need suggestion on mom's gun

[nightrunner]

My mother has a S&W model 31-1. It is a 6-shot J-frame chambered in .32S&W Long. It has a 3-3.5" barrel.

lately she has asked to go to the range to shoot it. she had her (dominant) right hand crushed in a press in a machine shop a few years ago and she is afraid and curious if she can handle the recoil of the gun in her right hand or if she needs to learn to shoot left-handed. being that it is the .32, i suggested that she needs to trade it for .38spl since they dont recoil that much more and it would be more suitable for self defense. also she needs some ammo for it anyways since what little she has is about 25-30 years old.

what do you guys think? i wish i had a .38 for her to try but i dont.

should i try to get her in a .38 or just have her practice with the .32 problem is though that they dont make a HP or defensive round in .32S&W...

[Guest eyebedam]

Id get ahold of a little .22 just so she can get used to recoil in general since her dominat hand was crushed. Dont want the extra recoil to scare her before she ever really gets started.

[orientalexpress]

I bought my mother an sp101 with the shrouded hammer and put .38spl in it. You could do something like that or a s&w 640.

As a aide note what do you guys think about that .327 fed that ruger and taurus make?

[nightrunner]

oh she has shot before and has no problem shooting just doesnt want something like my .45auto i used to have or my dads old .44mag blackhawk.

she just hasnt shot in a LONG time and wants to practice and be accurate(and i applaud her for that).

she also wants to keep that size of gun and no semi-autos

side note of .327federal mag. - i love the idea of this cartridge but until colt comes out with a DA revolver chambered in it or S&W comes out with a nice looking revolver in it, i probably wont have one

[strickj]

Ever get down this way?

She would be more then welcome to try my 38,or even my Sig 22

The 38 is not the lightweight model so recoils not the bad through it.

[Guest Swamprunner]

Ya, I was thinkin' a "lady Smith". However, a little .25 auto is good, because she can make a lot of holes in s short time.

Tell her, like I told my Dad when he came to live with us, that, sheetrock won't stop a bullet.

[Oh Shoot]

I bought my mother an sp101 with the shrouded hammer and put .38spl in it. You could do something like that or a s&w 640. ...

That sounds right to me. I have SP101, and .38s out of it feel like .32s - assuming her hand isn't really too bad, probably .38+p wouldn't faze her either.

For gawd's sake, don't buy her one of them little Jframe teeth rattlers.

- OS

[GLOCKMEISTER]

if she can handle the 38 then great... but if she cant then keep her with what she has if she can use it. A 32s&w long with crappy loads is better then any 22/25 and even better then a 38 she has problems using.

Need any ammo we stock it..btw!

[Guest tnmale46]

side note of .327federal mag. - i love the idea of this cartridge but until colt comes out with a DA revolver chambered in it or S&W comes out with a nice looking revolver in it, i probably wont have one

[nightrunner]

notice i said a nice looking S&W. and not all smiths are nice looking, i have seenthat one and really dont like it. if they come out with, say one based off the 686 or the 642 id go for it otherwise, no

[G17]

Definitely get her a 22 to practice with, in the same confiruration as the S&W .32

[Wrangler]

I have been thinking about getting a gun for my mother too. What about a bersa 380?

[Guest docvantrease2003]

a little sw 340 mp in 357 an carry 38 in it