I've been an avid shooter for several years now and over that time have introduced several family members and friends to the joy of our sport. My mother absolutely fell in love with my S&W 686 at the range after a lifetime of hating guns. She's so comfortable with the idea of a revolver that she now wants to own one. She lives alone and it would primarily be for self defense but I'd like it to be a comfortable enough gun that she could enjoy shooting it at the range as well so she's confident and comfortable with it. Concealment isn't really an issue since it won't be leaving her house. A larger, lighter recoil option would be better for her. She shot .38 special through my 4" 686 and wasn't bothered at all by it.
My hope is to be able to get her something for Christmas but with buying for my dad, a sister, a wife, a niece, and a lot of other family members it's going to be difficult for me to drop $500 on a Christmas gift.
She wouldn't be offended at all by a used gun even if it had some character (nicks, etc) on it. She just wants something functional and dependable.
With that being said I was hoping to get some feedback from some of the experts around here on options.
I really appreciate it!
My hope is to be able to get her something for Christmas but with buying for my dad, a sister, a wife, a niece, and a lot of other family members it's going to be difficult for me to drop $500 on a Christmas gift.
She wouldn't be offended at all by a used gun even if it had some character (nicks, etc) on it. She just wants something functional and dependable.
With that being said I was hoping to get some feedback from some of the experts around here on options.
I really appreciate it!
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