No, it's the total package. I have an airweight, I have a good friend witha stainless charter arms snubby. If they don't know trigger control, learning on a snub nose is a very unrewarding place to start. Very few people I have ever meet can shoot a snub nose revolver well. They just have a very steep learning curve. Combine a stiff trigger, noticeable recoil even with wadcutters, and crude sights and you have a package that is difficult to control, not fun to shoot ( not fun to practice with), and is gonna set in a draw not on a hip. There is nothing inherently stupid with women that dictates they can't handle semi autos. Also try to teach a reload with a j frame. I can empty 15 an reload in the time it takes and unpracticed revolver shooter to reload. I am always amazed at the number of people I meet at various ranges that put silhouette targets out at 5 yards and struggle to keep their precious snubbie 5 rounds in the torso. There is some schools of thought that preach taking your worst day at the range double the group size and that is what you can expect under stress, minute of torso becomes minute of crowd. If she wants a revolver track down a k frame in a 2.5"-4" configuration ( longer if she just plans to target shoot). The extra inch of sight radius you gain from an 1.7/8" barreled j frame to even a 2.5" k frame, coupled with a lighter trigger, better sights, added heft and larger grip, add so much to aiding a new shooter it's almost unbelievable. J frames are about as thick in the pocket as a glock 26, there is just no real gain with buying a snubby ex pet saving weight, the trade offs for this weight savings are apparent after the first trigger squeeze