Handicapped CCW any suggestions?
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oneounceload
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Considering that most 380's with an equal size barrel have better ballisitics than 38, why are they worthless?...In this woman's case, a 380 in a 9mm sized gun might be just the thing that works for her.
OP- look at some of the Beretta pistols as mentioned above.
The tip-up was what I got for my first wife - she had a disability that wouldn't let her rack the slide of anything else
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Let's go back to square one. You say, "The K frame is a bit too large for her small hands . . . ." Do you really mean the grips are too big? This is easily enough remedied with some smaller grips.
Most of the K-frame .22s I've seen come with the target stocks. These are rather large, but they come smaller. For example, below is a K-22 with the target size stocks and below it is a Model 15 .38 spl with service style stocks. Even without being side by side, I think you can probably see the Model 15's grips are smaller:
Midway has a selection of grips, some of which are reasonably priced. Here are some Pachmayr rubber grips which are a bit smaller than normal:
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=616076
Most of the K-frame .22s I've seen come with the target stocks. These are rather large, but they come smaller. For example, below is a K-22 with the target size stocks and below it is a Model 15 .38 spl with service style stocks. Even without being side by side, I think you can probably see the Model 15's grips are smaller:
Midway has a selection of grips, some of which are reasonably priced. Here are some Pachmayr rubber grips which are a bit smaller than normal:
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=616076
My wife has a small hand but did not like the boot grip on the Smith m37 mid 1990s vintage I got for her. She did like the longer Butler creek grips which can be found from time to time on ebay.
The Beretta tip up bbls are a good thing for weak wrists and hands. I have more trouble racking the slide as my arthritis progresses.
The Beretta tip up bbls are a good thing for weak wrists and hands. I have more trouble racking the slide as my arthritis progresses.
GringoGrande
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KYJim: Nope, the K22 I have has the Pachmyer grips, but it is the LOP (length of pull), it is a longer LOP than the "J" frame. I wonder, on a "K" frame with smaller grips is the LOP longer or shorter, I suspect shorter due to less mass in the rear of the grip?
oneounceload and chester: When I had her at the range, she tried my Beretta .32 tip up, that just brings us back to a single shot when empty, and yes a mag thrown in and then tip up to load a single round, for a 70's year old lady, a bit much to ask in a stress situation. although the jams are easier to clear on a tip-up.
All good suggestions though I feel.
So far I am still winning the S&W 432 .32 HR Mag on GB.
Regards,
The GB Winning Gringo
oneounceload and chester: When I had her at the range, she tried my Beretta .32 tip up, that just brings us back to a single shot when empty, and yes a mag thrown in and then tip up to load a single round, for a 70's year old lady, a bit much to ask in a stress situation. although the jams are easier to clear on a tip-up.
All good suggestions though I feel.
So far I am still winning the S&W 432 .32 HR Mag on GB.
Regards,
The GB Winning Gringo
oneounceload
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Do you really think she is going to find herself in a situation where she will need to reload?
GringoGrande
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In her Hood yes and I do mean seriously. Her house was already broken into and is the reason she would like to go armed. She lives in Cleveland, West Side, 2nd District, damn ner a war zone with nothing but true low trash moved in, in the last 7 years. She refuses to move or have someone live with her. It is common to have 2 or 3 bad guys at a time rob a house plus have a armed driver where she lives in Cleveland, it is a gangs initiation deal is what the police say. They found 3 sets of suspected perp prints in the condo. I have offered for her to move in with us or a mother in law cottage I would glaldly build for her, but NOOOOOOOOOOO.
Gringo
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+1 on the Smith and Wesson 432, or a model 60, with standard .38 spl 148 grain wc, for less recoil. Get backstrap-covering grips, to lesson 'felt recoil', e.g., Hogue monogrips (or comparable 3-finger grips).
Also, might want to think about a Beretta Tomcat 3032, DA/SA, no need to rack the slide for the first shot (load the tip-up barrel for first shot).
Also, youth model .410 gauge side-by-side or over-under? Something to think about for when in the home.
Also, might want to think about a Beretta Tomcat 3032, DA/SA, no need to rack the slide for the first shot (load the tip-up barrel for first shot).
Also, youth model .410 gauge side-by-side or over-under? Something to think about for when in the home.
On a separate note, but still applicable for HD...
... is your aunt eligible for one of the trained companion dog programs? The dog could not only help her with basic household tasks, and provide her with companionship, but could also serve as a combination warning system and deterrent. Dog might even be good for actual protection, though that's not something they're specifically trained for, as far as I know.
Just a thought. Dogs are great for making people pick an easier house.
... is your aunt eligible for one of the trained companion dog programs? The dog could not only help her with basic household tasks, and provide her with companionship, but could also serve as a combination warning system and deterrent. Dog might even be good for actual protection, though that's not something they're specifically trained for, as far as I know.
Just a thought. Dogs are great for making people pick an easier house.