G/F wants a .22, I want a bigger 9mm

[Cooolone]

A little background- I carry a P320C daily. I'm confident, comfortable, and most importantly accurate with it. My girlfriend got her CCW late last year and decided on a P365 after trying a handful of similar guns. She is slightly less confident than she wants to be but also has not practiced at the range since COVID.

As noted, a .22 conversion kit is awesome and a non permanent solution without a large investment.

In the last few days, she has gotten a bug to buy another pistol. I totally support this. She wants a .22 because they are cheap and have less recoil. I think we should get a larger 9mm for the house that is easier to shoot (being larger) and a better defensive caliber.

Suggestions..... and GO!

Well there's a flaw in your thinking here... Hitting a target with every round from a magazine (10) as opposed to 1 or 2 out of 10 provides marginally more "DEFENSE"... 9mm isn't a solution to providing "more" or "better" of anything.

What does that is... repetition, which in turn... becomes skill, muscle memory, more and mostly fun!

So don't knock the .22... Shooting it provides the basic skills needed and magnifies errors with shooting because you eliminate a lot of the bad stuff, like anticipation, recoil, etc., and focus on the things which affect your shooting.

Go .22 because that's what she wants, and because she'll enjoy it and thereby entice even more shooting.

Just my $.02

Good Luck

 

[drowhawk]

We checked out the Ruger SR22 online last night, she likes the looks of it and it doesn't seem too MUCH larger than the 365. Obviously bigger but the size doesn't bother her that much. *Wink Wink*

 

[cardinalny]

We checked out the Ruger SR22 online last night, she likes the looks of it and it doesn't seem too MUCH larger than the 365. Obviously bigger but the size doesn't bother her that much. *Wink Wink*

There’s also the new Ruger LCP in .22LR which has good reviews

 

[Bob]

How about a Glock 19 and an Advantage Arms .22lr conversion kit? Same gun, two calibers.

 

[drowhawk]

We just picked up her purple SR22. She loves it. Thanks for the suggestions everyone!

 

[fresch]

I showed my wife, (girlfriend) at the time, how to shoot and fish; worst thing I ever did. Now she "has" to shoot and fish when I do! Add to that she will shoot most of the ammo if you forget and need to run back to the car for something. Plus she is always looking to bet on, first fish, biggest fish, most fish. One summer my buddy was at camp and got in on The betting, after he told her she didn't know how to fish; two days later he was begging to be let out of the bet. I control the boat so she catches more, I catch the bigger.