One more vote for a good .357 revolver. When I was in the gun business, I dealt with a lot of nongun people or even gun people that wanted a handgun for their nongun spouse. They always wanted a "high capacity 9" or "1911 45". I always tried to encourage then to stick with a good .357. You can load it with mild 38 special or hot 357 magnum ammo. Their simple to load, unload, and shoot. What more could you ask for?