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Re: Handguns for Recoil Sensitive Women?
justin10mm #18200867 03/04/23
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I'd rather shoot my 1911s all day long rather than a short light pistol/revolver. Too loud, to snappy. Recoil is very tolerable to me with the weight of the 1911 frame, so it my go to gun. If she is having issues racking a slide, I'd recommend a heavy framed 38/357 revolver. The ruger sp101 with houge grips is awesome.

1.Ruger sp101
2. Kimber k6 dasa
3. Colt king cobra

These 3 off the top of my head all come in 4" barrel target models.

Just a small womens point of view. Good luck.
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Re: Handguns for Recoil Sensitive Women?
justin10mm #18202835 03/04/23
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I gave my wife a Mod. 60 from the Performance Center. There is no end to .38 Special loads for short barreled revolvers.
Re: Handguns for Recoil Sensitive Women?
justin10mm #18211741 03/07/23
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Went round on this with wife before I decided to get her a Walther PK380. She LOVES it and shoots it very well. Dad's arthritis made it hard to rack any slide so I had him try the PK. He racked a round and assumed he short stroked the slide and was amazed that wasn't the case. Said it was easier to rack than any 22 and shooting didn't hurt his wrist. Showed a friend- now his wife has same pistol. I let my nine year sold grandson shoot it. No issues.
To me, polymer is your friend with small pistols and dealing with recoil. That and good ergo's which Walther is famous for having.

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Re: Handguns for Recoil Sensitive Women?
Mackay_Sagebrush #18213080 03/07/23
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Originally Posted by Mackay_Sagebrush
The answer is pretty simple.

The .38 Short Colt.

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The .38 Short colt is essentially the grandfather to the .38 Special and chambers in any .38 or .357 Magnum revolver. It is essentially a .38 Special, cut to 9mm length. The commercial version I load are loaded with a 125 grain polymer projectile and are low recoil loads. As an added bonus, due to their short length they eject super easy out of revolver with short ejector rods like the typical J frame.

They are quite popular with J Frame/Chiefs Special shooters who like to shoot those style guns but don't like the recoil normally associated with shooting them. In a medium frame revolver there is hardly any more recoil than a rimfire load.

Here is a pic of .38 Specials compared to .38 Short Colts:

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Here is a link to the Short Colts on the web store if you want some:

https://www.lostriverammocompany.com/product/38-Short-Colt-125-Grn-Poly-Coat-TC-Flat-Point-100-RND

I made a bunch about a week ago, and most have already sold.

Mackay
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Re: Handguns for Recoil Sensitive Women?
justin10mm #18219985 03/09/23
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Yep,

They are. They don't hang up the cylinders either, which makes them rather popular for knowledgeable revolver shooters in certain comps doing speed reloads. The short length causes them eject far easier.

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Re: Handguns for Recoil Sensitive Women?
justin10mm #18252161 03/17/23
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the double action trigger pull of a rimfire revolver isn’t fun. i would look to a ruger sr22, or similarly decent, compact, reliable 22lr semiauto pistol, and put many 100s of cci 1200+ fps practice rounds through it. comfort, confidence and accuracy will win a caliber war.
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if looking for reduced recoil 38sp ammo these guys are great. free shipping for military veterans.

https://cavalryammunition.com/products/38-special?variant=42301576085749
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