How well she will tolerate the recoil is anyone's guess. But I'll tell you this: I'm a pretty tough old bird when it comes to recoil, but to say that shooting a magnum J-frame is unpleasant is a major understatement. I can handle it -- but I do not like it. It feels like a pretty good-sized firecracker, or small grenade, going off in my hand . Ever hit a baseball and had that painful twang course back in to your hand through the bat? Multiply that maybe a dozen times, and add to it a startling blast.

Anyone who decides to step down to .38 +p loads will hear no criticism from me.

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