I agree with you there, the TCP is nice. My wife has a 732 and the recoil is very manageable (being .32 helps too). I am about to pick up a 738 for myself.Try to find a taurus tcp 738 for her to size up as far as 380's go. 10.2oz helps a bit with recoil , Way better well rounded 380 micro model than others at a price that starts at 185 lgs up to 260 . Great trigger too. I picked one up and so far found nothing it won't shoot including 6 different HP brands. with a 150 rounds fired so far.