I would purchase an LCR over a Bodyguard 38 any day. The LCR's smooth trigger puts the S&W to shame. Sure, the Bodyguard has a built-in laser, but the button to activate it is both small and hard-to-find.
And when I say "hard-to-find", that is under good lighting conditions, inside the safe and unstressful confines of a gun store. How much more difficult will it be to try to find that stupid little button when some thug is trying to over power her?
I know for a fact that the LCR has less felt recoil than the Bodyguard. That is pretty important to many female shooters, who find .38 Spl. J-frame snubbies quite painful to shoot.
If it were my wife, I'd get the LCR with the CT laser grip. It costs more than the Smithy, but isn't your wife's life worth the extra cash?
I concur with others on this forum that it should be her choice after test-firing all the weapons she's considering first. What works for you or me may not work for her.
And when I say "hard-to-find", that is under good lighting conditions, inside the safe and unstressful confines of a gun store. How much more difficult will it be to try to find that stupid little button when some thug is trying to over power her?
I know for a fact that the LCR has less felt recoil than the Bodyguard. That is pretty important to many female shooters, who find .38 Spl. J-frame snubbies quite painful to shoot.
If it were my wife, I'd get the LCR with the CT laser grip. It costs more than the Smithy, but isn't your wife's life worth the extra cash?
I concur with others on this forum that it should be her choice after test-firing all the weapons she's considering first. What works for you or me may not work for her.