What bothers me about the new autos is the ease that they can be fired.
That is all well and good for accuracy and getting the shot off pronto. What gives me pause is that raw adrenaline panic cannot be practiced and personally speaking only here--(don't have a cat) I doubt that rote muscle memory is enough for some people--including and especially my bride of 40 years. I know her.
Working the slide is an issue at 120#. Does she shoot herself getting the damn thing out? Does she shoot too quick? Will she practice regularly once the geek wears off? Will the mechanical knowledge of a more complex pistol fade with time?
Here am thinking a 38 revolver tuned a bit at the most. Perhaps not an airweight and in a smaller caliber.
fwiw, I wish she stick with a shotgun, but it is hard to get it in her purse.
