Come on, the real Bond used a .25 Beretta. That one - which Fleming had in the Royal Navy - was known as a purse gun at the time (and to be fair, less powerful than a modern .22). But guns were not the only anachronisms; Fleming's novels also had criminal organizations, like the Purple Gang, that were extinct long before WWII. He also had some raging gender, ethnic, and religious stereotypes going (and some of that was out there even for its day). Aside from that, the novels are entertaining for poolside reading. Bond also had some pretty lowbrow tastes in the novels. Old Grand Dad whiskey, Sanka, and scrambled eggs all day long. His movie persona was a little more slick. And at least his Rolexes were Submariners and not the ubiquitous Oyster Perpetual Datejusts.