Thanks for the ideas, guys. I'll talk it over if she'd prefer a longarm to a handgun. I know for a fact she's nostalgic for a lot of her fathers collection (never shot them, just admired) and would dig the idea of a classic .357/.38 revolver. Maybe an older S&W.
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Henry Edwards
Jayden Campbell
dont ask, tell. it will get you nowhere, since shes old, nevermind a woman, but you can at least tell yourself that you did the right thing.
Juan Harris
Isn't she literally the target market for pic related?
James Rodriguez
Get your bubbe pic related. Nothing can compare to the reliability, handling, accuracy and power of genuine German engineering at its finest.
Chase Robinson
Beretta 84/5 are probably not a good choice if she has arthritis. They're not the easiest pistol to rack the slide on. They are, however, one of the easiest .380s to shoot. I'd suggest looking into the Beretta 86 if you choose to pursue, as the 86 has the tip up barrel.
Benjamin Ross
Tip-up Berreta or double action only revolver
Austin James
Ohh the EZ shield. If I remember correctly that thing has nubs on the side of the slide to help with racking along with an easier spring.
Anthony Stewart
Hi-point carbine. Sounds like she's too old to learn to shoot a pistol properly. Maybe her muscle memory remembers the feel of a rifle.
Joseph Rodriguez
I would in fact suggest a .22LR revolver. They usually chambered for 8 rounds, are small, light, have virtually no recoil, and while they have fuckall firepower, you don't really need it in bulglary defense situation - you just want the fuckers off your property, they don't necessarily need to pay their lives for intrusion.
Christopher Watson
Check to make sure Grandma can pull a DA trigger without shooting the TV.
Magnum revolvers loaded with light special loads are great at recoil management but if hand strength is a problem it will show up in the trigger.
Last handgun class I was in there was a 60+ year old woman rocking a Glawk brand Glawk 19. She did well.