I have an aluminum 442. It is a little snappy but it isn't horrible. My wife shoots it sometimes with no problems.hawkguy said:thanks for the input. i'd probably shoot 38's out of it 80% of the time. but its nice to have the option for the higher power round as well.
i would go with the cheaper aluminum frames, but i had a friend who told me they are very "snappy" even with 38's.....and i want my recoil sensitive wife to feel comfy shooting this gun.