:cb2: When my wife went through her firearms training class to get her license, she came in first. There was one other woman in the class, but my little sugar plum out-shot her, and all of the men. They all had S&W, Beretta, and others guns I didn't recognize at the time. She had a 3" SP101. It was great to watch! (I never told her hitting drop targets at 40 yards was difficult, so she just went ahead and did it.)
It may just be because I have fired so many rounds through her gun, but I really like the weight and feel of the Ruger over the S&W. The Ruger HAD to get a trigger job, but it seems less punishing than the Smith. I love my S&W K-frames, but I don't want to shoot anything more powerful than a .38 in a J-frame.
Last Valentine's day I got her a set of CT laser grips and she just loves 'em. I like the standard Ruger grips, but oh how she loves that little red dot!