Diablo982
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So my wife will be getting her handgun carry permit in the near future, and I am trying to steer her towards a revolver. She has been a casual shooter for some time, and last year she picked out a Bersa Thunder .380 as being her ideal carry weapon. She wanted to practice with it for a while before taking her permit class, and she really likes the Bersa. The problem is her skill level if things go wrong. Before every shooting session, I need to go over the basic operation to include how to decock, charging the weapon, etc. She has worked on some malfunction drills, but I really don't think she would be up to the task if the SHTF.
Knowing her limitations, I feel she is probably a revolver candidate. She shoots my K and L frames well, but they are not suitable for her to carry. (She is 5'3" and 110 lbs. Any K frame would be huge on her.) I have a 642 and she loves the size, but hates shooting it due to recoil.
While looking for J frames with less recoil, I came across the 632 Pro Series with 2.125 barrel, night sights, and six round capacity of .327 magnum. It intrigues me because a) she can practice with .32 long rounds to control the recoil, and b) its an extra round over the .38 J frames. Of course she would carry the .327 magnum load on a daily basis.
Which leads me to my question. Does anyone have any experience with this model? If not this model, any experience with the .327 magnum round, and how its recoil compares with say .38 +P or .357 magnum, etc? Also, does anyone know if it comes with the internal lock? I'm hoping this could be a good carry compromise for a recoil sensitive shooter. Any advice/ experience would be appreciated.
Knowing her limitations, I feel she is probably a revolver candidate. She shoots my K and L frames well, but they are not suitable for her to carry. (She is 5'3" and 110 lbs. Any K frame would be huge on her.) I have a 642 and she loves the size, but hates shooting it due to recoil.
While looking for J frames with less recoil, I came across the 632 Pro Series with 2.125 barrel, night sights, and six round capacity of .327 magnum. It intrigues me because a) she can practice with .32 long rounds to control the recoil, and b) its an extra round over the .38 J frames. Of course she would carry the .327 magnum load on a daily basis.
Which leads me to my question. Does anyone have any experience with this model? If not this model, any experience with the .327 magnum round, and how its recoil compares with say .38 +P or .357 magnum, etc? Also, does anyone know if it comes with the internal lock? I'm hoping this could be a good carry compromise for a recoil sensitive shooter. Any advice/ experience would be appreciated.