This may sound very silly and a bit long winded, but hear me out!
I am considering getting a revolver for my wife that she liked in the gun store. She has never really wanted to carry a gun, but lately she has been expressing much interest. You may have read my post in the revolvers section about the gun she likes most, which is a S&W model 60LS or 642LS (both would use 38 or 38+p ammo, even though the 60 is capable of 357) This is the lady smith model and looks "pretty". I think she feels more comfortable with the idea that the gun was made for women and she isnt carrying the same gun a man would use. It apparently was a big deal to her that it said it was for a lady hence the "lady smith" on it. I know this sounds pretty silly, but if feeling like the gun was made for a woman and looks feminine will make her feel more comfortable and happy to own it and carry it then so be it.
The issue I have with the lady smith, even though it is slightly lighter weight is that it costs more for no apparent reason other than it is "pretty", is the fact that it comes with wood grips instead of rubber hogue grips. I assume the hogue bantam grips that come with the 640 regular model would probably more effective padding for the recoil of this little lightweight gun. I know I could by the lady smith and then put hogue grips on it, but then the only difference is it simply says lady smith, so I am paying an extra $150.00 for the word lady smith, and my wife will probably no longer think its as "pretty" (you have no idea how much it pains me to call a gun pretty BTW) lol.
SOOO...my main question is:
1. Is it better to have her take it out of the box and be amazed that I picked the pretty gun she liked that she cant wait to try out and be happy that she got the model made for a woman, even thoughit might possibly not have enough padding against the recoil, thus having to to change the grips and having to convince her it wont hurt as much to shoot next time we go to the range. Oh and the fact that Im spending that much more money for basically nothing.
OR
2. Is it better to have her take it out of the box not be really excited about it, but then possibly be more comfortable to shoot, thus making her want to come back to the range and fire it again. My fear with this is because its ugly and a "mans gun" she may not be as excited about wearing it or using it, even though it is more comfortable to shoot (which it may or may not be).
I have a 340PD with the bantam grips, and granted its chambered in 357 rather than 38 and about 20% lighter than these models, I really couldnt imagine shooting it with wood grips, however, there is a rather large difference between 357 recoil and 38 recoil!
Forget the fact that her priorities are backwards....and advise me please lol
HELP!!!!! :banghead:
I am considering getting a revolver for my wife that she liked in the gun store. She has never really wanted to carry a gun, but lately she has been expressing much interest. You may have read my post in the revolvers section about the gun she likes most, which is a S&W model 60LS or 642LS (both would use 38 or 38+p ammo, even though the 60 is capable of 357) This is the lady smith model and looks "pretty". I think she feels more comfortable with the idea that the gun was made for women and she isnt carrying the same gun a man would use. It apparently was a big deal to her that it said it was for a lady hence the "lady smith" on it. I know this sounds pretty silly, but if feeling like the gun was made for a woman and looks feminine will make her feel more comfortable and happy to own it and carry it then so be it.
The issue I have with the lady smith, even though it is slightly lighter weight is that it costs more for no apparent reason other than it is "pretty", is the fact that it comes with wood grips instead of rubber hogue grips. I assume the hogue bantam grips that come with the 640 regular model would probably more effective padding for the recoil of this little lightweight gun. I know I could by the lady smith and then put hogue grips on it, but then the only difference is it simply says lady smith, so I am paying an extra $150.00 for the word lady smith, and my wife will probably no longer think its as "pretty" (you have no idea how much it pains me to call a gun pretty BTW) lol.
SOOO...my main question is:
1. Is it better to have her take it out of the box and be amazed that I picked the pretty gun she liked that she cant wait to try out and be happy that she got the model made for a woman, even thoughit might possibly not have enough padding against the recoil, thus having to to change the grips and having to convince her it wont hurt as much to shoot next time we go to the range. Oh and the fact that Im spending that much more money for basically nothing.
OR
2. Is it better to have her take it out of the box not be really excited about it, but then possibly be more comfortable to shoot, thus making her want to come back to the range and fire it again. My fear with this is because its ugly and a "mans gun" she may not be as excited about wearing it or using it, even though it is more comfortable to shoot (which it may or may not be).
I have a 340PD with the bantam grips, and granted its chambered in 357 rather than 38 and about 20% lighter than these models, I really couldnt imagine shooting it with wood grips, however, there is a rather large difference between 357 recoil and 38 recoil!
Forget the fact that her priorities are backwards....and advise me please lol
HELP!!!!! :banghead: