Charter Arms Pathfinder Pink Lady 22 LR 2" 6rd Revolver

The Pathfinder is Charter Arms' 22 LR revolver and the Pink Lady is the pink over stainless version. Six rounds, a 2" barrel, fixed sights, and a full grip that fills the hand rather than leaving fingers hanging. Carbon steel construction gives it the heft and balance of a centerfire snub, which is exactly the point. A new shooter learns the trigger and the sight picture on a gun that handles like the one they might eventually carry, without the recoil getting in the way of the lesson.

Charter's SA/DA action lets you stage the hammer for a deliberate shot or run it straight through in double action. Sixteen ounces is light for a steel revolver but heavy enough that 22 LR recoil amounts to a nudge, which makes this a good teaching gun for a new shooter or anyone dealing with hand strength problems. It is also a legitimate pest and small game gun inside 25 yards. This particular revolver is a Shooters Model, meaning it is new in the box with a minor cosmetic imperfection in the finish, the sort of flaw that takes a trained eye or a magnifier to find. Mechanically it is a new gun. A box of 22s and a few tin cans is all it asks for.