My wife was looking at getting a revolver for home defense. Going online, we got the impression that a .38 was a good and safe home defense weapon. After a doctors appointment - the doctors office is about ten minutes away - we drove over and asked about getting a .38. This is where I was first impressed. The man who waited on us asked my wife if she ever shot a .38 before. No, she has not. So he went on to explain the recoil difference with light weight and non light weight .38s. What he did was let her try out a S&W .22 and a .S&W .38 on their range - for free. 10 rounds with the .22 and 5 rounds with a .38. My wife felt more comfortable with the .22 so that is what we purchased.\r
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We picked up the revolver ten days later and this time we brought 2 others with us. We all got free range time and - this is what I liked - on their range you can fire a shotgun. I brought my Mossberg 500 pump and fired ten rounds. My wife and I practiced with her .22 - shooting 100 rounds. Our guests test fired a S&W .357 firing .38 cal, a Glock 9mm, and a Sig Saur. \r
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All in all, we had a great time.
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