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a physically large 38spl or 357 loaded with 38spl+p. 38spl has almost no felt recoil out of my gp-100.
My Mom is 63 or 64 and is a crack shot with her trusty Glock 26 with a Crimson Trace loaded with Gold Dot 124gr +P's.
She can empty a full mag at the 20 foot mark at the local range all tight COM and Head shots in about 4 seconds-not bad for a little practice.
She also had mildly arthritic hands and doesn't have any issues loading the mag, racking the slide, or releasing the slide.
Glocks are very simple to operate.
Dirty
She can empty a full mag at the 20 foot mark at the local range all tight COM and Head shots in about 4 seconds-not bad for a little practice.
She also had mildly arthritic hands and doesn't have any issues loading the mag, racking the slide, or releasing the slide.
Glocks are very simple to operate.
Dirty
MikePGS
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The K-Frame is definitely the way to go. My Grandma is 69 and comfortably shoots a 9mm. However, she has been shooting guns all of her life, ever since she was a .45lc wielding girl in rural South Carolina.
Zundfolge
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W.E.G. posted the ideal candidate; http://www.jgsales.com/product_info...d-condition/cPath/16_211_431/products_id/3103
Ideally one with a set of Magnas on it.
Inexpensive, heavy enough to absorb the recoil of a .38 nicely, light enough for an older woman (with assumed weak hands) to point with confidence, and the bobbed hammer will dissuade her from trying to cock the thing "for effect".
Ideally one with a set of Magnas on it.
Inexpensive, heavy enough to absorb the recoil of a .38 nicely, light enough for an older woman (with assumed weak hands) to point with confidence, and the bobbed hammer will dissuade her from trying to cock the thing "for effect".
HSBB
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Thanks for all the feedback, guys. I appreciate both the folks who think I'm on the right track AND the alternative suggestions!
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They don't gouge you on the shipping either... $10, USPS insured.
Les
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A .38 K-frame is perfect.
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Depends on what her limitations are. My wife is 70, has had shoulder operations on both shoulders from rotator cuff problems. She can't rack the slide on a semi-auto, no matter what way I've tried to teach her to do it. She'd never fired a shot in her life until age 70 either, and decided she wanted a loaded gun available when I was away from home. Her home defense gun is an old Ruger Service Six in .38, and my advice is NOT to be in front of her when she's got it loaded and fears an attack, unless you have a desire to die of lead poisoning and severe ventilation. She's dead on at 10 feet, and has been from her first shot.
dbarale
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The problem is that a .22 revolver will typically have a heavier trigger pull than a centerfire due to the force required to set off a rimfire primer reliably.
A .38 K loaded with wadcutters has very little recoil yet it is a viable defense load, even though it will be argued.
If you get her a round butt K you may want to try the hogue bantam grips, for some reason they seem to fit the average female hand really well.
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Hello friends and neighbors // A .357 frame shooting .38 even +P is great
DA only is safer
SS if it will sit for long periods
The longer 4" or 6" barrels have greater take away potential. As in the assailant taking the handgun away from an older woman.
Maybe a SS S&W model 640 in .357 with a 2 1/8" barrel and get her the pink grips with finger grooves. Only 5 shots but easy to pull out of a drawer and hard to take away.
I think the better SS 686 LEO deals are great too, just giving you another option.
When my friend made this choice she purchased the model 60 in .357. The idea was to practice and get comfortable with the handgun using .38 and move up to .357.
Hope she finds the right one for her.
DA only is safer
SS if it will sit for long periods
The longer 4" or 6" barrels have greater take away potential. As in the assailant taking the handgun away from an older woman.
Maybe a SS S&W model 640 in .357 with a 2 1/8" barrel and get her the pink grips with finger grooves. Only 5 shots but easy to pull out of a drawer and hard to take away.
I think the better SS 686 LEO deals are great too, just giving you another option.
When my friend made this choice she purchased the model 60 in .357. The idea was to practice and get comfortable with the handgun using .38 and move up to .357.
Hope she finds the right one for her.
Zach S
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Hi-Point Carbine. Low recoil, easy to shoot, easy to reload, cheap buy and feed.
Buy one, and offer to take her to the range with a box of shells. Based on my experience, I'd bet that she'll be a lot more accurate with a PCC than a pistol, and I'm not a bettin' man.
Buy one, and offer to take her to the range with a box of shells. Based on my experience, I'd bet that she'll be a lot more accurate with a PCC than a pistol, and I'm not a bettin' man.
LouisianaMan
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Generally, I think OP is on the right track: 4" K-frame .38 SPL. Great combo of size, power, controllability, ease of use, and availability of ammo.
However, I strongly agree with the advice to get one that fits her hands! My wife is a decent shot, but has small hands and can't manage a K-frame or Ruger Service-Six well at all. Totally different story with J-frame, Colt D-frame, or SP101.
Since she hasn't shot much, stick with wadcutters if you choose a .38. +P will likely intimidate her & make her afraid of the gun. Along those lines, STAY AWAY from lightweights/airweights. Felt recoil may ruin her for shooting. Ditto for shotguns with buckshot--a great combo for most who are posting here, but generally lousy for women who shoot very little, don't like guns, small/weak/old, etc.
Strongly consider a good used .32 S&W Long in J frame if she is small/weak/afraid of guns. Far less kick & report than even mild .38s, but .32 wadcutters are far more effective than .22s. Also, as someone pointed out, trigger pull on .22s is typically far harder.
Also, based on your description, autos are out, as are semi-auto, pump & lever rifles. Yes, guys, I have owned and like all of them, but I've also seen how my wife & daughters wind up confused on safeties, unloading tubular magazines, safely unloading cocked weapons, etc. If they train repetitively on one gun, they get pretty good, but introducing them to various guns over the years has simply confused them. They're NOT "dumb," they just aren't into shooting as a hobby (despite my efforts and shoot rarely. Nonetheless, they can put a hand-sized group on a 5-7 yd target with centerfire handguns that fit their hands.
Good luck, and kudos for helping her out.
However, I strongly agree with the advice to get one that fits her hands! My wife is a decent shot, but has small hands and can't manage a K-frame or Ruger Service-Six well at all. Totally different story with J-frame, Colt D-frame, or SP101.
Since she hasn't shot much, stick with wadcutters if you choose a .38. +P will likely intimidate her & make her afraid of the gun. Along those lines, STAY AWAY from lightweights/airweights. Felt recoil may ruin her for shooting. Ditto for shotguns with buckshot--a great combo for most who are posting here, but generally lousy for women who shoot very little, don't like guns, small/weak/old, etc.
Strongly consider a good used .32 S&W Long in J frame if she is small/weak/afraid of guns. Far less kick & report than even mild .38s, but .32 wadcutters are far more effective than .22s. Also, as someone pointed out, trigger pull on .22s is typically far harder.
Also, based on your description, autos are out, as are semi-auto, pump & lever rifles. Yes, guys, I have owned and like all of them, but I've also seen how my wife & daughters wind up confused on safeties, unloading tubular magazines, safely unloading cocked weapons, etc. If they train repetitively on one gun, they get pretty good, but introducing them to various guns over the years has simply confused them. They're NOT "dumb," they just aren't into shooting as a hobby (despite my efforts
and shoot rarely. Nonetheless, they can put a hand-sized group on a 5-7 yd target with centerfire handguns that fit their hands. Good luck, and kudos for helping her out.
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Thanks again, all. Great posts CONTINUE to roll in!
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