My wife is recoil shy, has bad wrist and extra weigh in hand bag hurts her shoulders. She loves her 317 snub with Crimson Trace. Never a problem with the gun (unless I'm banging away a few hundred rounds, at which time, when it is too hot to hold, ejection gets a little sticky). 8 rounds of Stingers should do the job when I'm not around. And yes, it is handbag made for carrying a gun and she never lets it get out of hand reach. Can't talk her into carrying on her person.