Comment: A few years ago,

a friend and I went out for tea and on the way home we decided to go to the local war surplus store to peruse the gun cabinets. While we were there we met two police officers who were doing the same so we asked them what they would suggest when it came to a self defense gun. They told us 357 snub nose magnums were ideal as they don't merely maim (allowing the enemy to come at you again) but they get the job done.

When I took the class on shooting, the man teaching the class was a three tour of duty Iraqi war vet who commented the snub nose magnum was a very good choice, for one thing it wasn't a semi auto and there was already much talk the government was going to attempt to ban them and the other reason he thought it a good choice was due to the same reasons the police officers suggested which was, it gets the job done.

I am a woman in my sixties weighing less than 100 pounds and while this gun has some kick, it is entirely doable. The shooting class is empowering, you come away feeling like you could actually have a part in protecting yourself and your loved ones. As Martha would say... "It's a good thing!" hahaha...