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orionengnr · June 20, 2011, 08:44 PM

I love my 550, and load and shoot a bit of .45acp.
Even with the handloading, I am still shooting a lot of .22 LR.

At my best, I can load .45acp for .14/round.
I can buy .22LR for .03/round.

So I can shoot five rounds of .22LR for each round of .45, and that ignores the time and effort required to handload.

I try to shoot once a week, and typically shoot 100 rounds of .22LR and 50 rounds of .45acp. Unless it Steel Challenge night, when I shoot ~100 rounds of .45 (and lose almost all of my brass)

By my math, shooting 1500 rounds of .22LR (about 15 weeks) paid for my $200 MkII a long time ago.

I'm not trying to spend your money for you, but a .22LR pistol is an extremely cost-effective way to shoot frequently and develop/maintain proficiency.

June 20, 2011, 08:44 PM	#14
orionengnr Senior Member Join Date: July 9, 2004 Posts: 5,174	I love my 550, and load and shoot a bit of .45acp. Even with the handloading, I am still shooting a lot of .22 LR. At my best, I can load .45acp for .14/round. I can buy .22LR for .03/round. So I can shoot five rounds of .22LR for each round of .45, and that ignores the time and effort required to handload. I try to shoot once a week, and typically shoot 100 rounds of .22LR and 50 rounds of .45acp. Unless it Steel Challenge night, when I shoot ~100 rounds of .45 (and lose almost all of my brass) By my math, shooting 1500 rounds of .22LR (about 15 weeks) paid for my $200 MkII a long time ago. I'm not trying to spend your money for you, but a .22LR pistol is an extremely cost-effective way to shoot frequently and develop/maintain proficiency.