Posted on 12/07/2008 6:54:45 PM PST by Mamzelle
When I was on the job I knew a thug from the King Towers in Harlem. His street name was Champ. He walked (WALKED) into the ER at Harlem Hospital with seven (SEVEN) .22 slugs in him......After he stabbed the shooter to death.
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The best way to find out which gun is YOUR gun is to shoot a lot of different guns.
Big and heavy with a light load (like 9mm) will be the easiest and least pleasant to shoot (she never mentioned whether you planned to conceal.) 45 is very comfortable for many ladies too, so she should try for herself.
Revolvers tend to be less comfortable in the hands, but one needs to test for onesself.
One thing to think about, NEVER carry it in your purse.
A .22 would be great for you to learn with. It will help acclimate you to shooting, anticipating the report and recoil (such as it is with a .22) and hitting the target.
That said; while I won't go suggesting, as one did, a .357 shooting .38's, you still need to consider putting a little more energy and mass on the target than a .22 can provide. Sure, with the right shot - a head shot - a .22 is quite deadly but getting that shot, which is a small target in a fast moving, sudden situation may be difficult. And hitting other non critical body parts, especially if we're talking about a 200+lb bubba, might just do more to *iss the guy off than stop him. And if he's in a drug rage, he may not even feel them.
So a .32 or .380 may be in order given your requirements.
Most of all, find an NRA certified instructor. Check nra.org for one in your area. Talk to him. See if there is an indoor (or outdoor if weather permits) range that has arms for rent. Start with a .22 and learn to shoot. Then after discussions with your instructor, find something a little bigger. Try it out. Find one that works for YOU. After all that, then buy.
Good luck and stay safe.
Oh, and what ever you end up buying, buy "Quality". In such an instrument, there is no substitute for quality.
I like that it’s not too heavy and not too light, not too much recoil, and it’s weighted nice. Really smooth to shoot.
Mine came with Crimson Trace laser grips that fit my hand nicely and feel really natural. (One of my brothers mocked my “cute little laser” until I started outshooting him after only a few rounds. heheh)
I had to buy the Crimson Trace grips, but I did manage to get one of the new S&W 642s that don’t have that darned internal lock.
That’s quite a good story! Very interesting!
a couple of years working up there gives a lifetime of stories that you can’t make up.
I think putting anything other than "full jackets" in a .32acp could be its own thread.
Been shot at twice...once in Brooklyn (1975) and once in Kosovo (2000).
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