Favorite .22LR handgun?

peacefulgary · March 30, 2022, 01:58 AM

Just like the title says, what's your favorite .22LR handgun (revolver, autoloader, or other)?

peacefulgary · March 30, 2022, 02:00 AM

And yes, I am looking to add a .22LR handgun to my fold.
Currently my only .22LR handgun is a Ruger SR22...and I love it!
But it's a bit lonely and needs a friend.

chadio · March 30, 2022, 03:17 AM

Dad taught my brother and I to shoot with an old school Ruger single action revolver. Now I have one.

Also have a thing for .22 semi - autos that were designed to be great target pistols from square one, such as the Ruger Mark series, SW Victory, and the Browning Buck Mark. My Browning is near and dear.

Nothing against the 'repli - racers'... however, the ones mentioned here have serious mojo and legacy.....

Hawg · March 30, 2022, 05:00 AM

It would have to be my Browning 1911-22. I have others that are more accurate but this one is by far the funnest one.

I am well aware funnest is not a word.

ds-10-speed · March 30, 2022, 05:40 AM

I have several .22 handguns but these 2 are my favorite and used the most for bowling pin competition and steel plate matches like SCSA.

**Spats McGee** · March 30, 2022, 07:16 AM

I've got a couple, but I think this one's my favorite.

Jim Watson · March 30, 2022, 08:58 AM

Can I pick two?
Apart from family heirlooms, my only .22 revolver is a S&W Combat Masterpiece and I really like it for DA practice.

A Nelson Conversion, mounted on my least-used .45 frame, is probably my most useful automatic; accurate and reliable. I have sentimental favorites, good guns all, but the Nelson Just Works.

totaldla · March 30, 2022, 09:23 AM

I have a S&W622 that I like. Bought it new in 1992, stoned the trigger and have been shooting it ever since. Very lightweight. Pain in the butt to detail strip so I just hose it out with brake cleaner and then Rem Oil when it gets so dirty it won't cycle. New shooters love it.

jar · March 30, 2022, 09:27 AM

My old H&R 923. It's been a faithful friend for a brazillion years.

ballardw · March 30, 2022, 11:22 AM

The one I'm shooting at the time?

stinkeypete · March 30, 2022, 11:32 AM

Norinco copy of a Walther TT Olympia, customized and trigger work by Larry Leutenegger. Ultradot sight on top.

chadio · March 30, 2022, 12:02 PM

Normally they fight like cats and dogs, but I caught them both taking a nap....

mk70ss · March 30, 2022, 12:22 PM

S&W Model 18 four inch.

kenny53 · March 30, 2022, 02:19 PM

I would have to say my Ruger MKII and Taurus TX22.

**Shane Tuttle** · March 30, 2022, 03:18 PM

For semi-auto, I'd say my Browning 1911-22. For revolver, my Ruger Bearcat.

Eddiejoe · March 30, 2022, 03:32 PM

I love my Ruger MK IV!
We also have a Heritage with the .22 Magnum cylinder as well as .22LR. That is also fun to shoot.

Ricklin · March 30, 2022, 04:11 PM

I am very fond of my Ruger Mk. 3 Hunter. I put a red dot on it and enjoy it much.

FITASC · March 30, 2022, 04:36 PM

Semi - Ruger MKII w/ 5.5" bull barrel
Revolver - S&W Model 17 K 22 Masterpiece with 3T's

Dead-Nuts-Zero · March 31, 2022, 02:21 AM

I have several favorites such as S&W M17 & K22's, Ruger Standard & Mark II.

Then I bought a beautiful older like new S&W Model 41 which became my all time favorite for shooting standard velocity target loads.

However a M 41 will set ya back a few hundred bucks, but very satisfied with the one I have, a favorite for sure!

DirtyHarold · March 31, 2022, 08:13 AM

I’m not gonna say it’s my favorite but I have been pleasantly surprised with the Kel Tec P17. Found it for 200 bucks at a LGS, I have used it for IDPA practices when ammo was impossible to find and expensive during covid and I would run circles around guys and their CZ and 1911s. The trigger is super light, it’s pretty accurate for what it is (it’s not a bullseye shooter) and it’s tons of fun. Suppressor ready. Fun per dollar you can’t beat it, everyone should buy one.

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sigarms228 · March 31, 2022, 10:56 AM

Browning Bucmark Camper.

I am probably going to have to get another one though as wife started shooting too and pretty much deemed it as her's.

FrankenMauser · March 31, 2022, 11:12 AM

I am a Buckmark enjoyer.
Currently have: Standard ('90), Target ('92), Camper ('99, built from parts and a $20 frame), and a Challenger III ('83).

I do also like my brother's Browning 1911-22 and his Browning Challenger. (The real Challenger.)

Really tough call, because I do enjoy .22 revolvers, as well.

But I think I'd go for the Buckmark Standard, if I had to pick just one.
I have shot it more than anything else. It is the "one" that I grab every time. And, now, it is threaded. So I can run it suppressed for a little more enjoyment.

