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My wife's 83 y.o. Grandmother rcently had a security system installed, and I suggested she get another level of protection. She lives alone since her husband died in the middle of nowhere. All of her neighbors are elderly as well. She wanted to get a .20 gauge.

I was thinking a DA revolver with a somewhat light trigger pull. Any suggestions?

Let her get the shotgun. Why try to talk her into a handgun?

Crossfire wrote:Let her get the shotgun. Why try to talk her into a handgun?

+1. While my g-ma was still with us I bought her a Mossberg 88 and some buckshots.

--Daniel

She's "blissfully ignorant" of guns, even though her husband was a hunter for many years.

Also, she's had shoulder problems. I don't think she could handle the recoil while practicing.

Get her a Hotchkiss Rotary Cannon. She can operate it from her chair. Top loader. Carriage mounted so she doesn't have to worry about the weight. Just turn the crank.

The Annoyed Man wrote:Get her a Hotchkiss Rotary Cannon. She can operate it from her chair. Top loader. Carriage mounted so she doesn't have to worry about the weight. Just turn the crank.

That might be a little overkill.

Jasonw560 wrote:

The Annoyed Man wrote:Get her a Hotchkiss Rotary Cannon. She can operate it from her chair. Top loader. Carriage mounted so she doesn't have to worry about the weight. Just turn the crank.

That might be a little overkill.

Only if she's got neighbors across the street.

My father developed shoulder problems and was not comfortable with recoil. I bought him a gas operated Ithica 20 gauge that did not give him much pain. It was fairly light, I used it for quail and woodcook hunting. some snap shots were probably not taken from the perfect position and i loved it for it's forgiving nature.

Perhaps something similar might work for your situation.

20gauage and a j-frame would by my choice.

I'll look into the Ithaca. I don't know which she would prefer, quite actually, if she even does it. She's in the "seriously thinking about it" phase.