Would you buy one?

[trikerdon]

Trailblazer Firearms has released a pint sized pistol that can deliver up to five deadly .22 shots and weighs just seven ounces (198g), less than a Big Mac.

Trailblazer Firearms' Lifecard gun is the size of a card | Daily Mail Online

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[slimmer13]

Can't say I would. Pocket .380 is as low as I go. I can't think of a practical use for it. My dad has one of those little NAA .22 things. Same deal. Uncomfortable and unwieldy to shoot. They are meant to be up close and personal, but by the time you got it deployed, it would be too late IMO.

 

[66PonyCar]

Essentially a single shot .22. I looked at a promotional video but they don't show how to reload it. I suspect it's really slow to reload and unless you kill your assailant with the first shot, he's going to be really pissed at you.

 

[11Charlie]

Wouldn't trust my or my families life on one that's for damn sure!

 

[titsonritz]

No

 

[RVTECH]

Essentially a single shot .22.

Yep - I suspect this will be it's 'Swan Song'. Some say a .38 snub is not adequate for self defense but I would rather carry my mod 60 with five on tap and maybe a speedloader for a quick reload. Heck even one of those little tilt barrel Beretta semis would be vastly superior (and not much bigger). Personally I don't think much of the 'disguised' gun concept.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Not for me.
I do like the idea and "out of the box" thinking ... But I wouldn't want to rely on the .22LR cartridge as a self defense gun , especially from what looks like a single shot pistol.

And yes a .22LR is better than no gun , or if that is the gun / cartridge you shoot best...
I also know that a .22LR can indeed stop a threat or kill someone.
To me , its the cartridge itself that I wouldn't trust ... I've had more FTF with a .22 than any other cartridge.
Sure you can pick and find ammo that is reliable , but the recent .22 ammo shortage will have me wondering about this as well...

I did read the article and did note that the manufacturer does not suggest this as self-defense gun and recommends it as a "fun" gun ... But I would bet that many buyers would want to use it as a self defense gun regardless.
Andy

 

[RVTECH]

the manufacturer does not suggest this as self-defense gun and recommends it as a "fun" gun

What would be fun about a SS .22 with a bad grip and no sights? I can think of at lease ten .22 pistols that would be much more 'fun' than this one. Just another answer to a problem that does not exist.

 

[Flymph]

I'd pay about $120 for it... just because it's an interesting device.

 

[11Charlie]

I'd pay about $20 for it... just because it's an interesting device.

Fixed it for you!

 

[Flymph]

That does seem like a much better price! SOLD!!

 

[11Charlie]

That does seem like a much better price! SOLD!!

Right I would buy one for that!

 

[Flymph]

I'd buy two and then really have some fun!
Dual wielding while shooting tannerite! XD

 

[Slobray]

What would be fun about a SS .22 with a bad grip and no sights? I can think of at lease ten .22 pistols that would be much more 'fun' than this one. Just another answer to a problem that does not exist.

For almost $400, I think it would be more "fun" to buy 10/22 and a bunch of ammo to feed it than to have one of those.


Ray

 

[teflon6string]

Good Guy: "Times!"

Bad Guy: "WTF?"

Good Guy: "Gimme a second to get this thing out and protect my family from you!"

 

[Flymph]

For almost $400, I think it would be more "fun" to buy 10/22 and a bunch of ammo to feed it than to have one of those.


Ray

That's what I did! Even got this model stock! LoL

 

[Koda]

The Lifecard.22LR, marketed as 'the last gun you'll leave behind', weighs just seven ounces (198g), less than a Big Mac.

Lol, it would be the FIRST gun I would leave behind...


It took them 7 years to design a single shot 22...

 

[RVTECH]

For almost $400, I think it would be more "fun" to buy 10/22 and a bunch of ammo to feed it than to have one of those.

Yea so this company designs a foldable, disguised gun and then does NOT recommend it for self defense? What did they think the first thought would be for most people looking at it ? Certainly not as a 'fun' gun. Not too good at promoting there own product....

 

[MasterChief]

It may hold 5 rounds but I think I read somewhere that it is a single shot

 

[Flymph]

So this...?