'll admit that the Germans can make some good weapons but they are not alone.

You mean there are other gun makers besides Germans?????? LOL

Originally Posted by buck32

You mean there are other gun makers besides Germans?????? LOL

Yeah, I've heard the Austrians make pretty decent guns, too...

For the Obama voters, Austria's a country next to Gerrmany, not the one with all the kangaroos.

I took my wife to the store and we walked out with a Ruger SP101 spurless snubbie in 357. She does not like having to rack a slide so semi-autos were out and she did not like the light weight revolvers. The Ruger fit the bill perfectly, it is fairly small, solid (read - does not feel like a toy), reliable, the price was less than $500, and it is Made in the USA.

Originally Posted by 48dodge

Yeah, I've heard the Austrians make pretty decent guns, too...

For the Obama voters, Austria's a country next to Gerrmany, not the one with all the kangaroos.

I thought Austria had vampires? Or was that Romania? I am skeeeered now!

This was already mentioned, however if you're serious about trying to get her to the range more than once, I would second the recommendation of checking out http://www.corneredcat.com/ It is geared toward women, but there is a lot of insight there that can be gained by men in your/my situation. I read almost everything on the sight and am very glad I did before I went out and picked out a weapon for my wife. Good luck.