Beretta 84 is nice if you find a Italian made one. Plus it is 13 rounds...
I haven't seen any .380 cartridges for sale anywhere in quite some time-where are you finding shells?
My girlfriend carries a LCP, and loves it. Difficult to operate slide, but very high quality.
I haven't seen any .380 cartridges for sale anywhere in quite some time-where are you finding shells?
Your quest mirror my own. When my wife fist received her LTCH, she wanted something concealable, controllable and powerful enough to get the job done.
This is what she chose as her first real handgun:
Bersa Thunder 380cc (Cost ~390 bucks)
After some time with the Bersa 380cc, she finally decided that she wanted more power and the utmost in reliability. This is what she now carries:
Ruger LCR .38 Special (Cost ~390 bucks)
Both are awesome choices.
How's the trigger pull on the LCR? My wife has weak hands, and that is the only thing that concerns her about a revolver.
The LCR has the best out-of-box trigger of any small frame revolver. That is the one constant theme you will see when you read professional and personal reviews of the LCR. My wife could not pull the trigger of any of the J-frame Smiths without having her hands begin to shake. She tried the LCR and said right away, "this is my new gun". The best part is that the LCR's trigger gets even better after a couple hundred pulls. My wife also learned right away how to stage the double action trigger for increased accuracy... She's a dead shot with it. She also learned to control recoil by changing her supporting hand thumb position over the back of her strong hand. She now says that the felt recoil is half of what is used to be... she's a happy shooter.
This video link shows the best way to shoot a snubbie revolver:
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