Question:

I’m looking at buying a pistol.

Assuming you don’t have an extra one you might wanna let me have.

If not, do you have any suggestions?

I’ve been looking at the Walther P22 and PPK

Thoughts?

Answer:

All I have left in handguns is Daddy’s little 5-shot Smith & Wesson, the .38 antique with the 1-3/8 in. barrel that the archivists  at Smith can’t identify as to year of manufacture, or any other details.  I had to sell my big .44 mag scoped wheelgun with the 2x-7x scope… my big, bad deer and varmint weapon…As in most firearms, the selection is based on the purpose or use intended….do you want a personal protection piece?  If so, the Walthers you are considering  are great… reliable… well made, quality firearms… if you want to go American, look at the Ruger line-up… or the S&W… all the Glocks are good, but a bit pricey….for this purpose, too, the Taurus line is also worth consideration… and, Charter Arms makes a decent couple of pieces as well, notably the short barreled Bullpup model in a “standard” .44, and the Bulldog model in .44 magnum.  These Taurus and Charter lines are also good, well-made, reliable pieces, and even if purchased new, very reasonably priced.  I HOPE, though, you are going with a second hand, maybe pawn item..?  Or, check out the Tradewinds or whatever your local shopper magazine may be named for private sale items.

Reply:

Yea i want it for personal protection.

I’ll check those.

And yes, i had planned to go pawn shopping to find one.

Gotta get a few other things squared away first, but I would feel safer with one.

Addendum from me:

One more bee for your bonnet….an inexpensive pump 20 gauge, with the barrel sawed off to the ATF legal minimum of 18.5 inches–maybe stay at 19 inches, just to be sure–and the stock sawed to the pistol grip, the magazine and chamber loaded with #3 buckshot — is probably the BEST home protection piece… another inexpensive choice would be a single shot 20 gauge or 12 gauge (the 12 ga. loaded with single or double “ought” buckshot), configured/modified the same way… almost impossible to miss a target even up close and offhand without aiming with the scattergun… and the load is devastating to any invader/intruder… easy for a female to “master” too… just point and shoot… DO NOT carry a loaded weapon in a vehicle.  If stopped and found by John-Law, it is considered a concealed weapon if loaded, and serious trouble, not to mention the danger to yourself/the driver and his passengers… if and when transporting a weapon, be sure it is unloaded, and the ammo and weapon are stored separately and locked away from each other…

Response:

Thanks for the advice. I’ll likely do both.

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