After letting her shoot a whole bunch a guns, she settled firmly into the revolver camp, then narrowed it down to liking a 3" barrel best.
Thus, she carried my M65-3 3" for a while, although it was "heavy" and "big."
Early last March, I stumbled upon a '71 3" barreled S&W Model 37 "no dash" Airweight that I just knew she'd like. Thus, I bought it for her birthday later in the week, and put a Tyler T-grip on it for better comfort and control.
The verdict?
She LOVES it. She likes the weight, the small size, but the accuracy of the 3" barrel.
She shoots it really well too!
T.