Spindrift
Member
Greetings everyone and happy Independence Day!
I have been exploring some possibilities for a carry gun for my mother.
She is 67 with a slight build, and her hands have lost quite a bit of strength over the last several years making a semi-auto virtually impossible for her to manipulate and fire safely.
A few years back I procured a S&W Scandium 340PD for her to carry, thinking that the light weight and ease of operation would encourage daily carry, and she did fine with it for the last several years.
The problem is now, she's having a difficult time with recoil when using .357's and in my humble opinion, the .38 is just simply an underperforming round. I realize that the +P's are a little better but I am now trying to find something that can combine the best stopping power with the ease of operation and keeping in mind the weight so that she'll actually carry the darn thing.
Any suggestions for me?
I have been exploring some possibilities for a carry gun for my mother.
She is 67 with a slight build, and her hands have lost quite a bit of strength over the last several years making a semi-auto virtually impossible for her to manipulate and fire safely.
A few years back I procured a S&W Scandium 340PD for her to carry, thinking that the light weight and ease of operation would encourage daily carry, and she did fine with it for the last several years.
The problem is now, she's having a difficult time with recoil when using .357's and in my humble opinion, the .38 is just simply an underperforming round. I realize that the +P's are a little better but I am now trying to find something that can combine the best stopping power with the ease of operation and keeping in mind the weight so that she'll actually carry the darn thing.
Any suggestions for me?