Re range toys, I don't shoot at ranges, so don't consider any gun to be a range toy. Nor do I view J-frames as being limited to defence use..
Jerry Miculek shot his at 200 yards, IIRC.
"I proved my manhood by serving our country as a United States Marine. I have nothing to prove to any random punk on the street".
Well said, and spot on.
Jerry Miculek is a freak of nature.