Not even with the "push the frame instead of pull the slide" method? That's one stiff spring.
Meet up with some shooting friends or a range that rents guns and try out as many guns as you can before you make a decision. I bought my first gun based on a suggestion from a family member and ended up trading it. What feels good in the store doesn't always translate into what feels good when you shoot it.I too have a few problems with the slides. I am fighting a little of carpel tunnel. I want something that will protect me, not **** someone off! I haven't shot a lot of handguns, but I shoot several shotguns during hunting season so I am not afraid of guns. Keep looking at the Taurus Model 85 hammerless but I am not sure. I won't carry in my purse, can't find my keys half of the time in my purse!! LOL! Any suggestions?
I too have a few problems with the slides. I am fighting a little of carpel tunnel. I want something that will protect me, not **** someone off! I haven't shot a lot of handguns, but I shoot several shotguns during hunting season so I am not afraid of guns. Keep looking at the Taurus Model 85 hammerless but I am not sure. I won't carry in my purse, can't find my keys half of the time in my purse!! LOL! Any suggestions?
Has she shot these guns to see what they are like?I was thinking about a 3 inch barrell. With ammo I could go around $300. Yes she is dead set on a revolver, because that's what both her grandma and mother carry.
She might want to choose what feels right to her and not necessarily what others carry.
Jay said:This is strictly my opinion, and has worked in many years of firearms training, and for men and ladies alike. Buy a handgun just like you would buy a pair of shoes. If Ol' Joe over here says he likes Charlie China tennis shoes, and you're looking for a new pair of shoes, do you run out and buy Joe's pick, just because HE likes 'em? Probably not. If a new shooter is asking what to buy for a carry gun, it doesn't matter what works for me, or anyone else. I suggest telling that new shooter to go to many gun shops, and/or gun shows, and handle all the guns they can get hold of. Just like they would try on shoes. Before long they'll be able to make a list of guns that feel ok, pretty good, real good, and "that really feels great in my hands". The last two are the ones to pursue, and here's why I say that....
If a given handgun doesn't feel "right" in your hands, you'll not shoot it enough to become proficient with it, because it's not comfortable, and you won't like shooting it. Just like you rarely wear shoes that are UNcomfortable. If you're not gonna become proficient with it, save your money, and buy a ball bat to carry. With proper fundamentals, he/she can learn to shoot almost any handgun, or any caliber. Very few folks can re-train their hands to make just any handgun feel comfortable. The last suggestion.........proper shooting techinques, practiced slowly, but proficiently, will breed speed. Do it slowly, and do it the right way, every time.......If you practice speed first, and introduce less efficient techniques into your training, you'll have to do it all over again to get it right.
By the way..... anyone who introduces a new shooter to our pastime by having them start with a large-caliber handgun, makes a very poor decision. Yes, some folks do ok starting out with large calibers, but the vast majority will not continue to shoot if their very 1st experience is with .50 S&W. Start with a .22 caliber something, and as your technique/accuracy improves, work up from there.
Again, just my ramblings.... but they work for me...
Shoot Safely....
I too have a few problems with the slides. I am fighting a little of carpel tunnel. I want something that will protect me, not **** someone off! I haven't shot a lot of handguns, but I shoot several shotguns during hunting season so I am not afraid of guns. Keep looking at the Taurus Model 85 hammerless but I am not sure. I won't carry in my purse, can't find my keys half of the time in my purse!! LOL! Any suggestions?