About 33 years ago, bought my soon to be wife a SuperBearcat (which was the original all steel version). She picked it up, liked the feel, and wanted to plink with her own gun when we went out to the gravel pit. taught her the old trick of load one...skip one...load -cock and lower on an empty chamber.
Lost that gun, but thankfully not the wife. Bought her the new stainless version. Still has the fixed sights (if you work at it, can get them shooting 'on'). Even with the transfer bar in the new version, she'll still follow the old drill (load one..skip one...load 4..etc.).
Normal sized man-hands have to work at it, but the guns can shoot. Fits her little hands quite well, and i won't go head-to-head with her using her own gun.
I've always liked S&W "kit guns" in all calibers. Had .22's and .22mags. pass through my hands over the years, but for a confirmed bullet caster, the old 4" J-frame (or even older I-frame) .32SWL's made wonderful small game guns.
An old .4" .32 got willed to me, and wonder of wonders, the sights are "on" for cast bullets in the 100gr. weight range. If I had to go out small game hunting with a small gun, it would still get the call.
Lost that gun, but thankfully not the wife. Bought her the new stainless version. Still has the fixed sights (if you work at it, can get them shooting 'on'). Even with the transfer bar in the new version, she'll still follow the old drill (load one..skip one...load 4..etc.).
Normal sized man-hands have to work at it, but the guns can shoot. Fits her little hands quite well, and i won't go head-to-head with her using her own gun.
I've always liked S&W "kit guns" in all calibers. Had .22's and .22mags. pass through my hands over the years, but for a confirmed bullet caster, the old 4" J-frame (or even older I-frame) .32SWL's made wonderful small game guns.
An old .4" .32 got willed to me, and wonder of wonders, the sights are "on" for cast bullets in the 100gr. weight range. If I had to go out small game hunting with a small gun, it would still get the call.
