Pocket Handgun: Small 9mm Auto or 642 Airweight?

[feudist]

Anyone else here think that a modern, alloy reintroduction of the i-frame, with decent sights, in .22LR would be cool for pocket use?

A 6-shot centennial i-frame .22 LR with a decent front sight that weighed, say, 12-13 oz using affordable 642 metallurgy would get my tail wagging.

j vs i:

Give it a double pronged firing pin, a la the 1800s Henry .44 Rimfire for reliability. Although since I used up my Hilary panic .22 Minimags I haven't had any misfires out of my LCP2 .22 or my new LCR .22.

[Half Moon]

Anyone else here think that a modern, alloy reintroduction of the i-frame, with decent sights, in .22LR would be cool for pocket use?

A 6-shot centennial i-frame .22 LR with a decent front sight that weighed, say, 12-13 oz using affordable 642 metallurgy would get my tail wagging.

j vs i:

I like the thought! If we're looking at unlikely revivals though how about a Newer Departure:



Chamber in .32 S&W Long (or maybe H&R Mag but unsure how much the top latch can reasonably be strengthened) and .22 LR, modern lightweight alloy, Novak style or other usable sights, lose the grip safety, and clean up the trigger pull. There's got to be, like, dozens of sales just waiting to happen :-)

[wmu12071]

I like the thought! If we're looking at unlikely revivals though how about a Newer Departure:



Chamber in .32 S&W Long (or maybe H&R Mag but unsure how much the top latch can reasonably be strengthened) and .22 LR, modern lightweight alloy, Novak style or other usable sights, lose the grip safety, and clean up the trigger pull. There's got to be, like, dozens of sales just waiting to happen :-)

I feel like the market for this gun is 10 people be they are all in this thread and would happily buy 2.

[BillSWPA]

Other than as a snake dispatcher, do you feel like they actually have a reasonable use that a Spyderco Delica can't cover and more? Curious, because that's how I always thought of them.

1. As a deep concealment backup gun for an individual who feared kidnapping.

2. A lady trying to conceal a gun in revealing, tight-fitting clothing, perhaps in addition to something more potent in a gun purse.


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