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My wife picked out this 38 Special -hope she can handle it ok
- Thread starter Gary MacGuyver
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she's over 6ft tall, not her first shoot
she isn't a new shooter, just not an avid shooter either and at 6ft tall as well...its more about ease of operation as a slide gun just doesnt seem to be her general liking
I have a job at the range so we'll shoot the heck out of it when we pick it up.
if she invests the time to train to use it, she will be able to handle it. You can't expect someone who has never attempted to swim before to try and win a triathlon. You need to practice so that you can win when someone is trying to kill ya. Fine motor skills need to be trained and honed.
I tried to get my wife interested in shooting one of my S&W 38 snubbies.
Nope.
After one cylinder full she put it down and went back to her much loved S&W Bodyguard EZ 380.
I had even put pink grips on the snubbie....
Nope.
After one cylinder full she put it down and went back to her much loved S&W Bodyguard EZ 380.
I had even put pink grips on the snubbie....
I didn't know Taurus made a polymer-frame revolvers, but they do soak up recoil better than a steel gun of the same size.
My LCR is the only 357 I can shoot as much as I like without being crippled the next day. The flex in the frame and that Hogue grip with the gel pad over the backstrap really make a difference.
On the flip side 38 isn't my favorite cartridge for self defense. I remember a few years ago a woman put five rounds into an attackers face, and he just yelled 'stop shooting me lady' and ran out of the house. He did eventually die a mile or two down the road, but hardly a quick stop and he could have just as easily died stabbing her to death.
That's just one story, but there's lots of others where 38 just didn't do the job. Just read some of Jim Cirillo's stuff for some scary/funny incidents he had with 38 police loads.
Still, with good quality SD ammo and good shot placement it shouldn't be an issue.
My LCR is the only 357 I can shoot as much as I like without being crippled the next day. The flex in the frame and that Hogue grip with the gel pad over the backstrap really make a difference.
On the flip side 38 isn't my favorite cartridge for self defense. I remember a few years ago a woman put five rounds into an attackers face, and he just yelled 'stop shooting me lady' and ran out of the house. He did eventually die a mile or two down the road, but hardly a quick stop and he could have just as easily died stabbing her to death.
That's just one story, but there's lots of others where 38 just didn't do the job. Just read some of Jim Cirillo's stuff for some scary/funny incidents he had with 38 police loads.
Still, with good quality SD ammo and good shot placement it shouldn't be an issue.
LOL on the pink grips. Mine only wants to shoot my reloads in her 380. I wouldn't recommend because a factory load would be better ballistically. But she hits what she aims at, that's rule #1
There is a reason the 38, 357 and 9mm are called the widow maker
