New pistol for my wife

[swampman46]

Originally Posted by bjhooper82

what do you mean by snappy?

Recoil. I did some reading-.380 vs 9mm, and because of the straight blowback design of the 380s and lighter weight than the same size 9mm...it will be snappier. However, there are a few exceptions...the easiest to rack & soft recoil 380, is hands down the Ruger LC 380. This is what I was told by several in another forum. So, I'm still thinking. I keep coming back to ammo availability tho. My wife handles her Glock G19 just fine however.