If you really want dependability, you can't beat a small, 5-shot revolver for PD! Ruger's LCR is a great little gun, weighing in at just 13.5 oz, and you can add a Tritium Night Sight from XS Sights in Texas ($68 shipped). A good +P .38 will smack anything a .380 would give you, and it'll be more accurate.
S&W make several nice airweight guns, the 642, 638, 637, 442, Lady Smith, etc...as will the Taurus Model 85, that will do the trick as well, but none of them have a pinned in front nights which makes installing the Tritium NS interchangeable. To switch any of them over would require a gunsmith and some more $$.
S&W make several nice airweight guns, the 642, 638, 637, 442, Lady Smith, etc...as will the Taurus Model 85, that will do the trick as well, but none of them have a pinned in front nights which makes installing the Tritium NS interchangeable. To switch any of them over would require a gunsmith and some more $$.
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