Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Mar 12, 2020, 02:34:45 AM
I'm looking at getting a pistol for my mom to carry at work. I'm thinking of a .22
If she's open to carrying a firearm, that's awesome.
But I'll tell you what I tell everybody, take her somewhere and let her see what she is most comfortable with and shoots the best first. She might shoot a 9mm or .38 special just fine. Everybody is different.
No offense to 22lr, but rimfire is terribly prone to malfunctions. As much as I love the round, I've shot it enough (tens of thousands of rounds) to never want to rely on it for personal defense if I can help it. Even with quality CCI ammo, malfunctions are inevitable. Centerfire ammo tends to last longer and be more reliable, shot for shot. Five or six rounds of .38's or a handful of 9mm isn't exactly worse than 8-10 rounds of .22lr. Especially when you factor in good defensive hollow point ammunition like Speer Gold Dots.
Quote from: Local Trouble on Mar 12, 2020, 02:56:23 AM
How about this?
https://ruger.com/products/lcr/specSheets/5401.html
When the lcr first came out, the .38's had a problem with flame cutting on the topstrap because the frame is made of aluminum. I believe they still are, and still have this problem.
https://rugerforum.net/ruger-double-action/100199-lcr-38-flame-cutting-tell-me-what-you-think.htmlThe 357 version didn't have this problem to such an extent because its frame was made of steel. Considering a 357 can shoot 38's too, I'd go for the 357 LCR over the .38 any day of the week. You'd have the benefit of being able to shoot 2 different kinds of ammo, one of them being the 357 magnum.