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Old 08-19-2004, 02:20 PM   #9 (permalink)
Moonduck
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Location: SE USA
"Ugh. A short .38 is a horrible weapon for a chick."

Really? Sounds like personal preference to me. A short revolver has limited uses insofar as combat is concerned, but it is more a case of "Some gun is better than no gun", and it certainly beats .25's, .22's, and .32's that many people tote in autos. My wife has a S&W M-640 Hammerless in stainless, with some fairly solid Pachmayr rubber hardwear on it. It is, for no obvious reason, a tack-driver.

I am a gun-guy, and wanted my wife to try out a number of different shooties before she decided on one. She went through autos, revolvers, and wierd toys like pepperboxes, and declared that she liked revolvers. Her reasoning was simple.

1) It was easier for her to handle as her small hands frequently did not work well with double-stack autos
2) It was simpler, and not being a gun-bunny like me, she didn't want to have to futz with the gun
3) It was more reliable
4) It needs less maintainence and can be safely stored loaded with no issues with springs.

Okay, the last two were things I added in, but the first two came from her without any imput from me. We lucked out in finding the M-640, as it was the personal weapon of a Police LT that we knew, and he'd been issued an auto. Got it at a good price, took it to the range, and was blown away. the substantial Pachmayr grips really helped to stabilize the little gun, and the fixed sites happened to print dead on at 25ft. My wife was happy, and I was, to be honest, a bit jealous.

My advice is to ignore anyone here that says "revolver's/auto's/whatever are junk". Your wife will never use it if she doesn't like it and trust it, so let her do as much of the choosing as your budget allows. And have her shoot it if at all possible.
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