[Secret Agent Man]

At 67 and first gun

A lighwteight revolver

Hammerless

Most older folks hand strength is weaker,,shes a woman without gun experiemce, racking slides is not good

I have a bias to the ruger lcp 38+p, grip absorbs/transfers recoil well, not intimidating to learn to use

There may be other good lightweight ones as well

[matthew fuller]

"Most older folks hand strength is weaker,,shes a woman without gun experiemce, racking slides is not good"

On the racking slides business, that may not be as important as it seems- I prefer that my wife has a heavy gun, for recoil reduction purposes, and she is limited to 15 rounds. She knows that, and she agrees that the recoil reduction is more important. She totes A Beretta 92FS. (She would not carry a spare mag anyway.)

[CodeToad]

For low recoil, a 4” instead of a 2” barrel works wonders.