szihn’s comments are spot on: “any gun is good if you can use it well.” i stashed a heritage roughrider 22lr at my elderly mom’s and aunt’s apartments. they easily got how this “cowboy” gun worked. 22lr wasn’t intimidating to them but it would be to a miscreant. they are both gone now. while they lived in quiet, safe places, they were reassured, which counted for alot.
