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<blockquote data-quote="jej" data-source="post: 1034398" data-attributes="member: 5563"><p>Personally, I would consider working on the .38. Her grip/trigger finger will improve a great deal with exercise. Dry fire is good exercise. </p><p></p><p>I have seen folks her age make remarkable improvements in strength and flexibility with exercise, assuming she does not have a medical problem barring the effort. Shooting single action [can she cock it OK?] might be a solution. Find milder .38 rounds - even the weakest will still beat a .22lr. If that still won't cut it, maybe move to a heavier, but still compact .38 like a Ruger SP101. There is very little recoil when you shoot one with .38 specials. You can really tell the difference between it and an alloy J frame. Probably get the model with the hammer so she can single-action the thing.</p><p></p><p>A good book on the strength angle is Strength Training Past 50 by Westcott and Baeschle. Probably available in the local library.</p><p></p><p>I have a Ruger .22 auto. I do carry locked and loaded in the field, in an OWB holster. I have no idea if that is safe for CCW carry. Not much recoil, of course, and not much impact on live targets larger than rabbits.</p><p></p><p>Edit - you posted that she can single action while I was doing my post. That works. An SP101, in .38/357 with a three inch bbl? If that is still too much, and you must go the .22 route, either a used SP101 in .22 [hard to find] or an S&W equivalent. I don't know the model numbers for the Smith. Is it s 617?</p><p></p><p>jej</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jej, post: 1034398, member: 5563"] Personally, I would consider working on the .38. Her grip/trigger finger will improve a great deal with exercise. Dry fire is good exercise. I have seen folks her age make remarkable improvements in strength and flexibility with exercise, assuming she does not have a medical problem barring the effort. Shooting single action [can she cock it OK?] might be a solution. Find milder .38 rounds - even the weakest will still beat a .22lr. If that still won't cut it, maybe move to a heavier, but still compact .38 like a Ruger SP101. There is very little recoil when you shoot one with .38 specials. You can really tell the difference between it and an alloy J frame. Probably get the model with the hammer so she can single-action the thing. A good book on the strength angle is Strength Training Past 50 by Westcott and Baeschle. Probably available in the local library. I have a Ruger .22 auto. I do carry locked and loaded in the field, in an OWB holster. I have no idea if that is safe for CCW carry. Not much recoil, of course, and not much impact on live targets larger than rabbits. Edit - you posted that she can single action while I was doing my post. That works. An SP101, in .38/357 with a three inch bbl? If that is still too much, and you must go the .22 route, either a used SP101 in .22 [hard to find] or an S&W equivalent. I don't know the model numbers for the Smith. Is it s 617? jej [/QUOTE]
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