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Womens Revolver suggestions please....
- Thread starter PaulR
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Um, no. I had an NAA .32. Nasty little gun to shoot.
Start her off with a .500 bushwhacker. Everything else will be easy to shoot after that.
When it comes to revolvers, Taurus, Ruger, and Smith ain't the same as they use to be.
FIFYdefinitely not a gun for a
womanANYONE
Beautiful and classic mid 20th century design. I had the cheaper Bersa Argentinian copy of the PPK for a while. Problem is these little blowback 380s kicked harder and had a nastier more jarring recoil impulse than a similar sized 9 in a more modern tilt barrel/recoil spring design. Sold it, why carry something that kicked more and had less juice?
Sterg
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On par with a .38 snubby?
If your looking for something to conceal one of the small 380 semi’s might conceal better than a revolver ?
Picking a gun around XYZ concealment can be a pita . Often you need to learn to conceal it
They can be, but that doesn't make them easier or enjoyable to shoot in comparison. Part of the reason I've given up on them and gone to revolvers.
The one benefit of the small pocket autos, especially the Kel Tec .32, is the lower weight. That is a trade off tho for shootability.
+1 for the 686+. My wife has one w/ a 6" barrel and loves it. 4" would be fine. She thinks full boat 357's are fun but I bet her opinion would change if she were to try such a load from some sort of airweight revolver.
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I would take the lady to a rental range and let them decide for themselves.
tinhorn
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I've only been to one range that rented guns, and as I recall, there weren't many revolvers to choose from. All the same, I think the grip fit and balance would be important considerations.
I say this not as a gun expert, but from a lifetime of using other types of hand tools. And from recently going through the same process of helping the missus pick a combination she's comfortable with.
E.Stoner
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Smith 442/642UC or Ruger LCR loaded with 38 148gr wadcutters or Smith 432/632 in .32 Mag.
Not because its for a woman, but its what I would buy myself. Recoil from either is minimal and both are wicked easy to carry and conceal which is the most important thing- She should always carry it. Get a 22 trainer gun and practice with that.
Alternatively get the equivalent in 22 mag.
Not because its for a woman, but its what I would buy myself. Recoil from either is minimal and both are wicked easy to carry and conceal which is the most important thing- She should always carry it. Get a 22 trainer gun and practice with that.
Alternatively get the equivalent in 22 mag.
dingbat
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My 64 has a 3” barrel.
On that size frame I don’t see how an inch off the barrel would make a lick of difference. On a J frame? Maybe.
Rocky Mosasaurus
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I said the Snub-nosed Ruger LCR in 38 spl. 5 shots, keep it loaded OWB with a leather DeSantis under the blouse, rattle off a few at the parking lot perp close range and run back to the car safely. Easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy.
I regret selling mine. It was a gift from an ex… I didn’t have the stoicism to disassociate the item from the memory. Hence I parted with it…sad.
I regret selling mine. It was a gift from an ex… I didn’t have the stoicism to disassociate the item from the memory. Hence I parted with it…sad.
PPKs are horrid little guns. Not anything I would give to a new shooter.
HorizontalHunter
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Sterg
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I really like mine. Just as, if not more accurate than my 938. It’s also been 100% so far. One of the new Ft. Smith ones.
LTCRN
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I sold my P232 after receiving complaints from the family about recoil pain in the web of the hand, even with a Hogue grip on it. I even took a few new shooter female coworkers to the range to start them out slow and they said the same thing, I started out with a MK II and 10/22, then when they got comfortable, jumped up to the .380. They all liked the way it fit their hand but eventually complained of web pain after multiple consecutive magazines.
Those things are beautiful and 'Bond' but yeah they do bite quite a bit. The Bersa clone wasn't terrible but that blowback recoil impulse is still just not a good choice given so many better 9mm plastic options now.
tinhorn
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Uhhh....you guys know that OP was asking about REVOLVERS, right? Y'know, the original pistols.
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