Well thank you for all the kind words regarding my mom. Now I just need to figure out what to get her for ammo. Looking at the Lucky Gunner labs results from the 38 Special tests, I am thinking the Winchester Train and Defend may be the right load for this gun. Should be light recoiling while still performing well in penetration and expansion. I can buy a box of the Train side of the product line to get her some practice.

If that works out all I may have to do is swap out a trigger return spring for something lighter. But since she didn't have a problem with the DA trigger on the Walther, the S&W should be okay. It is not quite as smooth and stacks a bit more than the Walther, but feels like it may be a couple pounds lighter.