Best home defense pistol AGAIN. but a twist.

Nothing wrong with ruger revolvers, get a gp100 with grips that she is comfortable with

Will it be as nice as a smith n Wesson? No but she ain't going to shoot it enough to know the diffrence.

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Ruger I know are blah as a semi auto


I am ignorant to the quality.

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Part of that is true.. Dayumm...do more research.

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Nothing wrong with ruger revolvers, get a gp100 with grips that she is comfortable with

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Good suggestion.

Why does everyone else think she needs to get a 5 shot/lightweight/snubnose revolver? This is for a home defense gun, not concealed carry. Consequently, a full size, steel revolver is the better choice. Chamber it in 357 Mag and let her shoot 38+P. Heck, S&W also makes 8 shot revolvers. Although Ruger doesn't have the "pizzaz" of S&W, there's nothing wrong w/ their quality , reliability or workmanship.

Be sure she's comfortable w/ a revolver. If she can handle a full size semi-auto, a full size 9mm would be a good choice, as well.

VERY important: You're more than welcome to point her a good direction w/ her purchase, but the final choice needs to be HERS, not YOURS. Otherwise, chances are she'll never like your choice as well as she needs to.

Rossi revolvers are more than decent for the price, they'll come in under $500.00. With .357 magnum rounds, there may be more than one assailant, but after the concussion of the first round they'll likely be hauling arse.

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I see no reason to talk her out of it.

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Except that there are some very good reasons to recommend a semi over a revolver. I'm not an anti-revolver guy.

Does she shoot? Has she shot? Will she shoot?

All of those are important questions. She will enjoy shooting a 9mm semi more than a snubby revolver. A snubby revolver (like the excellent LCR or J-frame Smiths) ARE huge compromises. They have limited capacity (5 shots). They're hard on the shooter. They have marginal sights (although crimson trace option is possible, a higher price point, built in from Ruger on the LCR). There are limited factory loads for .38 special (but not too bad, particularly if +P is an option).

Having said ALL of that, 9mm is an option, even for a LCR. You would at least have HST and other fine, fine options for a round. Moon clips might complicate the issue, but at least it would be an option.

But, I would suggest a full power, .357 revolver. Ruger SP101 is a 5-shot and an "intermediate" choice, but you can get one with a 4" barrel. I think a Ruger GP100 would serve as an adequate nightstand gun. You would have a huge range of .357 Mag and .38 +P loadings.

Otherwise, it is impossible to make a bad choice for this purpose in buying a Glock 19.