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Wife shocked me when she said she’d like to have a pistol to keep in the drawer - especially when I’m away.
I’ve left my .40 S&W Springfield and Ruger LC9 for her (I take the LCP with me) but both are rather big for her.
I was thinking of maybe of a .22 auto - the Walther PPQ 22 looks nice as well as she should be able to shoot it at the range without much trouble - she’s not the strongest person there is.
I know a .22 isn’t the most effective weapon but it should scare the hell out of an intruder. Just wondering what other really small .22 autos there are? Thanks.
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Not the fanciest on the market, but they shoot..... Kel Tec P17
Added: And, with 17 rounds, they can shoot for a while.
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The one that she decides that she likes...
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I don't think too many people will have much fight left in them after soaking up a few Stingers at household ranges.
I have a Ruger SR22 that didn't function out of the box. A complete tear down, cleaning and reassembly finds it to be very reliable now. I can no longer recommend Ruger in good faith. That's unfortunate too, because conceptually it is a fantastic gun.
That Walther may be just the ticket for you.
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The one that she decides that she likes... This - "The Warden" chose a Sig 380. Salesman looked at me wide-eyed - I told him "If that's what she wants" That's what felt best to her.
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Do you have an indoor range with rental options? Let her try a few and find out what she likes.
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We always kept a .38 revolver as the go to house gun when I was married. Simple to operate.
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What is the best .22 auto for a woman?
A double action revolver. Don't give a woman a semi auto, too complicated.
The .22 is not my first choice for defense but it is a nasty and lethal man-killer. Two to the torso and that scum will go to the morgue.
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Unless she is well practiced, I would suggest a revolver, also. Don't have a problem with the .22.
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m&p compact if I had to choose one, my wife shoots ours well
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We have had a Ruger SR 22 for several years, we shoot it a lot
Never a problem.
I would load Stingers
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I really dig my Ruger SR22. Ditto on the Stingers. To the noggin or heart or balls or neck or......
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.38 SPL revolver is ideal. My daughter uses one. As for .22s . . . A very simple to use and reliable mouse gun is the Beretta 950 Jetfire. It has a "tip up" barrel, so one never has to rack the slide (except for stove pipe, which has never happened to me, hence the revolver is the go to handgun for an inexperienced shooter.) The Beretta Tomcat is the same type of tip up barreled semi-auto but steps up toa .32ACP.
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Do yourself a favor, look into a Kel-Tec PMR 30. As the model number says the mag holds 30 rounds of 22 mag, me and my wife both have one and love them and they cycle flawlessly.
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Not the fanciest on the market, but they shoot..... Kel Tec P17
Added: And, with 17 rounds, they can shoot for a while. Yep
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+1 on Ruger SR22, the wife and daughters shoot mine well and like the way it fits their hands.
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m&p compact if I had to choose one, my wife shoots ours well Ditto on that. Extremely reliable, light, reasonably accurate. Fits the hand very well.
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Wife shocked me when she said she’d like to have a pistol to keep in the drawer - especially when I’m away.
I’ve left my .40 S&W Springfield and Ruger LC9 for her (I take the LCP with me) but both are rather big for her.
I was thinking of maybe of a .22 auto - the Walther PPQ 22 looks nice as well as she should be able to shoot it at the range without much trouble - she’s not the strongest person there is.
I know a .22 isn’t the most effective weapon but it should scare the hell out of an intruder. Just wondering what other really small .22 autos there are? Thanks. I think that I would visit a gun store/range that will allow her to try several different types. FInd the one she likes and then purchase a little practice time. My way of thinking would be in the 380 range or 38 special. Last year we were trying out my buddies Ruger LC9 with a group diverse (age/sex) people. The Ruger LC9 would not cycle reliable for the young kids and women. Their wrists were not strong enough to hold the gun. The Ruger LC9 was the only gun that had this problem.
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As a reminder, the OP was asking about compact 22 semi-autos. I am surprised some tard hasn't mentioned a Creedmore yet.
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I just got a Ruger a Ruger LCP ii 22. It is light, small, uses same holster as LCP. My sister liked it enough to order one.
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