Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Handguns 65 year old lady with bad arthritis wants to shoot.

Any trouble pulling a trigger will surely be overcome by adrenaline if there is a dire situation. It's a very intuitive action even for a novice.

Clearing a jam or loading a clip could be more troublesome. Or for some, even putting the magazine in the right diection.
A revolver is very nearly foolproof.

My grandma had a big revolver and always said she'd aim for the feet cause the recoil would put it where it needed to be. That might've been an exaggeration on her part.