Revolver

teenagegunwacho · 02-11-2008, 03:06 PM

my mom is wanting to buy a pistol and i told her to get a revolver since it is not as likely to mess up. but other than that i dont know what to tell her. a 40+ caliber would jump to much in her small hands and i want to know what has enough knockdown with minimal recoil or jump or whatever.

Cyrille · 02-11-2008, 03:27 PM

A 38 caliber is good.

NRAJOE · 02-11-2008, 03:29 PM

Get a 4 inch .357....
Then you have a gun that will handle two calibers....

neophyte · 02-11-2008, 03:33 PM

teenagegunwhaco: Sir; the "Cyrille's" answer is "great"
Now what about this.
Buy a Ruger GP100 .357 and shoot .38's out of it

Best of 2 worlds.
Cheaper to shoot .38's yet a 'hoss' of a gun other wise.

Your 'mom' wouldn't or shouldn't have problems and when the time comes approx 60yrs she could give it to you

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Rugers are strong, tuff, durable, and will handle heavy loading and not fall apart.

Don357 · 02-12-2008, 11:08 PM

For a CCW or house gun, a lady like your mother would probably feel comfortable with a Charter Arms Undercover .38spl or a .357mag Mag Pug or a .44spl Bulldog. They are small, easy to conceal, powerful, and trouble free. I would go with the Undercover or the Mag Pug for her.

GlockMeister · 02-12-2008, 11:37 PM

I say she should get or you should get her a .357 in 4" also. Then she could shoot .38s and .38+Ps. And then once she became comfortable with it, she could then start using the .357 rounds.

TXplt · 02-13-2008, 07:21 AM

Depends on what she wants to do with it. As previously mentioned, for home or car defense it's hard to go wrong with a 4" quality .357 (Ruger GP-100, Smith, Taurus) and load with .38's for practice.

If she intends it as a carry gun, you might start looking toward the snubbies. For something that doesn't jump too much, an all steel Ruger SP-101 might be the ticket (have 2 and 3" ish barrels). They're a little heavy, but tend not to jump as much as the airweights (S$W).

FS00008 · 02-13-2008, 10:06 AM

I agree with TXplt, however I happen to be a big fan of the J-Frame S&W 640. To each his/her own however.

Bookman · 02-13-2008, 07:55 PM

I'm a big fan of the K-frame S&W revolvers for novices - a Model 10 .38 Spl will serve well.

02-11-2008, 03:06 PM	#1
teenagegunwacho Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: The South Posts: 123	Revolver my mom is wanting to buy a pistol and i told her to get a revolver since it is not as likely to mess up. but other than that i dont know what to tell her. a 40+ caliber would jump to much in her small hands and i want to know what has enough knockdown with minimal recoil or jump or whatever.

02-11-2008, 03:29 PM	#3
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,043 Images: 3	Get a 4 inch .357.... Then you have a gun that will handle two calibers.... __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

02-11-2008, 03:33 PM	#4
neophyte Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 3,489 Blog Entries: 2	Good choice teenagegunwhaco: Sir; the "Cyrille's" answer is "great" Now what about this. Buy a Ruger GP100 .357 and shoot .38's out of it Best of 2 worlds. Cheaper to shoot .38's yet a 'hoss' of a gun other wise. Your 'mom' wouldn't or shouldn't have problems and when the time comes approx 60yrs she could give it to you. Rugers are strong, tuff, durable, and will handle heavy loading and not fall apart. __________________ Craig By the standards of most

02-12-2008, 11:37 PM	#6
GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 5,358	I say she should get or you should get her a .357 in 4" also. Then she could shoot .38s and .38+Ps. And then once she became comfortable with it, she could then start using the .357 rounds. __________________ I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6!

02-13-2008, 07:21 AM	#7
TXplt Lost in the Ozone Again Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 2,773 Images: 4 Blog Entries: 2	Depends on what she wants to do with it. As previously mentioned, for home or car defense it's hard to go wrong with a 4" quality .357 (Ruger GP-100, Smith, Taurus) and load with .38's for practice. If she intends it as a carry gun, you might start looking toward the snubbies. For something that doesn't jump too much, an all steel Ruger SP-101 might be the ticket (have 2 and 3" ish barrels). They're a little heavy, but tend not to jump as much as the airweights (S$W). __________________ Old fighter pilots never die.....They just wind up in Texas

02-11-2008, 03:27 PM	#2
Cyrille Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 1,834	A 38 caliber is good.

02-12-2008, 11:08 PM	#5
Don357 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Semmes Alabama Posts: 269	For a CCW or house gun, a lady like your mother would probably feel comfortable with a Charter Arms Undercover .38spl or a .357mag Mag Pug or a .44spl Bulldog. They are small, easy to conceal, powerful, and trouble free. I would go with the Undercover or the Mag Pug for her.

02-13-2008, 10:06 AM	#8
FS00008 Сергей Иванович Мосин Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: California Posts: 951 Blog Entries: 1	I agree with TXplt, however I happen to be a big fan of the J-Frame S&W 640. To each his/her own however.

02-13-2008, 07:55 PM	#9
Bookman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: 10 paces south of Canada Posts: 738	I'm a big fan of the K-frame S&W revolvers for novices - a Model 10 .38 Spl will serve well.