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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins
My wife has very, very small hands. She simply cannot properly hold the grip on any double action revolver, or even single stack autoloader, and still reach the trigger. Even the little "Lady Smith" series from S&W are too big for her hands. She can, however, hold a standard single action (Colt or Ruger) properly and reach the trigger. Not ideal - definitely not ideal - but it's all she's got.
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My wife and daughter are the same.
I bought my daughter a Ruger LCR in WMR years ago. The key to me is that I know a lot of Spec Ops guys from many years ago, Navy and Army. Their overriding advice to me was, "nobody wants to get shot".
Followed by, "Get her a weapon she likes and will learn how to use, shoot."
Lastly, concerning the LCR, "If a WMR round isn't enough, she has issues beyond the pistol..."
Quick Sea Story: When daughter lived in NYC, there was an attempted break in.
She had not told her roommate about her pistol, but said roommate was more than delighted to see it when the chips were in play.
It all worked out.
So my wife has one now as well, which we shot a lot a week ago. We are hosting a Woman's Shooting Class here on my farm in November led by a well know instructor.