To this day I can’t understand why so few people will admit to enjoying shooting a quality .22 target pistol.
I have zero training and can easily hold a 40mm pattern at fifty feet. What’s not to like? Very, very few people can do that with a .45, not too many with a 9.
For the phallically challenged, the only answer is overcompensation.
And a splitting maul does a fine job as a cutting implement. Matches my Husky 395xp slabbing saw nicely. There is a time and a place for a suitable application of power. The range ain’t it.