OK, here's the deal . . .
I recently got my FFL (actually, my LLC got its FFL) so my family members are asking me to find them guns. My father in law says he wants a small .22 pistol (semi-auto) with a laser. I guess he saw one somewhere and thought it was cool. Of course, he has no idea what he saw . . .
Here's what I THINK he wants:
.22 LR
semi-auto
built-in laser sight
small enough to carry in a coat pocket while he's out and about on the farm
light
I don't really know what he's going to use it for. What he told me is that he'd like to have it when he's out in the woods/fields and sees a snake or something. Personally, I think he just wants a toy. Putting aside the ethics/wisdom of randoming shooting snakes (what are the chances he'll really do that?) for a moment, what do you recommend?
My first thought was Walther P22 with the add-on laser. I figure it's a decent gun and he can toss aside the laser when he tires of the novelty. But I'm the first to admit that I haven't kept up with what's out there (I'm a pawnbroker, so I deal in guns -- I'm not really a "gun dealer"). Maybe there's a really slick package out there.
I'm not sure this is really important information, but we're talking about an 85-year old man who is very independent and on the go all the time. He is not technologically savvy, though. He's been around guns his whole life, but he's not really a "gun guy," in the sense that he only knows what he knows (and much of that is wrong) and he doesn't keep up with guns. Also, I'm probably going to end up paying for this, though he says he's buying it. I figure "about" $400 for a budget. Higher, if necessary.
What say the hive?
I recently got my FFL (actually, my LLC got its FFL) so my family members are asking me to find them guns. My father in law says he wants a small .22 pistol (semi-auto) with a laser. I guess he saw one somewhere and thought it was cool. Of course, he has no idea what he saw . . .
Here's what I THINK he wants:
.22 LR
semi-auto
built-in laser sight
small enough to carry in a coat pocket while he's out and about on the farm
light
I don't really know what he's going to use it for. What he told me is that he'd like to have it when he's out in the woods/fields and sees a snake or something. Personally, I think he just wants a toy. Putting aside the ethics/wisdom of randoming shooting snakes (what are the chances he'll really do that?) for a moment, what do you recommend?
My first thought was Walther P22 with the add-on laser. I figure it's a decent gun and he can toss aside the laser when he tires of the novelty. But I'm the first to admit that I haven't kept up with what's out there (I'm a pawnbroker, so I deal in guns -- I'm not really a "gun dealer"). Maybe there's a really slick package out there.
I'm not sure this is really important information, but we're talking about an 85-year old man who is very independent and on the go all the time. He is not technologically savvy, though. He's been around guns his whole life, but he's not really a "gun guy," in the sense that he only knows what he knows (and much of that is wrong) and he doesn't keep up with guns. Also, I'm probably going to end up paying for this, though he says he's buying it. I figure "about" $400 for a budget. Higher, if necessary.
What say the hive?
