Jocko,
I am with you on this, I found a slightly used Taurus M380 for her. Not the best, but .380 trumps 22mag and the moon clips keep reloads handy with no need for speed loaders. I have enough experience with Taurus that I knew what to look for when I found it, it seems like one of the good ones. I have a little bit of work to do on it for my reliability concerns with the brand, but so far, so good. It does not kick too bad, not as soft as the P380 though....