So lending someone a gun is not possible, even if it is owned by your spouse? Well, its not that big of an issue if the paperwork is easy to file, but still annoying.
Open carry is nice as a possibility, but unless you are a security guard or someone wearing uniform would be highly unpractical anyways, as I fear there are many people not used to guns in public and you would often have to deal with the police being called on you.
What is the most available sub-9mm pistol available in Austria? I suppose here it would be a surplus CZ 82/83 had there been any such limitation (these tend to be entry level guns for new license holders on budget with prices starting at €80).
Sorry, i did not phrase that right - the law says "9mm or smaller", so standard 9x19 is fine. The phrasing however is unclear (as said above - technically a .38 special is not okay, while a .223 or .308 would be) and will lead to some interesting court sessions in the future. The most available sub 9mm would be the Walther PPK and its respective clones, starting at around 50€ for clones and around 200€ for originals. The most common 9mm however is - of course - the Glock 17, followed by the Glock 19.
Austria....you guys are supposed to have some really good beers, aren't you? As good as Pilsner Urquell?
We do, the selection of Austrian beers is great and friends oversees always ask me to bring some! If they are better than Pilsner Urquell depends on your taste I guess
Very famous are Ottakringer Helles, Hirter Bio, Zipfer Urtyp or Salzburger Weisse (if you like wheat beer), but there are so many brands that it is impossible to say which one is the best. But aside from beers the country is also known for a little pistol inventend by Gaston G.