Looking for a "tackle box" gun. Recommendations?

[Ca survivor]

Have two recommendations #1 don't get a Taurus
# 2 if you have to fire do it only once, the following shots is were people can point out where is coming from.

 

[ChuteTheMall]

Back to the original requirement of concealability while wearing a wet bathing suit, there are two highly concealable choices mentioned.

For years my choice was a NAA mini revolver with both .22 LR and magnum cylinders, but the Keltec P32 is about the same weight, flatter and thinner for better concealability, and more accurately shoots a centerfire cartridge. I still like both choices, sometimes carry both.

Zip lock baggie can allow almost waterproof pocket carry. Almost.
A Pelican box can hold a larger gun, but not accessible for immediate reactive self defense, because it's stowed in luggage. Camp gun fits here.

There's really no reason to shoot a snake, I outgrew that decades ago.
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[Jim K]

"an inexpensive but somewhat quality pistol for taking along on these trips"

Sounds like the place for one of the small Hi-Points. They are reliable, cheap and small loss if it goes in the deep end.

Jim.

 

[MedWheeler]

Ca survivor writes:

if you have to fire do it only once, the following shots is were people can point out where is coming from.

I'm guessing it's supposed to read "...the following shots is how people can point out where they are coming from."

Anyway, he's asking about a "tackle-box gun." He never said his fishing/kayaking activities are part of larger, covert operations in hostile territory, or would be part of any illegal activity (he's in Virginia.)

 

[chicharrones]

Ca survivor writes:



I'm guessing it's supposed to read "...the following shots is how people can point out where they are coming from."

Anyway, he's asking about a "tackle-box gun." He never said his fishing/kayaking activities are part of larger, covert operations in hostile territory, or would be part of any illegal activity (he's in Virginia.)

But, there's banjos in those hills.

 

[WYO]

The most concealable is the NAA Pug, which weighs 7.4 ounces loaded with 5 Speer Gold Dots. (The gun is a WMR, so an extra .22 LR cylinder would have to be ordered if that is a requirement.) You could mix and match snake shot and hollow points depending on needs with no worries about functioning.

If accuracy at longer distance is needed, the Beretta 21A is a decent .22 LR pistol.

 

[Blkhrt13]

I'm lookin at the 22PLY for this type of function. They run about two bills at academy. Only thing cheaper is a rough rider.

 

[chaim]

it needs to be small enough to fit in a pocket, .22 caliber, not so expensive that I would be devastated to lose it...

I agree with those who say some variation of the NAA mini-revolvers. The Taurus may be OK, but a revolver is more versatile in that you could load a variety of loads and not have to worry about it not cycling. More importantly, .22LR (or any RF) is notorious for being finicky, especially in an auto, and if you hit a hard primer all you have to do with the revolver is pull the trigger again. If I was to rely on it for any kind of defense (snakes, and better than nothing when I'm only wearing a swimsuit) that would be important.


As for the "not so expensive that I would be devastated to lose it" part, last I saw, the NAA mini-revolvers aren't all that expensive. As for other options that would be expensive to lose, get something with (or have fabricated) a lanyard loop.

 

[avan47]

Check out the Rossi Plinker
http://www.gunblast.com/Rossi-22Plinker.htm