Quote Originally Posted by boomerhc9 View Post
I agree with some of the posts here about trying her out on a "little too much gun for her".

Maybe convince her a shotgun would be the way to go, (there are probably a hundred videos on youtube about shotguns for self defense), then take her out to the range with a real light shotgun, and the heaviest recoiling loads you can find. Of course, you wouldn't be telling her they aren't the lightest loads around.

If she is dead set on a pistol, a light, heavy recoiling one like posted above would be best.
Grandma with a 3.5" rifled 12ga slug in a lightweight shotgun just seems like a terrible idea... Great way to cause real injury. I would hope that you don't want to actually hurt her.