Carry Choices: Mom Picks the Ruger LCP

Gun blog followers are familiar with my Mom, Bea, whose primary home defense gun is a .45 Convertible Blackhawk.  She has some other handguns, too, but she was needing something she could carry on her daily walks that didn't weigh her down, or require a belt on her trousers.  She checked out various pocket pistols at the Coralville Scheel's store, and settled on a Ruger LCP.  We took it to the range Sunday to break it in and to work out some basic drills to develop Mom's skill with a tiny pocket pistol.

We found that Mom's 80 year old fingers (Happy Birthday to Bea, Happy Birthday to Bea!) are good for three double action only trigger pulls, and then they have to recharge.  She can easily snap off two rounds with her right hand, and a brief rest allows her to pop off two more.  We also worked on weak-hand shots, which she was unsure about because of her maimed left index finger.  She discovered that she can easily and accurately hit the target by using the middle left finger to stroke the trigger of her little Elsie.

Monday morning we are going back to the range before the temps climb too high, and we are going to function test her .380 JHP handloads, and shoot the July Mr. Completely e-Postal match.  More range reports will follow!  This little Ruger LCP is one of the guns Bea plans to take to the Rendezvous in Reno this year, so be sure to attend if you want to try shooting this fine little self defense firearm.