Recent content by Junglebob

I borrowed a friends S&W .357 snubby revolver, it weighs about 23 ounces. My wife fired .38 special ammo in it and didn't seem to mind the recoil. I still need to get her to try a Ruger LCR.

I've been looking for a CC gun for my wife. She held a Shield during the classroom portion of a CC class. She used a .22 for the class, a Mark 3, I believe and liked it because of the lack of recoil. I met the instructor at a range for her to try the Shield. The problem was she couldn't...

I guess my wife is like yours in some respects, a little older 62 now. She works part-time as an RN. Unfortunately one of the places that carry is prohibited at is hospitals, though not in parked cars. Like your wife my wife hasn't needed a gun up to this point. She plans on retiring...

The S&W 60 is about the weight of a Taurus 85 so I suppose the felt recoil would be about the same. I guess we may go to that range I mentioned earlier that rents handguns and has the LCR and Taurus 85 to rent and have her try both. I think and LCR .38 being so much lighter might have more...

I'm wondering if a Ruger 101 revolver might be something for her. It being a little heavier should reduce felt recoil. I found a range that rents revolvers in a city not to far from us. They don't rent that model of Ruger revolver, but do have a Taurus 85 that they rent. How would the...

Thanks for the offer maybe we'll be in your neck of the woods sometiime and take you up on it. I found a range in Paducah Kentucky, where we sometimes go, that rents handguns. They have some revolvers for rent, no SP101 though. They did have a Taurus 85, any idea if the trigger pull and felt...

I found some .38 special police wadcutter 148gr ammo for 30 cents a round, 3D brand. Would this be a lower recoil ammo? Maybe I'll find a revolver about the weight of a Ruger 101, to borrow, for her to try and get some.

I found some .38 special 148gr police wadcutter ammo in 3D brand for 30 cents per round. Would this be a lower recoil ammo? I might get some and borrow a snubby like the Ruger 101 or something of that weight for her to try.

Thanks for the teaching suggestions. I think I'm pretty good at positive encouragement, I taught my wife to drive when we were still single, car with a manual transmission, it went pretty well and she married me. Also taught my daughter to drive a manual transmission car.

I know the S&W wasn't poly. Not sure if it was an airweight. I'll have to ask the friend I borrowed it from. Ammo was standard FMJ I'm pretty sure.

I'm located near Carbondale Illinois, in Southern Illinois, that's over 300 miles south of Chicago, about 100 miles south of St.Louis Mo. My wife can work the slide on my semi-auto 9mm though not easily, but she can get a round chambered. It's not a light gun but she doesn't like the recoil.

You mention GP100 to help with recoil. What is GP100? Don't know of any female NRA instructors in my area. Light recoiling .38 special loads might be a good idea to start with. No I haven't seen, heard, or felt a 22 mag out of a Ruger.

My wife took a CC class with me. She got to hold a S&W Shield in the classroom portion and liked how it fit her hand. I arranged for her to try shooting one at a range with the instructor. She wasn't able to rack the slide and chamber a round. She used a .22 semi-auto for the course and liked...

Does either the 357 LCR or SP101 have a lighter trigger than the S&W .38 snubby she tried? Maybe something with a 9 1/2 pound trigger pull would help accuracy.

How is the recoil on the P938? It is a some more than I planned on spending. Any .380 pistol anyone can recommend with easy to work slide and heavy enough that recoil isn't as bad or worse than most 9mm?