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tombogan03884

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For my Mom
« on: August 05, 2011, 05:11:25 PM »
Mom lives in Fla and just to her CCW class, she wants a S&W Bodyguard with Laser, (She did not say whether revolver or semi )
GunBroker listed revolvers around $400, GunsAmerica had 1 semi for $359.
I realize about shipping and the FFL fee so I told her if she found one locally around $450 she'd be OK.
Is this fairly accurate ?
(Told her I'd get a second opinion  ;D  )

The 2nd question involves hearing protection, She is fairly deaf and uses 2 hearing aides she can't use muff because of feed back, will she be OK just turning her hearing aids off  and leaving them in ?
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Re: For my Mom
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2011, 05:30:35 PM »
tom,

I too am very hard of hearing and wear a hearing aid (can't afford the other).  I use the amplified electronic muffs.  She should be able to turn down the HA so they don't feedback.  Failing that she can just turn them off and leave them in because they are designed so that they only amplify frequencies she has trouble hearing but there is another hole for sound she hears OK to enter.  Check on-line for amplified HP making sure you get the type that have a speaker in each ear w/volume control.  Hope this helps.

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tombogan03884

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Re: For my Mom
« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2011, 05:38:45 PM »
Thanks, she is planning to leave them in but turned off.
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Re: For my Mom
« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2011, 06:33:59 PM »
What is the sales tax where she lives?  That could very well offset any savings from shipping & transfer fees.

Congratulations on having a pistol packin' mama.   ;D
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Re: For my Mom
« Reply #4 on: August 05, 2011, 06:38:23 PM »
I wouldn't trust a hearing aid to have anything but a modest noise reduction value. Get her some muffs if she is going to turn the the HA off anyway.

Protecting the hearing that she has left should be a HIGH PRIORITY.
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Re: For my Mom
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tombogan03884

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Re: For my Mom
« Reply #5 on: August 05, 2011, 08:01:29 PM »
I told her to go with regular muffs over the Hearing aids.
Told her that's what a lot of rifle shooters do with the foam plugs.
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Re: For my Mom
« Reply #6 on: August 05, 2011, 08:11:04 PM »
Quote from: tombogan03884 on August 05, 2011, 08:01:29 PM
I told her to go with regular muffs over the Hearing aids.
Told her that's what a lot of rifle shooters do with the foam plugs.

Good move because she needs to protect what hearing she has left.  Better to turn the aids off if she can and the advice about electronic muffs and no aids is good if she can swing it.  My mom just uses ear muffs because it's easier with the arthritis.
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Re: For my Mom
« Reply #7 on: August 05, 2011, 08:49:17 PM »
Quote from: kmitch200 on August 05, 2011, 06:38:23 PM
I wouldn't trust a hearing aid to have anything but a modest noise reduction value. Get her some muffs if she is going to turn the the HA off anyway.

Protecting the hearing that she has left should be a HIGH PRIORITY.

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Re: For my Mom
« Reply #8 on: August 06, 2011, 08:23:29 AM »
Quote from: tombogan03884 on August 05, 2011, 05:38:45 PM
Thanks, she is planning to leave them in but turned off.

She will be using other means of hearing protection, correct?   It seems like she will be, but I wanted to be sure you were aware the  hearing aids will do very little to reduce noise.

Additionally, it seems trainers are "guiding" older women to the S&W Bodyguard revolver, .38 Special, since many will have problems with the strength required to rack the slide of the semi.   However, the complaints about the heave trigger of the revolver will be present.  I have a friend in TX who went this route.

I have not handled either S&W Bodyguard, but I wish my friend had asked me.  I'd have wanted to be sure she tried the slide on a Glock 23 or 17.  I've helped small women shoot the Glock 23 and they (both) found it no problem, either in strength required or recoil management.
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Re: For my Mom
« Reply #9 on: August 06, 2011, 10:51:45 AM »
Quote from: Solus on August 06, 2011, 08:23:29 AM
She will be using other means of hearing protection, correct?  It seems like she will be, but I wanted to be sure you were aware the  hearing aids will do very little to reduce noise.

Additionally, it seems trainers are "guiding" older women to the S&W Bodyguard revolver, .38 Special, since many will have problems with the strength required to rack the slide of the simi.   However, the complaints about the heave trigger of the revolver will be present.  I have a friend in TX who went this route.

I have not handled either S&W Bodyguard, but I wish my friend had asked me.  I'd have wanted to be sure she tried the slide on a Glock 23 or 17.  I've helped small women shoot the Glock 23 and they (both) found it no problem, either in strength required or recoil management.


Muffs over turned off HA's.
She still has not clarified whether revolver or semi auto, but what about reasonable price range ?
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