LAST EDITED ON May-24-16 AT 03:32 PM (EDT)
 
Ahhh, so then this, being a .22LR, is thus meant more for target shooting, practice, or plinking, I was wondering about its suitability as an actual...I suppose the term would be 'Personal Defense Weapon'?

A fancy-looking gun for newbies to cut their teeth on before they get into 'real' guns, as it were? It certainly fits the first part!

I've been leery about going to a firing range and trying out a gun ever since I saw an episode of CSI (I forget which flavor) that had a novice shooter get 'bitten' by the....damn I forget the term. The slide? Feels like theres another word for it - In the bit between his thumb and forefinger, and I've been afraid of that happening to me; it's a rather sensitive spot to get bitten by a fairly heavy spring throwing around - what, a half pound of metal?