Re: Self Protection

Posted by Mark - IN. on December 14, 2012 at 16:16:20 from (68.60.243.152):

In Reply to: Self Protection posted by rustacres sd on December 14, 2012 at 13:44:24:

Well, is up to her. I picked up a Charter Arms "Lavender Lady", 5 shot .38 Spl a couple of months ago for my 78 year-old mother's night stand, and 130 gr rounds. Its very small, double action so she doesn't have to pull the hammer back before pulling the trigger.

www.charterfirearms.com/products/Charter_Lavender_Lady_38_53840.asp

Mom can simply aim, pull the trigger and, well. But at 78, it kicks a little much, and as she ages will kick even more, and she has arthritis, so that makes it harder. So now as "the owner" I have a lavender colored revolver that doesn't fit my style. Nice little revolver, very light, will most definately stop an intruder, but its lavender colored and I don't carry a purse or wear lipstick. I could almost like Johnny Cash's song "A Boy Named Sue", but not my style. Its only fired 5 rounds, and now will take back to Cabela's used gun library and see what they will take for it with plans of a trade. And I will check to see if they will order me a Taurus Tracker 991 .22 Magnum for her instead. Its still a .22, but the magnum rounds give it a little more umph, are a bit louder, its double action with an easy to pull trigger, holds 9 rounds, and its physical size makes it look much bigger than it is. It weighs a lot more than the .38 Spl though, and thats a consideration as well. The first thing you want to do, is scare the intruder away if possible, and when things are moving fast, like a home owner drawing on him or her, their main thought will probably be to get away, and its physical size should cause that. But, if it doesn't, well, its got a very easy to pull trigger, and a .22 Magnum will do the job at close range, even if it takes a few easy fire of 9 rounds. My mother is 78 and can handle the .38, but I want her to be comfortable as well.

www.cheaperthandirt.com/product/2-TI991069

Good luck, and put some thought into your decisions that inlude the cost of ammo for it, whatever they may be. Try pricing ammo for a Taurus .454 Casull or a S/W .500 once. Great for hunting, too expensive for plinking.

Mark

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