Originally Posted by
Mando
Hi super_hunt54,
I'll have to disagree.
Women, even petite women, can shoot large handguns.
It's all about penetration. This in one of many areas where 110 grain .38 caliber bullets would be a very poor choice.
I'll vehemently disagree about human tenacity. Human beings, absent a CNS hit, can take a whole lot of lead. My friend put 6 rounds from his duty .357 Mag revolver into the X ring of a very bad guy. A single round of 12 gauge 00 buck reduced him to property of the corner as evidence.
BTW, there is no such thing as a man stopper tactical handgun.
When in come to self-defense, bigger & heavier bullets are better.
Best of luck to you.
Like Younggun, I believe in getting back on target as quickly as possible. Now for me, standing 6'5" and weighing in at between 240 and 260 (summer and winter weights) with gorilla hands and arms, shooting and recovering sight picture for me with just about any handgun made is pretty easy. Since I own a couple .500 S&W I can attest to that statement. But with the wife barely breaking 5'3" and MAYBE 130 after x-mas turkey it's a whole other ball game. She can shoot any handgun I own. And deadly accurate with dang near all of them. But target recovery is another story entirely. More rounds ACCURATELY on target at a quicker pace is what she likes and what makes her feel the most comfortable. You put 3 110gr XTP's through the chest of ANY man walking this Earth and he is a dead man. Plain and simple. As I said earlier,, Are the 158's better? Of course. BUT are they better for HER? Absolutely not. Whichever you are the most accurate with is what you shoot. Under a stressed situation, if you don't have confidence in your ability you are thoroughly and completely screwed.