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Hope that gets lots of attention.
I have a situation, and am looking for guidance. A neighbor lady, very nice, great to the neighborhood children, had a bit of a scare the other night. Someone she didn't know came to her door, knocked, and then tried to open the door as she was looking through the peephole. He then walked towards her backyard, where he met her lovable but protective Husky, Rosie, and took off. She called the police, and there's going to be little they can do, as she gave only a general description, not having gotten a good look at the man.
Anyways, rying to shorten a long story, she lives alone, and is frightened of something similar occurring again. She has decided that she wants to purchase a gun for her home. She has some previous handgun experience, when she went shooting with her late husband, a military officer. (His guns went to her son, who lives in VA.) She said she always enjoyed shooting handguns, never liked shotguns or rifles.
Here's the rub. She's in her sixties, and has arthritis in her hands. It's generally not a problem, though it has diminished her hand strength a bit, and she indicates that she's concerned that recoil might cause her pain. So, she's asked me to help her choose a handgun. She wants a handgun because she can lock it in a small safe in her nightstand when her grandchildren stay with her, plus she just likes handguns (I can understand).
I plan on taking her to a range to try some on, if you will. I'll take my Glock 19, my Smith Model 19, and my Smith 649. My question is what other handguns do you all know of that are light kicking, but still at least marginally adequate for defensive purposes. The range rental counter is well stocked, and we should be able to try out most anything you can think of. Should we try some .380's?
I have a situation, and am looking for guidance. A neighbor lady, very nice, great to the neighborhood children, had a bit of a scare the other night. Someone she didn't know came to her door, knocked, and then tried to open the door as she was looking through the peephole. He then walked towards her backyard, where he met her lovable but protective Husky, Rosie, and took off. She called the police, and there's going to be little they can do, as she gave only a general description, not having gotten a good look at the man.
Anyways, rying to shorten a long story, she lives alone, and is frightened of something similar occurring again. She has decided that she wants to purchase a gun for her home. She has some previous handgun experience, when she went shooting with her late husband, a military officer. (His guns went to her son, who lives in VA.) She said she always enjoyed shooting handguns, never liked shotguns or rifles.
Here's the rub. She's in her sixties, and has arthritis in her hands. It's generally not a problem, though it has diminished her hand strength a bit, and she indicates that she's concerned that recoil might cause her pain. So, she's asked me to help her choose a handgun. She wants a handgun because she can lock it in a small safe in her nightstand when her grandchildren stay with her, plus she just likes handguns (I can understand).
I plan on taking her to a range to try some on, if you will. I'll take my Glock 19, my Smith Model 19, and my Smith 649. My question is what other handguns do you all know of that are light kicking, but still at least marginally adequate for defensive purposes. The range rental counter is well stocked, and we should be able to try out most anything you can think of. Should we try some .380's?