.22 handgun

[macanudo14]

I'm looking for a .22lr handgun for my girlfriend. She's afraid to shoot my M&P 40 and she won't shoot her brother's Bersa Thunder .380. So gimme some suggestions, I wanna try and get her one for christmas.

 

[1 old 0311]

S&W, or Taurus, short barrel wheel gun.

 

[viking499]

My wife likes here 4" buckmark.

 

[mosesv2]

Browning Buckmark Micro URX.

Comfortable, lightweight, accurate, great trigger, great sights, superb magazines....

Actually, any Buckmark will work nicely, but the Micro is nice and compact..

Here is a pic (LINK)

M

 

[mosesv2]

Nice job Viking- I agree!!

 

[Thernlund]

Used Ruger MKII.


-T.

 

[22-rimfire]

I would suggest the Browning Buckmark, or a heavier Ruger Mark III with the 5.5" bull barrel. The Smith 22A would be okay as well.

I generally like heavier 22's because they shoot nicely. But I'm a guy. So suggestions lean toward something lighter even though I threw in my personal favorite for the money, the Ruger.

 

[Shawnee]

Does your girlfriend want a pistol ?

 

[Geno]

+1 Does she want one, or do you want her to have one? Been there.

Doc2005

 

[stalkingbear]

g/f gun?

If you choose a semiauto for her,get a ruger mk 2 or mk3. In double action revolvers,a s&w airweight kit gun or taurus Ti,and single action,ruger super single six is only viable choice. All these choices are assuming she wants a .22.

 

[cellar dwellar]

My wife was afraid/did not like shooting my 9mm or .38. I bought her a .22 Beretta Neos for about $200. After a few weeks with the .22, she now shoots the 9mm and even .40 with out a problem. In fact the .40 is her favorite.
Try the Neos.

 

[Cokeman]

Walther P22

It's the coolest .22 pistol.

 

[markmc753]

firestorm 22 pistol... looks/feels like the bersa 380 (same manufacturer) .. Durable, accurate, easy to maintain

 

[CajunBass]

firestorm 22 pistol... looks/feels like the bersa 380 (same manufacturer) .. Durable, accurate, easy to maintain

What he said.

Or a Ruger

 

[ks farmboy]

WALTHER P22. nicely balanced and fun to shoot. no complaints.

 

[dogma512]

I just picked up a Walther p22 this week as the small grip fits my girlfriends hands perfectly.

 

[Quoheleth]

Was at the range last week w/my Buckmark & 1911. Guy next to me was shooting his .40. He let his wife try it - and one shot "cured" her of wanting a second shot. She had also tried his airweight .38. Didn't want anything to do with pistols.

I heard the conversation during a "cease fire," and offered my .22 for her to try. I showed her the difference between the .40, the .38, and the .22. She agreed to try it...

...and she had a lot of fun emptying the mag downrange when the range was called open again. I offered to let her shoot for a while, but she declined. However, she and her husband did ask where to get a Buckmark like mine.

Perhaps I helped win back a new shooter. Good call, going for the .22. What's the worst thing that could happen - she could still hate it, in which case YOU get a new .22

Q

 

[ADKWOODSMAN]

My wife loves our inherited .22 Colt Woodsman.

 

[AirForceShooter]

Beretta NEOS.
My daughter carry's a 1911 nad won't go near any .380. Says they recoil too much.

AFS

 

[Onmilo]

My wife loves my K-22 revolver but she has always been more comfortable with a revolver over a semi-auto.