DevJames

Had a PT911 for a little while, never had a problem and it was a very accurate little pistol.

Practice makes perfect. A G19 or CZ P-01 will do 30yds with ease.

Practice makes perfect. A G19 or CZ P-01 will do 30yds with ease.

I'm spoiled on the Raptor. Being a lefty, it's soooo easy to handblade them. They're not cheap at 80-90 bucks but to me, worth every penny. Your results may vary. Mine are labeled as AXTS but there's no difference at all. Radian does offer a lightweight one now with polymer ears instead of the pretty aluminum on the more expensive model though! There's some Chinese knockoff's floating around for 20 bucks if you wanna see if you like the design before you sheer a roll pin or something after a few charges

Honestly, I think you'd be incredibly pleased with this for a nice all around light. https://www.amazon.com/Streamlight-88061-ProTac-Professional-Tactical/dp/B01G75P1SC/ref=sr_1_4?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1516084925&sr=1-4&keywords=streamlight+dual Something I really like about the Streamlight stuff is the double bent pocket clip. If you wear a baseball cap frequently, it's tailor made just for you as it'll clip on the bill. The Dual Fuel is interesting because it'll take either one CR123 battery for the max out put, or run on 1 AA at around 120 lumen so it's even easier to find batteries for it. An E12 would be cheaper and just a AA powered light too if you wanna go that route. https://www.amazon.com/Fenix-Flashlights-130-Lumen-Flashlight-Black/dp/B00I14HLLS/ref=sr_1_8?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1516085197&sr=1-8&keywords=fenix+ld12 I've lost three of these before I started carrying the PD35 (mine were older models that were half as bright and no USB recharging either) https://www.amazon.com/Tactical-Flashlight-rechargeable-EdisonBright-battery/dp/B01N78Y3X5/ref=sr_1_5?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1516085347&sr=1-5&keywords=fenix+ld12 I'd highly recommend not balking at the price though, you're just getting much better products that'll last instead of repeating the same mistake. It sucks when you lose them though...

I keep a PD35 Tactical on my belt all the time. With a few rechargeable 18650's it's pretty damn handy, stupid bright and relatively tough. (the most torture I've done to it was throw it about 50 feet across the shop and let it bounce off concrete with the beam on. Not a flicker or fail). Also have a diffuser tip in my pocket for it, comes in really handy if you're stuck working on something and need to go hands free or just have light spilling out like a lantern instead of a focused beam. I've had some of their smaller LD models which have been excellent, I just keep losing them out of my pocket so I keep the PD on the cheesy nylon holster it came with and haven't lost it in the two years I've had it. The Streamlight Protacs are nice too and I might get one to run on an AR since they've got the WML version now. My G19 is a home for one of their TLR-1 HL's as well. Bedside I've got an old Surefire G2 that's been converted to LED. Olights are supposed to be pretty durable and have a large fanbase too. I guess the big thing is just deciding how big a light you want, what battery type and how much you wanna spend. I've had my share of the cheap 30 bucks and less CR123 powered lights and they're almost always lacking. I've got two of these and they're ok for basic around the house stuff but won't ever ride on me or my guns. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074J7JXKG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 It's also half as bright as the Fenix with similar lumen ratings (which they probably flat out lied about though lumens aren't the end all for measuring light output but that's a whole new rabbit hole to go down) but still plenty bright for keeping around for power outages and what not.

I always rest my thumb on the safety personally. I like the extended. For a carry gun, the biggest grip is that it could get bumped off but if you have an actual holster that fits like it should, that's not the biggest problem in the world...

You might want some longer screws too if you don't already have some.

Definitely let her shoot before you buy.   The little guns can smack the hand harder than a lot of the big boys.   But yeah, totally echoing what everyone has said about the LCR's trigger. J frames can be slicked up nicely but they hit a ceiling for reliability at a point.

I got a Gen 4 19 for 549 before taxes at Bellshire Hardware on Friday. he had a Gen 3 17 beside it for 499

I wouldn't mind a few left handed bolt guns, but I can work the cheaper and more abundant righties well enough. pistols, all I need is an ambi safety.

It's perfectly capable round on white tail at that range. from a 16-18" barrel, hell, maybe a little further.

I'd stick with the Smith. I like LCR's...but I'm in not hurry to shoot a .357 that light.

training is much more appropriate for a left handed shooter. I don't want to be put off when I pick up a different pistol and can't function well with it. the Springfield XD is also a good ambi gun as is the Glock. I much prefer using my index finger to drop mag and slingshotting the slide opposed to the slide release anyway. all my pistols that have a manual safety must be ambi safeties though.

I guess they're cheaper to shoot, but I dunno...for what it is though, I think I'd just keep it .223. My vote goes to the hipoint though. Especially when you factor in the price. There's always a mech tech conversion if you've got a glock frame laying around! Hell, you can probably buy a new glock frame from lonewolf and the Mech Tech unit for what a Storm costs anyway...