I have a wierd situation. I want/need a pocket gun/mouse gun but have too many limitations
Mainly I want it to be less than $250 (used or new and a great deal, not MSRP). Secondly, I want a REAL pocket gun. That's jean pockets, not deep dress clothes or khaki pockets. All I wear are jeans so that's a neccessity. I was looking at the NAA Mini .22 (LR and Mag combo) and was 100% sure I was going to pick one up but the more and more and I think about it I am afraid of the small caliber round. Also, I love shooting all my guns. When I go out shooting I shoot everything I own (only 4 guns, but still) and would want to shoot up this gun especially with .22LR as cheap as it is. But my father in law has the same exact Mini, the one with both cylinders, and although it fits in my hand ok, I don't know if I could stand to shoot it for more than 20 rounds or so. The slow reloading isn't that bad but it seems like it'd be a pain to cock the hammer with your thumb and shooting with your trigger finger as you normally would a regular sized revolver.
I looked at the PT-22 and PT-25 Taurus's and decided that if I was going to carry a .22 it better be a revolver. I want something that I can drop in the pocket of my tighter fitting jeans and still not be obvious. I really want a J-frame .38 snub BUT I'm afraid the cylinder width will make it a little too thick. And there are lots of small autos I would carry (PM9, NAA Guardian) but they're out of my price range. I've seen used and new KelTec P32's and P3at's for around $250 but I shot a P11 once and just despised the gun (sorry KelTec guys). It felt so plastic-y and cheap and unless they were super cheap I just wouldn't trust one.
Anyone have any recommendations. Are J-frames really that bad to carry in a front jean pocket? I will probably still go with the NAA Mini but I'm just afraid it'll be something that's with me all the time but something I end up never shooting.