I've sold Walthers and Sigs. Internet problems aside, I haven't had one brought back yet for any problems. The Walther is much smaller, and is cheaper. The main reason I sell a bunch of these guns is that they are easily adaptable for suppression, and I'm an NFA dealer. I would get either one that fit me better and be happy.
Okay, I answered your original question. So now I'm going to be an internet jerk and address something you didn't ask for.
Don't do it. Don't carry a .22. Rimfire reliability sucks. Even premium ammunition has a high dud rate. (priming compound has blank spots in it)
I'm a CCW instructor, and I have people bring up using .22 all the time. So I've done as much research as humanly possible about it.
.22 sucks. Historically it sucks. Reliability sucks. Penetration sucks. The size wound it makes sucks. Wrap your brain around the fact that all handguns suck, but the .22 is the inbred cousin they keep locked in the celler.
Yes, rule number one of a gunfight is to have a gun. Good for you to carry, period. That will probably be enough. But if you have to shoot somebody, you are going to want to shoot them with the most effective thing that you can. And that just ain't a .22. You want to stop them right now, and .22 just doesn't do that with any sort of regularity.
Look, I understand where you're coming from. I started carrying as a young father in college too. I was broke. Totally broke. I carried the same two magazines of premium hollowpoints for my .45 for several years. I rotated them so that the top round wasn't always the one going into the chamber so I wouldn't break a crimp.
Get the .22 and practice with it. Carry your 9mm. You can stay decently proficient with the 9mm through a lot of (free) dedicated dry fire practice. Dry fire will keep you 90% of where you need to be. Then once every six months, scrape up $20, go to Walmart, and buy a box of Winchester whitebox. Otherwise, shoot your .22 every chance you get.
Sorry man, I know this isn't what you asked.
I didn't start this thread to go over a .22's SD capabilities. I just asked which one you recommended over the other.
Okay, I answered your original question. So now I'm going to be an internet jerk and address something you didn't ask for.
Don't do it. Don't carry a .22. Rimfire reliability sucks. Even premium ammunition has a high dud rate. (priming compound has blank spots in it)
I'm a CCW instructor, and I have people bring up using .22 all the time. So I've done as much research as humanly possible about it.
.22 sucks. Historically it sucks. Reliability sucks. Penetration sucks. The size wound it makes sucks. Wrap your brain around the fact that all handguns suck, but the .22 is the inbred cousin they keep locked in the celler.
Yes, rule number one of a gunfight is to have a gun. Good for you to carry, period. That will probably be enough. But if you have to shoot somebody, you are going to want to shoot them with the most effective thing that you can. And that just ain't a .22. You want to stop them right now, and .22 just doesn't do that with any sort of regularity.
Look, I understand where you're coming from. I started carrying as a young father in college too. I was broke. Totally broke. I carried the same two magazines of premium hollowpoints for my .45 for several years. I rotated them so that the top round wasn't always the one going into the chamber so I wouldn't break a crimp.
Get the .22 and practice with it. Carry your 9mm. You can stay decently proficient with the 9mm through a lot of (free) dedicated dry fire practice. Dry fire will keep you 90% of where you need to be. Then once every six months, scrape up $20, go to Walmart, and buy a box of Winchester whitebox. Otherwise, shoot your .22 every chance you get.
Sorry man, I know this isn't what you asked.