At age 61 my wife of 40 years has decided to start shooting handguns. She has shot everything I have from custom 1911's and STI double stacks to my J,K and N frame revolvers. She has settled on a 60-10 to call her own. She has enrolled in the next available course offered by our local law enforcement agency.

My question is: What ammo would be best for her for self defense use.
Although her gun will handle 357 loads I think it would make more sense to come up with a 38 load due to recoil. I'm sure most of you know from the model number but the 60-10 is a 3" J frame with adjustable sights.

I would appreciate any advice you can offer.

P.S Anyone know where I can replace MY 60-10.