I am looking in to getting a small .22 auto to help new shooters learn on. I want a smaller gun to help get over the negative stereotype some have towards guns. My goal is to have a small gun that is easy to shoot and doesn't "look dangerous". The NAA is out as I have found that its difficult for most new shooters to manipulate.
I would MUCH prefer a .22lr over a .22 long. A .22 short isnt entirely out of the question either though if thats what I am stuck with.
Thank you very much in advance and if you have a picture please have some scale (like a quarter) available or specs of the gun.
Edited to add:
I dont plan on shooting full power loads. Mostly the cci .22 cb longs (29 grain 750 fps). Accuracy isnt as imporant for them as it is for most shooters. If it can hit a pie plate at 21 feet thats great. I will tell them its the gun if they complain about accuracy.
This is going to be the first gun I run them through the basics on. I shot a 21a and liked it but the grips were a tad large for the real young shooters (around 8). I have a knockoff of a colt vest pocket that many women tend to like but the ammunition is a tad pricey. If I could find something the size of a vest pocket but in .22 or a .22 conversion for the vest pocket I believe that would be the best route.
I threw the .22 long statement in there as I have seen some older guns (pre 1970's) that are .22 long and are fairly small. They are the pre Kel-tec days when people were much more limited in the choice of firearms for self defense due to both technology and legal issues.
I could be way off in my line of thinking but I want the least "scary looking" gun to lay in front of a new shooter.
I would MUCH prefer a .22lr over a .22 long. A .22 short isnt entirely out of the question either though if thats what I am stuck with.
Thank you very much in advance and if you have a picture please have some scale (like a quarter) available or specs of the gun.
Edited to add:
I dont plan on shooting full power loads. Mostly the cci .22 cb longs (29 grain 750 fps). Accuracy isnt as imporant for them as it is for most shooters. If it can hit a pie plate at 21 feet thats great. I will tell them its the gun if they complain about accuracy.
This is going to be the first gun I run them through the basics on. I shot a 21a and liked it but the grips were a tad large for the real young shooters (around 8). I have a knockoff of a colt vest pocket that many women tend to like but the ammunition is a tad pricey. If I could find something the size of a vest pocket but in .22 or a .22 conversion for the vest pocket I believe that would be the best route.
I threw the .22 long statement in there as I have seen some older guns (pre 1970's) that are .22 long and are fairly small. They are the pre Kel-tec days when people were much more limited in the choice of firearms for self defense due to both technology and legal issues.
I could be way off in my line of thinking but I want the least "scary looking" gun to lay in front of a new shooter.
