Expert Info Needed!

[lagilman]

Okay, I have come to a place in the manuscript where my note says "get Expert info." So here I am, asking for expert info.

I need a handgun, preferably small but powerful, that a man who had access to quite the toyshop about ten-fifteen years ago would have chosen to carry.

Anyone? Kath? Sinjun? Help?

Comments

[kathlaw.livejournal.com]

Hi, sorry I'm too late, but just had time to check LJ.

The problem with many very small, like the titanium ones is that they're hell on the hand/arm/body if one needs to shoot them regularly. Good for 1-2 shots, but the lighter the weight/small the size, the more of the force of the shot transfers back to the shooter.

Small as in not big, might be the standard cop gun, the Smith & Wesson J-frame (small frame) .38 police special. It'll fit into a pants pocket (not that one would want to), and is a revolver, so it won't jam like a semi-automatic would due to lint or other problems. If you want more than 6 shots, however, then he'll need a semi-auto.

But sometimes "small semi-auto" works, unless it's a point of view character talking about it. In which case he'd know all the loving details. :-)