[fred cook]

You will enjoy both of these guns. The heavy 357 will be pleasant to shoot and the little .32 will be easy to carry. There should be some useful .32 self-defense ammo available, but you will have to look for it. A lot of people scoff at a .32 caliber but I have an old Colt pocket positive (smallest d/a that Colt made) that fits into a pocket nicely and is more likely to be carried than a big spoon.