IMO, shooting 200+ rounds in one range session through a j-frame, even a steel one, isn’t a lot of fun.

See if you can rent some different types and sizes of revolvers and put some rounds through them to see how your hands hold up.

There are some other semi-auto options too. The already mentioned S&W EZ’s. The SIG P250 gen2 subcompact has a very easy to rack slide. So does the Sig P238.

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