All,
My name is Nick and I live in Lewisville TX, which is a suburb of Dallas. I am about 30 minutes North West of the city itself. While in the suburbs, I am still in a pretty rural area with lots of houses, stores and people. While walking the pooch however this summer, I have had a few encounters with Coyotes, and another creature that looked a lot like a bobcat. Many way to close for comfort. Many of the neighbors have spotted these creatures as well. I live near a golf course which seems like just enough space for these creatures to run around.
While I have a variety of pistols such as a few 9mm glocks, 1911s, single stack compact pistols such as a G43, nothing that I would consider appropriate for protecting myself and the pooch against this type of game.
I am not a hunter, so I don't know a ton about cartridges best suited for hunting or animal defense. But at the end of the day, I am looking for an accurate, light pistol (no revolvers) that is small and light enough to carry around in light running shorts, but still do the job.
Because of this, I am considering a 22 WMR cartridge. Additionally, I am also considering the Kel Tec PMR30. Am I on target here (no pun intended), or am I completely off base?
Any suggestions would be appreciated. I'd love to hear your thoughts. What do you think?
My name is Nick and I live in Lewisville TX, which is a suburb of Dallas. I am about 30 minutes North West of the city itself. While in the suburbs, I am still in a pretty rural area with lots of houses, stores and people. While walking the pooch however this summer, I have had a few encounters with Coyotes, and another creature that looked a lot like a bobcat. Many way to close for comfort. Many of the neighbors have spotted these creatures as well. I live near a golf course which seems like just enough space for these creatures to run around.
While I have a variety of pistols such as a few 9mm glocks, 1911s, single stack compact pistols such as a G43, nothing that I would consider appropriate for protecting myself and the pooch against this type of game.
I am not a hunter, so I don't know a ton about cartridges best suited for hunting or animal defense. But at the end of the day, I am looking for an accurate, light pistol (no revolvers) that is small and light enough to carry around in light running shorts, but still do the job.
Because of this, I am considering a 22 WMR cartridge. Additionally, I am also considering the Kel Tec PMR30. Am I on target here (no pun intended), or am I completely off base?
Any suggestions would be appreciated. I'd love to hear your thoughts. What do you think?