Jennings J-22 oppinions for wife

[expvideo]

Key word in your post expvideo is

"OPINION"

Actually, the keyword was "experience".

They are pieces of crap. I say that from experience. If you can get through a mag without a stovepipe, it must be a limited edition.

(I hope the operative word that illustrates my point the best is clear enough to see this time)

BTW, if you're paying more than $75, you are being ripped off. Just because a couple people on gun broker are being ripped off, doesn't mean that the value of a Jennings has increased.

 

[Duke of Doubt]

charliewood: "if i loved my wife i wouldnt get her a j22 ."

He didn't say he loved her.

 

[mbt2001]

Between jamming and stovepiping and feeding failures

This is the problem most people have with the Lorcin Family pistols. I will diagnose and cure 90% of them right here.

Stovepipe = Get a new extractor

Failure to feed = Use round nose bullets of the Reminton / American Eagle variety

Jamming - This is a bit stickier since "jamming" could cover a lot of things, but a new mag would be my first move, second would be removing burrs on the slide (interior), feed ramp and barrel throat / forcing cone.

I WILL SAY AGAIN, 1911's USE TO BE THE SAME WAY, THEY WOULD ONLY SHOOT BALL AMMO AND HAVE TO HAVE SEVERAL TWEAKS BEFORE BEING CONSIDERED RELIABLE...

There are better guns than the Lorcin family, BUT I don't think any of them can be had for $45 (which is what I paid for my 2 .25's each), or $60 which is what I paid for 3 .380's (ea.).

Honestly they shoot fine. The Lorcin .380 is one of the most accurate guns I have ever seen. After a few tweaks, guess what? NO problems. Can go through magazine after magazine and no problems at all. Using the right ammo of course. Using Full metal jackets isn't a great SD / CCW move, so these are more of a last ditch, or Katrinia (hide the others and let them confiscate those) or TEOTWAWKI pistols that i would trade for food etc...

They are also fun to work on and shoot.

I am a gun lover... I have never seen one I didn't like.

 

[jcwit]

wyocarp, I have firearms I haven't shot in 40 years, if I shot a different weapon every day it would take me till June to finish, I have Many I haven't shot in years and at my age may never get around to shooting again. But once again you have missed the point as its not whether or not I have shot them but whether on a limited budget it would suffice till something better can be acquired. As I've noted its better than nothing. Lets just tell the guy to throw stones at the perp.

Even tho I haven't fired them in years all of mine I now realize are Limited editions at least by your definition and you're world renowned experience.

 

[jcwit]

expvideo, I went back and reread you're post regarding experience. It was clear to me that you stated opinions and stated I had experience.

What can I say other than you're

right!

And if you would actually check on Gun Broker you would note its more than a couple (2). Oh well.

 

[richyoung]

To recap:

.22 rimfire is not suitable for self defense. It's better than nothing, but if one needs that level of reciol, use a centerfire - .25 ACP, or something bigger loaded down, like .38 Special target loads.

Jennings/Lorcin/jiminez/player-to-be-named-later are the LAST choice in defemsive pistol. Its better than nothing, but with the possible exception of a Derringer, it is the LEAST suitable. Unless you just LIKE firing pins coming back at your dominate eye at Mach 3 trying to spear it like a cocktail olive on a toothpick - (been there, done that).

$90 is too much to pay for a "Ring of Fire" used pistol. Step up to a Makorov or a good used wheel gun.

 

[jcwit]

Actually .22 rimfire has better penetration capabilties than the .25ACP. Both are in the better than nothing catagory.

 

[mbt2001]

Actually .22 rimfire has better penetration capabilities than the .25ACP. Both are in the better than nothing category.

The .22 does a better job penetrating, but the .25 makes up the ground in that 50 out of 50 pop...

I prefer .22's out of revolvers myself.

 

[Carl N. Brown]

My minimum suggestion for gun-out-of-the-box for self protection for a spouse sensitive to recoil, would be a Ruger 5-shot .357 snubbie (?SP101? IIRC) loaded with .38 Spl target wadcutters. Much more effective than any .22 or .25 round, and more reliable than any automatic. Plus great resale value.

 

[Pilot1559]

Will she have to shoot it?

I have a Jennings Nine I bought in 2001 and it fires fine. If I knew that I had to carry a gun that I knew I was going to fire...I most certainly wouldn't be my first choice. I have to ask as a matter of common sence however, when one carries a handgun for self defense, as I did when I was living outside of the Anti-States of America (New Jersey) when a confrontation occurs and a handgun is drawn, how many times are they actually fired in self defense? Most if not all criminals are going to turn tail and run when they see a handgun at all. None are going to admire the fact that you have a Baretta or a Walther or a S&W. They are certainly not going to look to see if you have a Jennings/Bryco etc and assume it's not going to work. If you are in the foothills of California and need to protect yourself from bobcats and coyotes, I would definitely invest some money in a reliable gun, but for personal defense against a person, honestly, I don't think it makes that much of a difference.

I know...maybe that one time you have to use it bla, bla, bla, I have yet to meet a single person in my entire lifetime that has had to actually fire a gun that was drawn in self defense (Law enforcement aside).

Having the weapon as a deterrent against those that do you harm would serve you better than a dumb look when he asks for your wallet. So if the Jenny is all you can afford, it is better than nothing at all.

And yes, I have good guns as well...

 

[aliasneo07]

Please don't buy her one of those pieces of sh*t...

Go find a used S&W J Frame revolver. Maybe a .38 special.

 

[kwelz]

I would never buy a loved one something like that to defend their life with. Amazingly the defenders of these pistols make my case for me.

No out of the box pistol should need to have parts replaced on it for it to function properly. Nor should you be restricted to a couple exact types of ammunition.

There are plenty of inexpensive and reliable pistols out there. Don't trust your life to some second rate pot metal pistol that may or may not decide to work that day.

 

[benderx4]

Run away from that Jennings as fast as you can. Bought one out of a used gun case two years ago for $100 as it actually looked pretty good.

This gun is truly a toy. A VERY dangerous toy. Not something I would ever give to a family member.

I know it's a lot more money, but I ended up finding a sweet used S&W model 317 for $375. Eight rounds of CC Stingers out of a gun that weighs virtually nothing. Sometimes, when I go through my safe, I pick up the gun rug it's in, and put it to the side thinking its empty. Only after I can't find the 317 that I go back and realize I missed it. It's that light.

She's happy with it, and I'm happy that she's got something better than a sharp stick.

 

[FiREhAwk]

Like others have said, go for the .38 revolver(a Charter or Taurus can be had for $200 to $300 used or maybe new) or a kel-tec p32 or P3AT (which I carry) If she cant pull back the slide, chamber it for her. Even the 2 shot derringer pistol in a decent caliber would be better than nothing or jennings .