Cloyce was returning fire at Paul 
 about Ladies gun? 
 PN> Well, that ain't no lady, that's my wife...
 CO>   Now what will you give me not to tell her you said that?
 
 Too late.  A pat on the butt, a car-wash...amazin' what a guy can get
 away with. 
 PN> was that she done great.  The bad news is that she done better than me
 . 
 CO> Sometimes those ladies can embarass us.
 
 I'm convinced that women generally have better hand-eye coordination
 then men.  Assuages the ego when they out-do us at "guy stuff,"  anyway .
 PN> So my conclusion is that we go shopping for a wheelgun.  At the same
 CO> At last! You've seen the light and come around to the true religion!
 Uh, well, not quite...still a heretic here, boss .
 I grew up as a "switch hitter."  There were wheelguns and self-loaders
 in the "arsenal."  I became a true believer in the .45 round after
 seeing the results on the human torso.  So, for my own personal
 purposes I prefer the .45, and the most effective way to use it is in
 an auto.
 For my wife's purposes, she has trouble cycling the slide -- her hands
 are small, some arthritis is starting to manifest itself and she
 doesn't have a great deal of strength.  She had difficulty with both
 the autos last week, so the conclusion for her is probably a small
 frame revolver.  Plus, at her level of competence in a high stress
 situation there are fewer steps to take and fewer potential screw-ups
 to make with the revolver.
 CO> :-)  It's no secret that I've always favored revolvers and one of the
 CO> reasons is just as you stated. 
 PN> A new compact _and_ a new Chief's Special, or whatever, ain't in the
 PN> cards.  Anybody with any thoughts on bargain compact firepower?
 CO> Don't overlook some of the older "obsolete" revolvers found at gun
 CO> shows.  Dragon Lady's current favorite is an ancient break open S&W
 CO> .38 (.38 S&W as opposed to .38 Special).  She used to be fond of a .38
 CO> Short Colt revolver which had its barrel amputated to about 3 inches. 
 CO> Both of them fit nicely in her purse and both "fit her hand".  Both
 CO> had adequate power yet were very easy for her to control. 
 Sounds similar to the conversation this afternoon.  My 1911 went to the
 doc for some trigger tweaking.  He has a couple of saturday nite
 specials...I forget the brand, in .380.  Lifetime warrantee.  One of
 'em will do for me for the immediate future for a backup/discrete carry
 defensive gun.  He's gonna be on the lookout for a used small frame in
 some variant of a .38 that will work with my budget.
 OTOH, I've got a house scheduled to close in mid-june, if it does this
 time around I may say the heck with it and give in to some temptation.
 
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