Target Shooting/Firearms

Ibby · 11-19-2012, 02:49 AM

So, living here in fuckin' vermont, where a driver's license and a 20-minute batch of paperwork is all you need to buy a gun... I think it's time for me to join the club. I want some kind of cute little concealable low-caliber handgun. I was thinking a Walther PP-series in .22, but apparently most Walthers are hard to find around here nowadays and they don't make them in .22 anymore. The suggestions i got from the local shop were the Ruger SR22, the Beretta Bobcat, and the Kahr CM9. I think I'm leaning towards the Beretta.

Any Cellarites know the Bobcat?

Big Sarge · 11-19-2012, 10:52 PM

Go with the Ruger. It is built for plinking. Years ago, I carried a Tomcat as a backup. Neat gun, but only for very close range. Have you considered a Walther P-22?

Ibby · 11-20-2012, 02:56 AM

but the ruger is so squaaare. and the p-22. I like the little sleek ones like the bobcat and the ppk/etc series. I want a gun as cute as it is fun to shoot.

Gravdigr · 11-20-2012, 03:27 AM

I think Sig makes a small automatic in .22.

Big Sarge · 11-20-2012, 09:38 AM

Gravdigr is right. I forgot about the Sig.
Ibby - It's your gun and buy what you want. I just think you will get more use out of a pistol made for informal target shooting vs upclose personal defense. If you want, I can help you get a lower price and have it shipped to a dealer in your area for transfer.

Big Sarge · 11-20-2012, 09:48 AM

Have you seen these? Lots of cute factor and less expensive

Griff · 11-20-2012, 08:21 PM

Wolf is a big pistol girl as well she may have an idea for you.

Ibby · 11-21-2012, 03:05 AM

hey yeah. If wolf doesn't stop by in a week or so I might nag her to pay attention.
Sarge, that pink one is a little toooo cute for me. I mean, I obviously have a complex and hard-to-define set of cuteness parameters. I can't exactly explain why the PPK or Bobcat is cute but pink plastic isn't.

I might take you up on helping me get a deal once i start actually closing in on exactly what i want. I've been watching too much Sons of Guns lately and I am leaning towards having a gun I can slowly mod out parts for to upgrade, for one thing, and for another I know that the local gun stores are way more expensive than looking online etc.

Griff · 11-21-2012, 05:52 AM

We had Pink Pistols members on the board as well, maybe they'll surface for you.

Gravdigr · 11-21-2012, 12:32 PM

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Gravdigr · 11-21-2012, 12:34 PM

Ibram, you might try shopping around on armslist to find something you like.

busterb · 11-21-2012, 09:00 PM

My late dad, told me once, always buy a small pistol. Then when someone sticks it up your ass it won't be so bad.!!!!!

sexobon · 11-22-2012, 01:06 AM

Ibby, the Walther PP-series is better suited to the .32 and .380. and is more than what's needed in a .22. The Walther TPH series, esthetically a reduced sized PP, was made for the .22 and .25. The rim fire caliber is optimized for standard velocity ammunition. I have a PPK/S in .380 and a TPH in .22. I've concealed carried them both. The PPK/S needs a holster; or, belt slide while the TPH can go in a cargo pocket; or, belly band. It's a high quality mouse gun that you might want to Google.

zippyt · 11-24-2012, 10:18 AM

Ibby , if you want a PPkish pistol may i suggest a Makarov ,
they can be had Pretty cheap , decent defense round , good target pistol , concealable , and its got that Cold War charm

11-19-2012, 02:49 AM	#1
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Target Shooting/Firearms So, living here in fuckin' vermont, where a driver's license and a 20-minute batch of paperwork is all you need to buy a gun... I think it's time for me to join the club. I want some kind of cute little concealable low-caliber handgun. I was thinking a Walther PP-series in .22, but apparently most Walthers are hard to find around here nowadays and they don't make them in .22 anymore. The suggestions i got from the local shop were the Ruger SR22, the Beretta Bobcat, and the Kahr CM9. I think I'm leaning towards the Beretta. Any Cellarites know the Bobcat? __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

11-19-2012, 10:52 PM	#2
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	Go with the Ruger. It is built for plinking. Years ago, I carried a Tomcat as a backup. Neat gun, but only for very close range. Have you considered a Walther P-22? __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

11-20-2012, 02:56 AM	#3
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	but the ruger is so squaaare. and the p-22. I like the little sleek ones like the bobcat and the ppk/etc series. I want a gun as cute as it is fun to shoot. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

11-20-2012, 03:27 AM	#4
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I think Sig makes a small automatic in .22. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

11-20-2012, 09:38 AM	#5
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	Gravdigr is right. I forgot about the Sig. Ibby - It's your gun and buy what you want. I just think you will get more use out of a pistol made for informal target shooting vs upclose personal defense. If you want, I can help you get a lower price and have it shipped to a dealer in your area for transfer. __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

11-20-2012, 09:48 AM	#6
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	Have you seen these? Lots of cute factor and less expensive Attached Images __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

11-20-2012, 08:21 PM	#7
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Wolf is a big pistol girl as well she may have an idea for you. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

11-21-2012, 03:05 AM	#8
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	hey yeah. If wolf doesn't stop by in a week or so I might nag her to pay attention. Sarge, that pink one is a little toooo cute for me. I mean, I obviously have a complex and hard-to-define set of cuteness parameters. I can't exactly explain why the PPK or Bobcat is cute but pink plastic isn't. I might take you up on helping me get a deal once i start actually closing in on exactly what i want. I've been watching too much Sons of Guns lately and I am leaning towards having a gun I can slowly mod out parts for to upgrade, for one thing, and for another I know that the local gun stores are way more expensive than looking online etc. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

11-21-2012, 05:52 AM	#9
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	We had Pink Pistols members on the board as well, maybe they'll surface for you. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

11-21-2012, 12:32 PM	#10
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	found here __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

11-21-2012, 12:34 PM	#11
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Ibram, you might try shopping around on armslist to find something you like. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

11-21-2012, 09:00 PM	#12
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	My late dad, told me once, always buy a small pistol. Then when someone sticks it up your ass it won't be so bad.!!!!! __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

11-22-2012, 01:06 AM	#13
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	Ibby, the Walther PP-series is better suited to the .32 and .380. and is more than what's needed in a .22. The Walther TPH series, esthetically a reduced sized PP, was made for the .22 and .25. The rim fire caliber is optimized for standard velocity ammunition. I have a PPK/S in .380 and a TPH in .22. I've concealed carried them both. The PPK/S needs a holster; or, belt slide while the TPH can go in a cargo pocket; or, belly band. It's a high quality mouse gun that you might want to Google.

11-24-2012, 10:18 AM	#14
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Ibby , if you want a PPkish pistol may i suggest a Makarov , they can be had Pretty cheap , decent defense round , good target pistol , concealable , and its got that Cold War charm __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

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