Edarnold
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Funny that everyone missed one of the best .38 pistols for wife and family. I refer to the Ruger LCRx 3", which combines light weight, adjustable sights, a good mid-size grip, and affordable price. My own .357 is a 4" S&W model 66, which is all the weight I care to handle, but is just too unwieldy for my wife. With 158gr. LSWC bullets and 3.2 gr. of 231 or HP-38, the recoil is low enough to be fun to shoot, yet you're definitely shooting a center fire. The idea of a range gun is something that is fun to shoot for the person using it, not the biggest gun they can handle.