Wouldn't you be happy with a Glock 43?
I've stated in several other threads, that I personally didn't like the recoil of the Glock 43 I had - it hurt my 69 year old arthritic wrists, and its trigger pinched my finger every time it went off. I tried a magazine extension and one of those stretchy rubber things with finger grooves over the handle, but nothing worked. I developed a flinch because I knew I was going to get hurt every time I pulled the trigger.
Nope, gotta disagree with that TN Outlaw. My wife's G42 doesn't hurt me or my wife when it goes off. The G43 I had did hurt me every time I pulled the trigger. A G43 is a 9mm, a G42 is only a .380. Even my new Smith M&P 9 Shield, which doesn't hurt me, still kicks harder than my wife's G42.
Or a PX4 Compact.
I've never shot a G26, but with the G26's slightly fatter handle, I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't hurt me like the G43 I had did.
But my oldest daughter bought herself a Smith M&P 9 Shield about 3 months ago, and she loved it. I couldn't imagine why though, seeing as how her Shield is hardly much bigger than the Glock 43 I had, and my daughter is a real small gal. So I asked her if I could borrow her Shield for a couple of days to try out.
It didn't take "a couple of days." By the time I'd fired a magazine full, I was in love with my daughter's Shield, and I traded my Glock 43 for a Shield of my own that weekend. Because the Glock was a more expensive gun to begin with, and because of the $75.00 rebate on the Shield, I actually got a little money back.
The Shield is just as easy for me to conceal as the Glock 43 was, it's just as reliable, and I no longer have a flinch. The only bad thing is that I'm still getting the occasional jab from my daughter about how she showed up her old dad in choosing a CCW.
BTW - I'm not putting down Glocks. My wife carry's a Glock 42 daily. It's reliable and she's good with it - which show's it doesn't hurt her when it goes off. Besides that, to me my Glock 43 looked like a more solid, better built gun than my Smith M&P 9 Shield. The Glock 43 just recoiled differently, that's all. It hurt me. The Shield doesn't.
I've never shot a G26, but with the G26's slightly fatter handle, I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't hurt me like the G43 I had did.
Interesting that your womenfolk all liked the M&P... after trying lots of different handguns, that was my wife's selection, as well (M&P 9c, though it has the stock trigger). I don't remember if she has the small or medium grip installed, but it definitely fit her hands better than my CZs. I expected she might like the single-stack Shield, but she actually preferred the compact version of the double-stack M&P over the Shield (which is why it's best to let people pick what feels best for themselves).
