Revolver options for female (with safety)

[TROOPER]

Girlfriend looking for a range gun, but she has tiny hands.

She is 4'10" (at best) and has tiny hands lol.

She has shot my Glock 19 and a Sig P226 9mm, but both being double stack the grip is kind of wide for her.

It makes it difficult to get good finger placement on the trigger, and to operate the magazine release. She also struggles a little with racking the slide.

We're considering trying her with revolvers, but looking for options so we can go rent something from a range.

She'd really like a safety for peace of mind, although I know most revolvers don't have a safety.

We'd also like to keep recoil manageable and something with relatively cheap ammo, so I'm guessing 9mm or .38

Purely a range gun, so does not need to be carried or concealed.

Any suggestions or ideas?

 

[Traveler]

LCP or LC9?

 

[Biggfoot44]

First off , a manual safety is a non starter , take it off your list.

Your two obvioius options are all steel J Frame and SP101.

With basic laws of physics more wt = less recoil , but it kind of depends on her situation between absolute recoil vs strength for basic handling of gun.

 

[TROOPER]

LCP or LC9?

We've considered those, although have not shot them yet..

We're thinking about a revolver just because the operation will be easier. And she won't have to struggle with racking the slide, magazines, jams etc etc.

 

[StantonCree]

686 4 inch and shoot 38

Well that was easy end thread.

 

[HortusQ]

on target on route 175 Jessup rents guns@ the indoor range for cheap
the best safety is between your ears good luck

 

[TROOPER]

First off , a manual safety is a non starter , take it off your list.

Your two obvioius options are all steel J Frame and SP101.

With basic laws of physics more wt = less recoil , but it kind of depends on her situation between absolute recoil vs strength for basic handling of gun.

Oh I hear you

But right now she has safety on the brain, and being a new shooter is still kind of nervous.

I'm working her through it, but a safety wouldn't even be high on my list lol

 

[Mooseman]

Ruger GP100.

 

[Traveler]

4 inch GP100 with 38 +P if she must have a revolver.

I think the LC9 would be the best firepower and size compromise. My opinion of course. Gold dot 124 ammo.

 

[TROOPER]

on target on route 175 Jessup rents guns@ the indoor range for cheap
the best safety is between your ears good luck

Agree completely

 

[K31]

Webley-Fosbery. It has a safety.

 

[yournamehere]

Went through this last year with my wife. She has tiny hands as well and could not manipulate the mag release on most semi's. Could not find a revolver that she liked either. Finally went with the Springfield XDS 9. Fits her perfectly, and I like it as well.

 

[SRD]

My wife went through the same thing ,albeit this was in the late 90's so the selection is far better now and ended up with a J frame.

 

[JSW]

S&W 60-15 its a 3" 357 5 shot it has a full length grip. I got one for my wife loaded with 38's makes a easy shooting range gun and it is a nice carry gun as well. by the way her usual gun is a model 19 4"

 

[Bob A]

S&W M36 with a 3" barrel is pretty sweet. All steel, small but with a longer sight radius, a bit of extra mass to help with recoil but not so heavy as a 357, small enough to carry, large enough to get past the difficulties of shooting a snubby.

I saw a revolver with a safety once, but it was an old C&R type. It was interesting, but too much money to buy for the sake of owning an oddity.

 

[TheBert]

Girlfriend looking for a range gun, but she has tiny hands.



She is 4'10" (at best) and has tiny hands lol.



She has shot my Glock 19 and a Sig P226 9mm, but both being double stack the grip is kind of wide for her.



It makes it difficult to get good finger placement on the trigger, and to operate the magazine release. She also struggles a little with racking the slide.



We're considering trying her with revolvers, but looking for options so we can go rent something from a range.



She'd really like a safety for peace of mind, although I know most revolvers don't have a safety.



We'd also like to keep recoil manageable and something with relatively cheap ammo, so I'm guessing 9mm or .38



Purely a range gun, so does not need to be carried or concealed.



Any suggestions or ideas?

Colt Mustang .380

 

[Mike OTDP]

For a range gun? Just for the pleasure of shooting? Get a .22 revolver (yes, you can find ammo - just look for something other than el-cheapo bulk). Ruger Single-Six, Ruger Bearcat, or S&W Model 34.

 

[sxs]

My daughter talked me out of my S&W Mod 19 just prior to Oct 1st last year. She loves shooting 38 target loads from it but she and the gun can also handle occasional .357 loads. The .357s she fired in trying it out were my handloads and more like 38+Ps That gun is a k-frame and has a 4" barrel. The 686 is a better choice for a steady diet of full power 357 magnum but it is a slightly heavier frame as it is an L-frame. The grip size, however, is the same as the K-frame IIRC. If she gets a 686, I would get a 4" or 6" barrel. Their much easier to keep on target than a short or snubby barrel because of the longer sighting radius

Mike OTDP brings up food for thought...but presuming she may want something to be a home defense gun as well, a medium frame S&W or other similar sized revolver is hard to beat.

 

[eos40b]

My wife also has small hands and had difficulty with the glock 17. Got the 9mm Kareen (Browning Hi Power) and she has no problem with holding it or racking it and wants to shoot it

 

[pwoolford]

686 4 inch and shoot 38

Well that was easy end thread.

This is my wife's go to gun. If .22 was an option my wife also likes shooting the Ruger 22/45 Lite. She has trouble pulling the slide back on Glocks and M&P's but can rack the slide on the Ruger.