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Thanks for the reply, Bob T. For whatever reason, my wife prefers revolvers over semi-automatic hand guns. At 5' 2" she's a short woman and also happens to have small hands - which I why I asked about the grip of the S&W. She's handled the Glocks I own and is astoundingly quick (her reaction time/reflexes border on frightening...) with their slides, triggers, and magazine loading. None of that changes the fact that she likes the look and feel of "wheel guns." She accomapanied me recently when I went to drop off one of the aforementioned Glocks to be refinished at a local FFL and had a chance to handle several guns - everthing from Kimber .45s to Colt 1911s to six-shot Glocks to Browning to S&Ws - hell, even a couple of rifles. Of the inventory available, she kept returning to the Smith & Wesson revolvers, stating that they fit her hand the most comfortably, she liked the size of them, and could see herself carrying one concealed. Since I like my marriage (almost 21 years now), I don't argue. She's in the process of obtaining her FOID and will begin training so as to obtain a CCW soon.
That's cool, and I totally get it. Besides, it is one fine little pistol.
I don't know if you reload ammo, or know someone who does, but you can make some very soft shooting, accurate rounds for the .38 special. Great for practice.
 
Hey Harry
I haven't been a gun o phile in quite some time but back in the day I thought the little Rugers were way to go. Pretty accurate, lots of different options, and tuff as a boot. I worked at a shooting range at the time and the rental guns had hundreds of thousands of rounds ran through them during there lifetime. Ruger was by far the toughest of the bunch. Glock did very well also. Just my .02. Eric View attachment 1074350

You may like this one.

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I truly regret buying a "Walther" P22 over a Ruger MK3. Started right after I got it, found out on the range they don't cycle reliably on anything but high-velocity ammo. That can be troublesome to find and I don't stockpile ammo. Over the last ~8 years when everyone else was I rarely saw it. Runs like a top when you have it but the Ruger will digest just about anything. The other part is that the P22 has a mostly plastic (frame) and zinc (slide) construction whereas the Ruger is all steel. Maybe just me but I like steel and have never warmed to plastic frame guns. I didn't really think about it at the time I bought it and I nearly didn't. It's why I don't buy at gun shows when I know nothing about what I am looking at. Shame on me. Then there is the Umarex airsoft connection, they own Walther... This is perhaps the only time you'll find me whining about buyer's remorse on AK.
 
I had a .22 cal. Ruger Blackhawk for a while, but that bolt kept catching the skin between my thumb and trigger finger. That is a really painful drawback of a pistol and its operator. I sold it for $35 in 1976. I should have kept it. The only other pistol I had was a CO2 auto bb pistol. One day it stopped working after I had just installed a fresh cartridge. In my wisdom I started with a screwdriver and attempted to disassemble the handle. I was surprised to say the least when the handle blew apart and launched the CO2 cartridge at the speed of a bullet, into the wall near me. The sound was no less than a shotgun being discharged. I am so lucky to be alive today. In any case, I was never very good with a pistol.

I do have an Ithaca Deerslayer and a Remington single shot .22 that the Florida humidity has ruined. I keep them both mostly disassembled and out of the hands of my grandsons. I used to do headshots on Florida squirrels with the .22. I have not shot either in 25 years.
 
Had 2 replicas ,one was that one and the other 1858 Remington.Both were .44 cap and ball and were a blast to shoot.Did the capt survive the war?
 
The AR pistol will make a nice truck gun but my day to day carry is this little beauty, a Springfield XDs in .45ACP. It ain't fun to practice with as it's a lightweight piece with a 3.3" barrel and it'll beat you up a bit after 30 or so practice rounds but it carries nicely and it is very effective at what it is designed to do. I've since switched up to Federal Premium 230 gr Hydra-Shok JHP ammo.

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I would love to have one of these for my carry weapon.
 
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