The latest issue of Shotgun News came today.  As I was browsing through it I came across this little thing, which is the Stinger Pen Pistol:

(Click for Stinger website)

According to their website it is legal to own since it has been classified as a handgun by BATF.  It is a single shot .22LR with a 2 inch barrel.  It weighs 5 ozs (unloaded) and is 5.6 inches long and 5/8 inch in diameter (at its largest).  It lists for $275.00 in stainless (and $399 in 24K gold).

I think I’d be afraid to fire something that small.  It may only be a .22 but it only weighs 5 ounces so I imagine recoil would be substantial.  According to the ad in Shotgun News they will soon make it available in .22 Mag and .17 HMR, which I imagine would be even worse.  When it comes to some of these tiny little guns I have to admit that I’m kind of a wuss.  I worry about something that’s so small that you can’t get a good grip on it.  I had that problem when I tried a friend’s Jennings .22.  The entire gun was so small that I couldn’t get my little finger on the grip.  It made me paranoid firing something that small, which had me flinching.  That was really a weird experience, considering that I picked up my Kimber and didn’t have any trouble.  Maybe it was just having more experience with the Kimber, but that Jennings didn’t leave me all warm and fuzzy.

I don’t think I’ll be giving up my Kimber anytime soon.