DMK
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Mom has a carry permit and is looking for a pocket gun to carry concealed. She wants something compact and very light. She thinks the steel framed J-frames feel like a brick. I know that if she doesn't feel comfortable carrying the gun, she'll leave it at home.
She has fairly weak hands so racking the slide on an auto is out of the question. She can't handle a .38 J-frame with standard 158gr. ball ammo at all. Just to get an idea of her tolerance level, she tried my Dad's Kel-tec P32 and even that recoiled too much for her (although it's awfully small and light).
She handles her Model 15 K-frame .38 target gun well, but it has a big, soft rubber grip on it (I wish she'd carry it, but it's too big and heavy). She can shoot .22LR from a small gun really well, but I'm just not at all that comfortable with her using a .22LR for a carry gun.
I'm thinking maybe a lightweight J-frame in .22mag or .32H&R might do the trick.
Any suggestions? Has anybody else gone through this type of thing someone? It's kind of tough because you can't exactly try before you buy.
She has fairly weak hands so racking the slide on an auto is out of the question. She can't handle a .38 J-frame with standard 158gr. ball ammo at all. Just to get an idea of her tolerance level, she tried my Dad's Kel-tec P32 and even that recoiled too much for her (although it's awfully small and light).
She handles her Model 15 K-frame .38 target gun well, but it has a big, soft rubber grip on it (I wish she'd carry it, but it's too big and heavy). She can shoot .22LR from a small gun really well, but I'm just not at all that comfortable with her using a .22LR for a carry gun.
I'm thinking maybe a lightweight J-frame in .22mag or .32H&R might do the trick.
Any suggestions? Has anybody else gone through this type of thing someone? It's kind of tough because you can't exactly try before you buy.