Don't underestimate the power of .38 defensive rounds these days: much more effective at 'passing along' energy than the old days of RN or SWC alone. I'm just saying don't think of the 85 as just a lady's gun. And 5 shots versus 7? That's s judgement call of yours, b/c hopefully you've got a couple more rounds on you in a loader of some type. Not a bad idea to always have more 