My mother is going to take up shooting a handgun. After trying out quite a few guns she's decided she likes the feel of the S&W 460 in .357 mag(hammerless/DA). Now for the questions - the gun she likes best has a 2 1/2" barrel and is ported. Price is $459. I've found the same gun, not ported for a hundred dollars less. How much reduction in recoil and muzzle flip will be seen in the ported version with this short of a barrel? How much louder will the ported version be over the non-ported. Is it worth the difference in cost? She'll be shooting .38 Special loads for practising and .357 loads for home defense. I have no experience with ported handguns so any help would be appreciated.
[This message has been edited by slymule (edited January 16, 2000).]
[This message has been edited by slymule (edited January 16, 2000).]