Hi Paul,pfgrone wrote:I knew someone could not keep from suggesting a larger caliber. When my 70 year old hands with arthritis finally could no longer take the recoil from my dearly loved 38 Spl snubby, I downgraded to 380. By the time my hands were 75 years old, I had tried 4 different 380's and couldn't grip them tight enough to keep from getting stove pipes, etc.. So I am now down to a 32 acp and glad I can shoot it. In five more rears, I may be shooting rimfires. We do what we can.WildBill wrote:I think that after all of your calculations you will come to the conclusion that you need a larger caliber.
I wonder if you might not be better served by a pistol shooting .22 LR or .22 Magnum? I can certainly understand how arthritis can limit your choices. I use different carry alternatives these days because of my back, and I tend to carry lighter pistols than before too. But the reason I mention .22 LR is that it actually has pretty decent penetration for its caliber, and you wouldn't have to deal with painful recoil at all. And I don't know that it is any less effective than .32 would be in most defensive applications. I could be wrong, but that's what comes to mind.
Just a thought. And I meant no disrespect with my "P" joke (above).
