If you don’t shoot regularly, there’s a lot to be said for a double action revolver in 38 Special or 357 Magnum.
Well, I do take my P-38 (9mm) out to the range some, so I'm not totally without some shooting experience. I don't want to carry the P-38 because it's a WWII era heirloom from my father. By the way, my P-38 is identical in appearance to this one, except I need to make a correction. Mine is a "Mauser-made" Walther P-38. Where this Walther has AC42 on the side, mine has byf43, which according to some research indicates it was actually made by Mauser: