Patton

Reliability is the big one.

The Shield is an amazing firearm. It carries like a small gun but handles like a fullsize range gun. A very good friend talked me out of mine and I may have made a mistake letting him have it; I honestly prefer a J frame for pocket carrying anyway. I did pick up a G43 just so I can do a long term evaluation, but I have rarely carried it. The G43 carries just a little better and doesn't recoil that much more than the Shield. I do group slightly better with the Shield, but it may be because the Shield has a better trigger. The Glock has slightly cheaper mags, has the $100 TLR6 available, appears to less prone to snag because of the smaller rear sight, and breaks down easier. The one advantage that may appeal to your girl is the fact the slide appears to be easier to pullback and release on the G43. I did own a XDS and I wished I would have kept it, but I so much liked the Shield better. My XDS was a 45acp though. No way would I pay $100 more for the XDS over the Shield to have one again. I do not think the Glock is worth more than the Shield either but I anticipate seeing the price come down on them. The Blue Label price for the Glock was $410 OTD so it was close to the price of a Shield.

Let me tell you my experience. The Speer 135 Gr Gold Dots in 357 magnum are about the only tolerable magnum out of such a light magnum. I only mention that since there are such few 38spl loads worthy of defense, the Speer 135 (38), the Remington 158 LSWCHP, and the Corbon 110 DPX. All the others fail to expand reliably.

If she can not rack the slide on an auto then it is a long gun or a revolver. Charter Arms still makes some long barrel 22mags that are under $400. I have no clue what the trigger pull is. Someone mentioned the recoil on a pistol caliber carbine and the only one I have shot was a Beretta Storm; it was very light. Have you considered a 410 youth pump shotgun with slugs?

I didn't mention the SL because of the cost but if you want to be able to shoot both it may make it worthwhile. Understand they will sometimes require a little fitting as well. If I recall the factory recoil spring is probably the same for 21 vs 20, but for Nuclear 10mm loads you will need a heavier recoil spring. If you wanted to change the extractor it may increase reliability but it is not often needed.

Well, I think Lone Wolf discontinued there G21 45-10 conversion barrels. Otherwise Glock conversions are normally very reliable. You can use a factory or aftermarket conversion barrel that is 10mm though. Unlike the smaller calibers the 45 and 10mm barrel OD are the same. Only the tab or tail is smaller on the 10. Remember if it was a revolver it wouldn't even have the quivalent of the tab. Most people shoot with aftermarket 10mm barrels with no problem. How good of a deal did you find? You can get a used 21 at GT's for less than $350.

I fixed it for you. Hey, props to S&W for being the first realize Kimber had at least one good idea.

That normally implies an engineering change with Glock. I am going to guess that this was an attempt to fix the 43's failure to drop free and failure to seat without significant force. Which has been one of the only complaints found with the G43.

As an owner of a LCR and about a half dozen j frames I can see why some say that the LCR may have a better trigger. However, everyone who spends any amount of time shooting will find their self short strokeing the LCR's trigger. I like the nostalgia and accessory selection of the j frame over the LCR. Where the LCR shines is the caliber selection. The 17oz LCR K is the perfect weight for carry and shooting 38spls while giving you the option for magnums if you dare. The similar 9mm version can eliminate the problem of finding satisfactory 38spl defense ammo. The LCR 22LR can give you an identical platform for practice. Yes, you can achieve all of that with a S&W 640-1, 940, and a 317 but only after you spend three times as much compared to te Rugers.

I was really excited about them coming out but there are tons of people claiming they will fire both barrels at the same time.

I am quick to recommend the Shield but the LC9S may be a great option if either is not too large.

The prex NXB is from late 2009.

Yes and yes. You will just have to give the mags a good tap to get them seated.

We did the Vaccine at Escape Chattanooga. It was difficult but a lot of fun.

As previously noted they are Cleyeras and you can prune them anytime since they do not bloom. On a side note, they can be prone to cold damage in Tennessee.

The SNG serial prefix should be about the beginning of 2012.

I have bought a decent used S&W model 10 for less than $300 OTD in the last year. The issue with carrying a revolver is finding a good triple retention holster for them now; no way would I carry in anything less on duty. No need in even talking about a magnum model because TN will not license to carry magnums as security; he would have to load it with specials.

He needs to find new friends. His friend is either an idiot or he is not a real friend to recommend carrying a Rossi as a duty weapon. I wouldn't hesitate to carry a 4" S&W 38, but I think I would still prefer the Beretta.

I have one, or at least I think it is a 851, and it isn't a bad revolver. I don't know that I would bother to replace it if I were starting over. It currently resides with a family member for shooting pest. To be honest, the fit and finish is not at all bad. There are more than a few reports of them just falling apart on people. I don't know that I would trust it with my life.

I still have the original safariland speed strips that I bought back about 10 years ago. They have been reloaded and pried apart hundreds of times. The Tuff strips made it through about five drills before they slit. The tuff strips are fine but do nit hold up well to practice.

It does seem as if wadcutters are harder to find than people imply. I think the few times I have seen them it was at smaller gun stores. I think they are a little over rated for defense though. Every gel test I have seen it does the exact same as round nose ammunition with the exception of over penetrating. If I had a j frame not rated for plus p like a S&W 36, 40, 60, or a 39 I would probably still carry with the Speer GD. The lighter recoil of the Speers, especially the 125, steer me to believe that they are not under as much pressure. I may still do the same for an early airweight like the 37, 42, or 38 even though they are extremely delicate.

I go back and forth on which I prefer the most. I think I prefer the HKS over the Safairland when comparing speedloaders; I have never had the HKS open in the pocket like the Safariland has, but the safariland comp1 is bit faster. The speeds trips give the advantage if you are carrying different models of revolvers and you don't have to worry about clearing oversized grips. You can also easily top off unlike with a speedloader. I often switch between a k frame and a j frame so the speed strip has an advantage, and they are not much slower.

I have not tried one with a 43, but a cut up $12 Glock Sport Combat holster works well for pocket carry.

That is one nice ride!

The 32ACP is a semi-rimmed round and does fire the majority of the time in 32mag and 327 mag guns. I had a 32 h&r mag derringer that fired acp about 90% of the time. It was obviously weak primer strikes that caused the other 10% to fail. Guys with smiths and Rugers report the same or less amount of weak primer strikes. I occasionally see 327 Federal on shelves. I actually found a few boxes during the height of the post-Newtown conspiracy when nothing else could be found. This guy has a video shooting 32acp in a sp101. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DJhZkIToDMk