Because I am trying to start a gun rental business to help people find the handgun that fits them the best, I was fascinated by a study that American Rifleman magazine ran where they took a group of women and had them shoot several different handguns and then rank them. It was a two part study and you can find the results at the following websites:
https://www.americanrifleman.org/articl ... l-project/
https://www.americanrifleman.org/articl ... y-pistols/
The first part of the study ranked the handguns by "general usability".
Cumulatively, the top five pistols favored by the women in the first part of the study were 1) SIG Sauer P238 2) Walther CCP 3) SIG Sauer P320 Compact 4) H&K VP9 and 5) Springfield EMP4
The second part of the study ranked handguns by "concealed carry".
1. Glock 19 (9 mm)
2. SIG Sauer P238 (.380 ACP)
3. H&K VP9SK (9 mm)
4. Walther PPS M2 (9 mm)
5. Glock 43 (9 mm)