{"id":214,"date":"2023-04-06T16:23:44","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T16:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tactical-dailynews.com\/?p=214"},"modified":"2023-04-06T16:23:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T16:23:44","slug":"best-concealed-carry-handguns-for-women-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tactical-dailynews.com\/?p=214","title":{"rendered":"Best Concealed Carry Handguns For Women (2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Updated 4\/5\/2023<\/h5>\n

The best concealed carry handguns for women as chosen by women.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Editor’s Note:<\/strong> This page contains both the original Concealed Carry Handguns For Women article as well as its follow-up piece from the 2022 CCW special issue of Gun Digest the Magazine<\/a>. Please click HERE<\/a><\/strong> to jump to the original article or read on to see the most up-to-date list.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

The Best Concealed Carry Handguns For Women (2023)<\/strong><\/p>\n

How The Handguns For Women Ranked:<\/h4>\n
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  1. Springfield Hellcat RDP<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Smith & Wesson Shield EZ .380<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Ruger Max .380<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. SIG P365XL<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. Smith & Wesson Shield Plus<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. Ruger MAX-9<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    The guy drove a big diesel pickup, jacked up with huge tires, and walked into the gun shop with a swagger, dressed like he was headed for a rodeo.<\/p>\n

    \u201cI want to buy a couple of guns for my wife and her girlfriend,\u201d he said. \u201cI want to get them something really special.\u201d He then walked to a display case filled with 1911s and started looking at .45s. Eventually, he chose two identical full-sized 1911s in .45 ACP. He talked to the gunsmith and asked if they could be Cerakoted in pink, and he chose two sets of fake ivory grips.<\/p>\n

    Over the years, I\u2019ve learned that telling a guy he\u2019s making a bad choice rarely ends well, so I stood by and watched as he paid for the guns and made arrangements to pick them up after the work was done. I smiled, wishing I could see how his choice worked out.<\/p>\n

    Sometime later, two women showed up for a concealed carry certification class with those two ungodly .45s. Neither of them could operate the slide, and they used my loaner guns for the qualification.<\/p>\n

    Somewhere out there are two pink 1911s with fake ivory grips, very likely unfired.<\/p>\n

    Girls Just Wanna Have Guns (That Work For Them)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Women often have different needs in a concealed carry handgun. While men\u2019s clothes fit and wear in the same different pattern, whether it\u2019s for work, casual or more formal attire, women wear a wide variety of styles from form-fitting stretch pants to loose tunics or dresses. Many have relatively low hand strength and are sensitive to recoil. I\u2019m glad to admit there are women who can outshoot me with any gun I have, but they\u2019re the exception.<\/p>\n

    A few years ago, I wrote an article for Gun Digest<\/em> pointing out some of the best guns for women. As the result of the shooting industry keeping an ear out for what people really need, things have changed for the better. Only two of the original guns in that article are in this test, and they were the first and second place entries. The development of defensive concealed pistols is in a period of unprecedented growth and development, and the result is that what was the best gun is still a great gun, but new models are always pushing the envelope.<\/p>\n