Recommendations will come in from near and far, as far as the requirements you list. Making it simple, I find it interesting that from what I understand, your historic "hitman" used a 22 and used it fairly close up. I do not believe your sister will be getting into any kind of gunfire exchange at distances greater than lets say 10-20 ft max, period/end of story. If it is good enough for a professional killer, it should be lethal enough for self defense. 22s are relatively inexpensive and have the very lo recoil you mentioned more than once. They can be small in size, which may suit your sister, easily carried, and low in weight--the cartridges are also small and light. Replies will be forthcoming that, perhaps, make fun of my choice and offer up the calibers above the 22---they can be inexpensive, particularly 32s and 380s, but they are not lo recoil. Once you get above the 380, your two-time comment on recoil becomes an irrelevant standard. Higher calibers should still be considered--just because someone is a woman is no reason that proper training with higher calibers would still be a problem due to recoil. Many of the best "shooters" around are women--they seem to have an innate sense of self that with training ends up making them more capable and accurate than men. Another possible choice is not a firearm--good, really good sprays and electronics like tasers etal will provide that immediate self defense that may be as good as the 22 although the 22 can be lethal and final unlike these other choices. Read the comments, google for more comments, go to gun shows, go to a good gun shop. Hands on advice and handling of devices is a needed prerequisite.
Do you really have to argue for the sake of arguing? My point is quite obvious----a 22 can be lethal. Try getting a life instead of wasting space.Howdy,
WTF?!?!?
You recommend a .22 as a self defense handgun to a woman that's new to shooting because that's what a professional "Hitman" reportedly uses.
Ok
Paul
Walter is a tad spendy, a bersa cost less and is worth looking at.
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Do you really have to argue for the sake of arguing? My point is quite obvious----a 22 can be legal. Try getting a life instead of wasting space.
Howdy kelcarry,
Yes, I like to argue for the same of arguing, but in this case I was point out that you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about and should NEVER under ANY circumstances give gun advice to anyone.
Yes, both of your post were a waste of space and the 1st one has to be in the Top Five stupidest things posted about guns on the 'Net this year, maybe even this decade.
With you train of thought ( that was hard to type with a straight face ) my 7 1/2" barreled Ruger Super Redhawk .454 Casull would be a great choice for a woman that's a beginning shooter because........hey! it's legal. Whatever the freak that means.
Leave posting gun stuff to the adult gun owners on this forum.
Paul
Thanks everyone for their input. I'm going to look into both the Walther .380 and the Ruger SP101... The Ruger might be more than my sis wants to spend, but we can rent it and try it out. I like the idea of a revolver for her. I think she'll learn to manage recoil, but she needs to get over the first hump of gaining familiarity with and proficiency with her first firearm.
Your disease must be progressing, your spelling is going down hill in your ignorant rants. By the way Paul, is a .22 still a bad idea if it's all a person can proficiently use for concealed carry defense? Being proficient with a .22 is leaps and bounds more effective than being mediocre with something larger.
Dipwad...
Howdy gunnerbob,
The misspell stuff is for idiots like you to get their panties in a wad over. I usually just blame it on the iPhone auto-correct but if it gets your pantiesn in a wad I'll take credit for it.
If a .22 is all you have then it beats a stick or rocks.
Many people have been killed with a .22 handgun but many more have survived even after being shot numerous times.
Also most people that were killed with a .22 handgun were murdered and were NOT BG that were killed a SD shooting.
A fairly recent shooting that I know of involving a .22 handgun was a shooting between a husband and wife.
The wife caught her husband in bed with another woman ( I've known the woman for over 25 years ) and the man got dressed and went to his Mom's house in Little Rock. The wife followed him and confronted him on the front porch. He started bragging about screwing the other woman and the wife pulled out a Jennings J22 .22LR semi-auto pistol and shot her husband 6Xs in the side and back as he fled back into the house.
He bled out before the EMTs arrived. It actually took him about 5 minutes to die and he was able to walk over to a chair and sit down AFTER being shot 6Xs.
Will a .22 handgun kill someone? Sure. But it would NOT be my first choice for a SD handgun especially for a new shooter.
Practice gun? Sure. SD gun? Wouldn't be my first choice, especially against someone that's intent on killing me.
Carry on dipwad and grow up. You remind me of my daughter's 26yo boyfriend........he's a dumbbutt punk kid that doesn't realize he's a dumpbutt punk kid. Maybe in 10 years or so he'll grow up and realize he was a dumbbutt punk kid but for now only time will tell.
Back the the OP question:
For a SD gun for someone that's new to handguns, especially women, I would recommend a .38 Special revolver. When I met my Wife she had never fired a handgun ( grew up hunting, shooting longguns but never a handgun ) so I have her my S&W Model 15-3 .38 Special. It's loaded with Rem. 125gr JHP STD Velocity and can keep them inside 3" at 25' when fired double action and a small ragged hole when fired single action.
Paul
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