Wife is not a gun person: best non-lethals for home?

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Update: my out of state assignment has been pushed and may push again. We got a second big dog. We also got a live-in housekeeper who has LEO experience.

Wife went to a beginner gun class last Saturday and has a blast (we found out she was pregnant Wednesday night--she wore gloves and washed hands/face carefully afterward rather than cancel the class). A natural shooter. Instructor wants her on her PP team. Was the most accurate of a class of 10-12 by far.
She shot a G2 Glock 17 (the instructors tricked out gun). She wants a gun. Wants to start with competition (after the baby is born). I took her our shopping Sunday. I wanted to show her some striker guns and some hammer guns that had better triggers than Glock and I was blown away by Gen 5 triggers! It's not a 70 series 1911 but still very good on a defensive gun. The Gen 4 triggers were nice compared to my Gen 2s but the Gen 5 really surprised me in a good way.

She loved the balance of the Glock 34 (gen 4 in stock). We decided to wait for a Gen 5 Glock 34 MOS. I also want to get a G5 G19 for my bugout bag.

Mike
 
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Have you actually trained with multiple canisters of spray, foam, and stream to see the difference for yourself?

I have, get the spray. I used mine against neighbors stray dogs that I did not want to kill but would not let me out of my house. The stream worked but only bc they were dogs with highly sensitive noses. I would not want to have to hit a stranger with it at any range greater than 2 yards. There's no way to aim ... maybe instinctive if you practice a lot.
 
OC spray. Point at intruder and fog the whole place.

It won't be pleasant for ANYONE, but it will drive away all but the most committed assailant, and there is little risk in her being injured if she loses retention.

Get the liquid stream cone OC. The foam is a joke. I've tasted both personally.
 
Congratulations... You might look into shooting "lead safe" or "lead free" ammunition, and using an outdoor range. If you're practically limited to an indoor range, then I can understand skipping it for now. I'm not pregnant, but I still avoid indoor ranges and exposed lead bullets. I don't think gloves are very beneficial, but I do wash my hands after shooting or reloading and before eating. Most of the dangerous lead exposure is from inhalation of dust and vapor or fumes. As mentioned, you can mitigate this by shooting lead safe plated bullets or non-lead bullets. "Lead safe" bullets have thick electroplating (usually copper) covering the entire surface of the bullet. The plating is not as thick as a copper jacket, but "full-metal jacket" bullets usually have an exposed lead base where the burning powder can erode it. Plated or "total metal jacket" bullets have the lead completely contained. There are also solid copper bullets with no lead at all - the Barnes XPB comes to mind. I shoot plated, lead-safe bullets for economy. Some indoor ranges require this type of bullet to keep airborne lead levels down, but in Arizona, I can't imagine there's a reason you'd need to shoot inside one of those phone-booth ranges.
 
Update: my out of state assignment has been pushed and may push again. We got a second big dog. We also got a live-in housekeeper who has LEO experience.

Wife went to a beginner gun class last Saturday and has a blast (we found out she was pregnant Wednesday night--she wore gloves and washed hands/face carefully afterward rather than cancel the class). A natural shooter. Instructor wants her on her PP team. Was the most accurate of a class of 10-12 by far.
She shot a G2 Glock 17 (the instructors tricked out gun). She wants a gun. Wants to start with competition (after the baby is born). I took her our shopping Sunday. I wanted to show her some striker guns and some hammer guns that had better triggers than Glock and I was blown away by Gen 5 triggers! It's not a 70 series 1911 but still very good on a defensive gun. The Gen 4 triggers were nice compared to my Gen 2s but the Gen 5 really surprised me in a good way.

She loved the balance of the Glock 34 (gen 4 in stock). We decided to wait for a Gen 5 Glock 34 MOS. I also want to get a G5 G19 for my bugout bag.

Mike
Cool stuff! Sounds like she's on the right road!

And best wishes for your family.
 
We have managed to make it to Rio Salado where we are both members early in the morning two weekends in a row. She is loading mags and shooting with gloves on and I do all the cleaning. Last weekend we had less heat due to the tropical storm coming in from Texas and that was not too bad. We put in about 2.5 hours and might have stayed longer but her shoulder was getting tired and my headband was over saturated, my glasses started filling up and I was leaking like a guy with a head wound all over the guns and ammo. I'll have to remember to bring a second or third bandanna and baggie to put them in ;). I started carrying a bandanna in my range bag to keep my side charger AR from burning my lips when silenced (and it's a piston gun!). I wear it "gangster style" for that but do the "Karate Kid" when it's 95-117F out to control the scalp faucet.

We have about 3 weeks until the baby can hear. After that we will only use silenced guns in the desert or mountains alone. It'll give me an excuse to break out the .45 Roni and AR57 SBRs.

Mike
 
Agree with alot of above. First secure perimeter, quality locks and alarm. Next it she is fit a baton or tactical cane. Last Sabre Red near each entry point. Always have a cell phone.
Try to introduce her to firearms. Have her shoot a .22 rifle, later a handgun.
After 20+ years of acclimating my wife to firearms she got her CCL, and is a better shot than me!
 
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Really not a good idea.

Since the discussion was in regard to non-lethals, and my son suggested a Taser, which you disagree with because it is a one-shot weapon (assuming the shooter doesn't have a second Taser), what do you suggest for a non-lethal alternative?
 
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