My first gun was a Taurus 22 pistol but it was the hardest thing to shoot. I could barely pull the trigger. I hate that gun. I think it's just that gun. I've had people look at it and they can't understand why it's so hard to shoot. So I have it in the car as a back up to the back up gun. I was a little nervous at first with the "no safety" thing but my son is 18 now and knows gun safety so it doesn't bother me as much.