either practice more,havemore fun with 2214 or4" Buckmark 22, (5x less cost per shot, same or better accuracy, durabilty with 2214, and a LOT more of each with Browning .22) or get REAL power, with an alloy compact of some sort (preferably a 1911) The 24 oz, 6.7" long compact 1911 weighs less than the Makarov, is no longer, so it's every bit as ccw-able as is the Mak, and it offers at LEAST 3x the likelihood of being able to stop an attacker.