9-Shot .22WMR Alloy-frame DA Revolver... A Unicorn?

[Pat Riot]

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Cool! Both of them.

 

[Smaug]

Yes, true statement. The trigger pull on any rimfire revolver is a detriment to good shooting and for some people it's an obstruction to shooting, period.

To the OP's original question, one might ask, are you really sure that your friend can't handle a .38 special revolver with target wadcutters, or say an SP101 in .327 loaded with .32 long wadcutters?

Bingo. It's only a question of getting used to mid-level recoil. If she can't commit to that, she probably shouldn't have a gun.

If the answer to that question is yes, can't handle anything except.a .22, one might suggest a .22 auto or even a single-six. I can't hit anything past 5 yards with the rimfire revolvers I've tried a time or two.

Hmm? A Single Six is a rimfire revolver that you just recommended for self defense, despite the fact that it's SAO...

as much as i like rimfire, i honestly can’t recommend 22wmr handguns for occasional shooters such as snowdog’s friend: the flashbang can be really, really off-putting, i.e. less practice, less accuracy; double-action trigger-pull will be tough; the result of 22wmr versus 22lr isn’t really worth the former’s extra trouble & expense.

Some people like to repeat that, but testing in ballistic gel has confirmed that to be false.

22 WMR out of a snub routinely penetrates 12" of ballistic gel, which is the FBI's minimum. 22LRs almost never do. The real question, and one that's harder to answer, is whether it will smash through bone like the sternum and still penetrate enough to drill the vitals.

Stick with a 32 or 38 and a heavy-but-not-too-heavy revolver and light loads and she'll be fine. Work up the load a bit as she gets confident. It worked for my wife, and if it works for her, I can't imagine this other woman being more wimpy. ;-)

 

[Oninotaki]

Oninotaki what has been your experience with your sidekick? I haven’t seen many folks giving a review of it. What about sticky chambers. Round count?

I am very fond of my DB Sidekick. It shoots accurately with .22lr and .22 wmr. HOWEVER that being said the only .22 wmr it likes to EJECT is SPEER GOLD DOT. I cannot state this enough. All other 22 wmr (and I have tried many different brands) are actually painful to eject at best, or require an ejector rod and hammer at worst. Speer Gold Dots on the other hand just slide right out of the cylinder after a gentle tap of the ejector. I am about 1,000 rounds through mine with 500 of those being Speer Gold Dots.

Luckily for me I bought the gun specifically to shoot Speer Gold Dots. I wanted a 9 shot, double action, cylinder swing out, speed loader compatible, 4” barrel revolver that I could use Speer Gold Dots with, and DB made just that.

 

[Buckeye63]

https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/charter-concealed-hammer-32-h-r.911335/

This looks like good option 32 H&R

Also Charter is in the process of coming out with a
8 shot 22mag … aluminum small frame

 

[12Bravo20]

The following thread is worth reading for those considering a new Charter Arms revolver.

https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/charter-32hr-6-shot-73220.905042/

I am not bashing Charter nor am I a fanboy. All I am saying is do your homework before buying.