I can't comment on the .22lr Cobra derringers from experience, but I do have their .38spcl derringer, it's ugly as a dog's butt, but it gets the job done. It is what it is for sure, a gun with under 3" from cartridge rim to muzzle. Mine shoots pretty well, I can hit milk jugs at 15-20ft nearly every time (probably 90% or better) one handed, but I usually have the good grace of knowing which bbl is going to fire, and being able to adjust my hold over accordingly...if you're wanting one for defense or something, you might not know which bbl's up, nor care...however by the time you pull a derringer, they're so close you can smell them anyway.

Well, self defense is not an issue. Finishing shots. Alas, a couple critters are growing old. Wish the girls would quit dragging strays home to the chuckwagon. Gets to be my job to hold the final court.

S**** the $150 vet bill. Painless is waiting.

For that limited of use, then the Cobra Derringer (assuming the .22lr is the same quality as the .38spcl) would be fine. I shoot mine for Cowboy Action Shooting side matches, it gets a good deal of practice, probably a hundred rounds a month (which is quite a bit since the side matches are typically only a few times a year and only two shots each). I also use mine for "swatting" downed upland game, #9 .38spcl shotshells work rather nicely for this. You don't really want a $200+ gun that you'll only shoot a few times a year, my Cobra has held up for two and a half years at 100rnds a month without a hiccup...and I bought it new for $80

I JUST SOLD A HIGH STANDARD MODEL DM-101 .22 MAGNUM.
WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, STILL IN THE BOX WITH PAPERS FROM 1971.
SOLD IT FOR $300.-
EB