A few weeks ago my wife told me she wanted a lighter carry pistol for her birthday. Today is the big day and this morning I presented her with a S&W bodyguard 38. I spent a couple of weeks looking, and handled most of the major contenders (I got to shoot a few too) in the ultra small pistol/revolver category and I must say, there are some really nice options out there. Remember the days when a pocket pistol meant a crummy .25? Not anymore. I don't usually pay much attention to this segment of pistol market, so it was fun to play around with some of the offerings. Thank you to everyone for your suggestions. I think I looked at everything that was recommended on this thread.
Upon further questioning, my wife said she really would rather have a revolver. She has been shooting my GP100 at the range, and has taken a liking to the simplicity of the wheelgun. With that in mind, it finally narrowed down to the LCR, bodyguard 38 with crimson trace, and the S&W 340PD. I really liked the S&W 340. I know the recoil in .357 is reported to be a beast, but I figure I could load it with .38, (heck, I am thinking about going back for that one for me!). When all the consideration was over my dealer told me he was ready to move the bodyguard and would cut a deal, so that swung me over.
The Misses is very happy and is now pestering me to get her to the range so she can run it through its paces! After a good shooting session, she will be loading it up Hornady Critical Defense and it will be her new carry gun. Now I am going to take TexasGal's advice and try to get her to carry on her body rather than purse!
Thanks to All!
