Whatever

Just drop one on the floor…..well we can’t sell it now. Guess I’ll just have to take it home.

 

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@Gen1TacoLady

I should think either one would be fine... so long as it feels good in your hand.
Shoot them first to compare, if possible.

When you took your course, did you shoot a compact pistol similar in size?
Or was it larger than your finalists?
Was it a 9 mm?

I ask because 9 mm in a compact can be pretty snappy.
You mentioned having to work at overcoming trigger break anticipation.
This is not unusual, but would you say the recoil was unpleasant?
That would be the one thing that would sway me towards the .380 if you liked both equally.

I couldn't help noticing when we shook hands the other night that you have rather small hands

 

I have small hands. And small feet. And a small gun. The Ruger I mean. Don’t believe everything anything you hear

 

I'm a big guy with big hands and I don't like recoil



A couple hundred thousand rounds shot at trapshooting will wear you down

 

I do have small hands. Even for a lady.

Both of those felt good in my hand. And both accommodate lazer/red dot which I want.

I did not shoot a compact for my certification. It was definitely larger. I'm really not used to recoil. It was a bit much for practice I think.

If I can shoot these before buying, I will try to do that. My brother said he shot the ruger last week with a friend and he thought it was pretty good.

Ammo will be cheaper for s&w.

 

I kinda want both.

 

In the latter half of my trapshooting, I had to get release triggers for my trap guns.
Cuz flinches, recoil anticipation, whatever.

You set the trigger and the gun goes off when you release it.
Unless you open the action, then you can safely let go.

Think of it as pulling the pin on a hand grenade.
It only goes off if you let go

This was the cause for some hilarity on the range, and quite a few shots fired at traphouses.
Either because a shooter mistook my gun for his and took it to the line (despite the big orange R sticker on the bottom of the pistol grip) ...
Or other people knowingly trying it and being unable to remember what to do at some point in the round


There have been any number of people who have tried to explain why release triggers can tame a flinch.
No explanation is entirely satisfactory, IMO.

 

@Gen1TacoLady

Don't listen to these fools. You only need one of these, filled with pepper water:

 

Thanks fer noticing.

I've been up to the unfun yet inevitable parts of life. As the new official family elder I had to give a Eugoogaly this mornin.

 

She gittin me a bowl of sea food gumbo wif wice dressin ,sum boudain bawls n maybe sum boudain egg wolls

 

Btw da wife has dat shield plus

 

Of those two I'd choose the Smith.
They also make various .380's if thats yer game.

This guy knows whats up.


I been kinda hankerin for an f-series.

Damn, sorry to hear.

 

I like those