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Auto5 · July 6, 2014, 09:21 PM

I'm in the market for a pocket sized .22 fun gun. I like the size of the old .32 or .38 S&W break tops, but the ammo is expensive and my guns are too old for steady use. Most current compact .22 revolvers are the same size and width of their .38 Special counterparts. The Ruger Bearcat Shopkeeper seems close to ideal, but they are selling for north of $500 in these parts. I toyed with the idea of converting a Pietta Pocket Remington, but by the time it's finished, I would end up in the same price range as the Ruger. Another thread mentioned the NAA Earl or Sheriff models. I especially like the .22lr/.22mag convertibles and I only need minute of soda can accuracy at 30 feet or so. Anyone have one of these? Anything else out there in the sub $400 range?

July 6, 2014, 09:21 PM	#1
Auto5 Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2013 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 662	Pocket plinkers I'm in the market for a pocket sized .22 fun gun. I like the size of the old .32 or .38 S&W break tops, but the ammo is expensive and my guns are too old for steady use. Most current compact .22 revolvers are the same size and width of their .38 Special counterparts. The Ruger Bearcat Shopkeeper seems close to ideal, but they are selling for north of $500 in these parts. I toyed with the idea of converting a Pietta Pocket Remington, but by the time it's finished, I would end up in the same price range as the Ruger. Another thread mentioned the NAA Earl or Sheriff models. I especially like the .22lr/.22mag convertibles and I only need minute of soda can accuracy at 30 feet or so. Anyone have one of these? Anything else out there in the sub $400 range? __________________ At the young age of five, a bear told me that I was the only person who could prevent forest fires. Why I was chosen, I'll never know.