Ok, sekrit mission over (plus a couple of lazy days).
When last we visited our (no longer) Beginner and Boomsticks, we were looking at intermediate handgun calibers. Brief aside:
This is the old S&W Model 10 knockoff I’ve been shooting. Isn’t that a beautiful holster? It was a Christmas gift from my BIL some 50 years ago. BUT, before he could buy it (in the People’s Democratic Republic of New Yorkistan), he had to give them the serial number of the gun (at that time in Fort Campbell, Kentucky). RYFKM?
I think we left it on a remonstration that you should not have your sweetie get a snubbie in .38 Special, even though it would fit in her purse nicely. Let’s tale a look.
The lower is a Colt snake gun (Cobra? I’m feeling lazy), with a 2” barrel. The original tiny wooden grips have been replaced with Hougues. It shoots the same .38 Special round. But compared to the larger, heavier gun, it is way more snappy. And accuracy suffers.
Snubbie on the right. Even in my Trump-like beautiful hands, it is not particularly comfortable to shoot. And, it has a really small sight radius (distance from front to rear sight), making accuracy difficult. Why burden your sweetie with all the negatives just so it will fit in her purse? You want her to enjoy shooting so she will practice and get competent.
KatNap Fever! 