.22 LR has better stopping power than you might think. Give this a read: buckeyefirearms.org
As you can clearly tell by looking at the data tables closely, the power rankings are roughly as follows:
.357 magnum > spraying dozens of rounds of .22 LR > 9mm = .45 > everything else
Clearly you need to buy her a Calico.
.32 Tomcat with cavitators.
The tip up barrel makes it easier for someone who has difficulty with racking a slide.
Recoil is very light, cavitators give it performance of a much meatier caliber.
How does it compare in price to beretta barrel tippers? I had one a long time ago and looking back it was the best pistol I ever owned.
y does your grandmother liv alone?
what if she falls and breaks a hip while away from a phone, she just dies?
I found one practically pristine at a strip mall gun shop with 3 magazines, I paid a bit over 300 leaning toward 400 if I recall.
I'm not entirely sure it was really fired much at all, possibly was given to someone who kept it in a drawer and never used it.
A few of my friends tell me it was a surprisingly good deal for one, so I'm guessing they average a bit higher, a lot of Berettas I see are a bit pricey unless part of a police surplus.
Possibly, if it's firing nitro express.
Only if it's breech loaded.
Just kill yourself, my good man. His grandma needs to use god's gift to the USA. The Colt .45 saved your ancestors from Communistic jackals and Fascistic vultures, just so they could destroy your birthright in a sandbox for God's chosen people.
You can't go wrong with a .22mag revolver. I have both a Taurus PT111 G2 and a Bersa Thunder 380. The G2 is a better firearm than the Thunder. They're both about the same weight loaded, about the same length and height. But the G2 is a bit wider. The 9mm ammo is cheaper and the PT111 G2 feels better when shooting it. Bersa does make some pretty good firearms but unless you're buying them used there are better options for the price. My grandmother has a S&W .38 spl for her house that she likes and can handle so if that's something your grandma can handle I'ld suggest that. Good luck user.
To me, aesthetics are the last priority among concealed carry firearms. I could give a rats ass. I used to teach at a very liberal university back in graduate school that vilified carry on campus here in Texas, but I carried a slim bodyguard 380 all the time because I'm not taking any chances with those freaks.
I ended up getting a cool "wallet" for it too that broke up the print of the gun into a square. I don't think anyone ever knew. That was for two years.
I freaking hated the 238 all to hell. I sold it first chance and bought a 320. 1911 carry guns should have died in the fifties.
