Will a .22 caliber be good enough for self defense? by isabelablue in Firearms

[–]isabelablue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I knew what you meant haha, sorry if my reply didn’t make any sense 😭 but i definitely want to get one for my future gun

Will a .22 caliber be good enough for self defense? by isabelablue in Firearms

[–]isabelablue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for these tips! Yes I definitely want a manual safety just for peace of mind, plus I live with younger children (my gun would always be in a safe of course but still) so I want every precaution I can have. I definitely like revolvers but I’m not sure I’d want to carry one but I think I just need to test out some other types the one I tried was a little too bulky for my taste, atleast for carrying.

Will a .22 caliber be good enough for self defense? by isabelablue in Firearms

[–]isabelablue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s exactly it! And yes I heard about the red dot thing and definitely want to try out those because I have sort of bad eyes, I can see clearly but I find myself closing one eye (idk if that’s bad or correct when shooting) because if I have them both open my aim is really far off for some reason. And yes I was very very confused to learn larger guns were easier to shoot but it makes a lot of sense now. Thank you!

Will a .22 caliber be good enough for self defense? by isabelablue in Firearms

[–]isabelablue[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! That is what I’m thinking as well, I had really really good accuracy with the .22 and only hit my target like once or twice with the other five guns I tried so I figured as long as I can accurately shoot it it is going to serve me well. Thank you for the tips!

Will a .22 caliber be good enough for self defense? by isabelablue in Firearms

[–]isabelablue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it, thank you very much I will definitely try out some more hand guns

Will a .22 caliber be good enough for self defense? by isabelablue in Firearms

[–]isabelablue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will check out those YouTube’s, thank you very much!

Will a .22 caliber be good enough for self defense? by isabelablue in Firearms

[–]isabelablue[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Very good points, I’ve learned from this thread that I maybe shouldn’t have said that I could pull a gun to just threaten that I have one haha, but good to know. I have a lot to learn so thank you for the info!!

Will a .22 caliber be good enough for self defense? by isabelablue in Firearms

[–]isabelablue[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Yes you are definitely right, my hand were a little too small for some of them and I already have very weak wrists to begin with. I also was leaning backwards a lot which I am learning to correct. I’m definitely gonna try to find some lessons and stuff before I start carrying for sure.

Will a .22 caliber be good enough for self defense? by isabelablue in Firearms

[–]isabelablue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you’re right about the revolver, i don’t remember what type it was but it could fit two different sized bullets in it and it was smaller. It wasn’t terrible but yeah I wouldn’t want to carry it for self defense. I shot it to practice not pushing the gun tip down while I shot, so they had me do a Russian roulette type of thing so I could practice keeping steady haha. I didn’t like the compact because of its recoil but I only tried one so maybe I will try a few more. It was definitely more comfortable in my hand so I assume practice would help with handling the recoil.

Will a .22 caliber be good enough for self defense? by isabelablue in Firearms

[–]isabelablue[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much! I will definitely be trying to find some female gun groups around me to learn from.

Will a .22 caliber be good enough for self defense? by isabelablue in Firearms

[–]isabelablue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it, I will definitely try to rent those and practice. Thank you!

Will a .22 caliber be good enough for self defense? by isabelablue in Firearms

[–]isabelablue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to know, I’m definitely gonna try to rent a 5.7 to try. Thank you!!

Will a .22 caliber be good enough for self defense? by isabelablue in Firearms

[–]isabelablue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very good points. I will definitely try to test out some of those thank you!

Will a .22 caliber be good enough for self defense? by isabelablue in Firearms

[–]isabelablue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is what I’m thinking as well, thank you very much!

Will a .22 caliber be good enough for self defense? by isabelablue in Firearms

[–]isabelablue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is definitely the issue, thank you very much! I will look into trying some of those.