I guess I should elaborate on my reasons for wanting this particular gun. I own a goodly number of guns, Glocks, several .357s, various Ruger .22 autos, and several .22 revolvers among others. Most of these guns are not readily concealable in a swimsuit or shorts pocket, being either too large or too heavy. I should also point out that I am kind of a stickler for complete concealment when carrying. If I can see your gun printing through your shirt, or it looks like you are carrying a brick in your pocket, you might as well be open carrying. Another consideration is that the storage compartments on a kayak are often very small. Too small to hold my Glock 27. So I must stow the gun in a less accessible place, and we all know that a .22 in your hand when you need it, beats a .45 in your bag. I own an LCP, but it is a blued gun, and not conducive to wet environments, and I am not a fan of .380s anyway. I would much prefer a .22 snub revolver, but small lightweight one are hard to find these days for what I consider an inexpensive price. The PT22 can be had for $200-$250, it comes in a stainless and polymer model, so good for wet environments. The tip up type action allows use of snake shot, CBs, shorts, and so forth. It is small and light, so it will not be easily noticed in a pocket. It is a .22, so it will be cheap to shoot a lot, which is most important for proficiency. The only thing I am running into is that, so far, I have not been able to find one in my area!! Everybody will order me one, but I would like to at least handle one before buying it! I will be doing a gun shop cruise today in search of one.