>>791733A .22 is good it's probably the most useful gun you can have. If you can afford it a Smith & Wesson model 317 is a good choice, 8 shot revolver, light weight, and stainless. Anyone who says .22 is useless doesn't know what they are talking about. When I took my federal law enforcement traning we were told more people were killed with .22's and .25.s than all others combined. Now you aren't going to kill a brown bear with it but for humans it's fine and easy to learn with, and fun to shoot.