This is the Bobcat. It is intended as an easily concealable pistol. Sure a .22 aint much compared to a 357 or 44 mag, but late night borrowers usually come equipped with a knife to sharpen their pencils, not guns. Several companies offer holsters which create the appearance of a wallet in the back pocket, and stay put when you draw this to discourage the kind of folks who want lending on their terms, zero interest, and forever to pay it back with no signature or background check. The kind of loans that were made by the government to less qualified buyers, the kind of thugs we still have to deal with.
One down side I see is that the tip up lever for the barrel is too handy. if some one is close, they can grab it, the barrel tips, and you are as much as unarmed. Simple solution, if they are that close, shoot with out hesitation. The same sort of problem exists with their 92.
The other problem is that the mag release is on the back of the grip, and not very handy if you do not play with it a lot.
Other then that, it shoots well, has a nice feel, and is a compact carry piece when needed. In fact, it is the only gun I have right now that one could call concealable unless you are built like me and can hide a 44 mag under your arm.
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I had one of those bobcats. Damn thing jammed at least twice in every clip load. Couldn't stiff-wrist it well enough because of the small grip, so it didn't eject properly. And the slide action seemed too stiff. I was glad to get rid of it.
A walther P22 was next. Wonderful gun.
I will keep that in mind. So far no jams, but I have not shot a hundred rounds through it yet.
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