Bob Willman · March 31, 2022, 12:04 PM

The only one I have. A High Standard Sentinel Imperial revolver bought in 1962.

Drm50 · March 31, 2022, 01:41 PM

Man I’m 22 handgun poor. I started life with Ruger Single-6 and thought it the end all in accuracy compared to my school buddies H&Rs, IJs and imported clones
Then saw the light, the S&W K22 in 1964. I carried it like a pocket knife. Then a few years later at the end of an adventure my friends and neighbors sent me on I found a Hi-St had followed me home. I guess if I had to pick one it would be the K22 for pure shootability.

RickB · March 31, 2022, 06:20 PM

The only one I own is an old Colt .22-.45 Conversion Unit, mounted on a dedicated frame.
My favorite, for 30+ years.

March 30, 2022, 01:58 AM	#1
peacefulgary Senior Member Join Date: January 26, 2011 Location: USA Posts: 714	Favorite .22LR handgun? Just like the title says, what's your favorite .22LR handgun (revolver, autoloader, or other)?

March 30, 2022, 03:17 AM	#3
chadio Senior Member Join Date: June 29, 2011 Posts: 931	Dad taught my brother and I to shoot with an old school Ruger single action revolver. Now I have one. Also have a thing for .22 semi - autos that were designed to be great target pistols from square one, such as the Ruger Mark series, SW Victory, and the Browning Buck Mark. My Browning is near and dear. Nothing against the 'repli - racers'... however, the ones mentioned here have serious mojo and legacy..... __________________ Ex - Navy, Persian Gulf Veteran. Loved shooting the M14, 1911, M60, M2

March 30, 2022, 05:40 AM	#5
ds-10-speed Member Join Date: November 5, 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 98	I have several .22 handguns but these 2 are my favorite and used the most for bowling pin competition and steel plate matches like SCSA. __________________ Double action pin shooter

March 30, 2022, 07:16 AM	#6
Spats McGee Staff Join Date: July 28, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 8,821	I've got a couple, but I think this one's my favorite. __________________ I'm a lawyer, but I'm not your lawyer. If you need some honest-to-goodness legal advice, go buy some.

March 30, 2022, 09:23 AM	#8
totaldla Senior Member Join Date: August 10, 2009 Location: SW Idaho Posts: 1,294	I have a S&W622 that I like. Bought it new in 1992, stoned the trigger and have been shooting it ever since. Very lightweight. Pain in the butt to detail strip so I just hose it out with brake cleaner and then Rem Oil when it gets so dirty it won't cycle. New shooters love it. __________________ Lee Auto Bench Prime Castor Oil Case Lube

March 30, 2022, 02:00 AM	#2
peacefulgary Senior Member Join Date: January 26, 2011 Location: USA Posts: 714	And yes, I am looking to add a .22LR handgun to my fold. Currently my only .22LR handgun is a Ruger SR22...and I love it! But it's a bit lonely and needs a friend.

March 30, 2022, 05:00 AM	#4
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,189	It would have to be my Browning 1911-22. I have others that are more accurate but this one is by far the funnest one. I am well aware funnest is not a word.

March 30, 2022, 08:58 AM	#7
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,541	Can I pick two? Apart from family heirlooms, my only .22 revolver is a S&W Combat Masterpiece and I really like it for DA practice. A Nelson Conversion, mounted on my least-used .45 frame, is probably my most useful automatic; accurate and reliable. I have sentimental favorites, good guns all, but the Nelson Just Works.

March 30, 2022, 11:22 AM	#10
ballardw Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 1,411	The one I'm shooting at the time? __________________ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ All data is flawed, some just less so.

March 30, 2022, 11:32 AM	#11
stinkeypete Senior Member Join Date: July 22, 2010 Location: Madison, Wisconsin Posts: 1,293	Norinco copy of a Walther TT Olympia, customized and trigger work by Larry Leutenegger. Ultradot sight on top. __________________ My book "The Pheasant Hunter's Action Adventure Cookbook" is now on Amazon. Tall tales, hunting tips, butchering from bird to the freezer, and recipes.

March 30, 2022, 12:22 PM	#13
mk70ss Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,598	S&W Model 18 four inch. __________________ Say when.....

March 30, 2022, 02:19 PM	#14
kenny53 Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2015 Location: My back yard Posts: 971	I would have to say my Ruger MKII and Taurus TX22.

March 30, 2022, 03:18 PM	#15
Shane Tuttle Staff Join Date: November 28, 2005 Location: Montana Posts: 9,443	For semi-auto, I'd say my Browning 1911-22. For revolver, my Ruger Bearcat. __________________ If it were up to me, the word "got" would be deleted from the English language. Posting and YOU: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting

March 30, 2022, 03:32 PM	#16
Eddiejoe Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2018 Posts: 206	I love my Ruger MK IV! We also have a Heritage with the .22 Magnum cylinder as well as .22LR. That is also fun to shoot.

March 30, 2022, 04:11 PM	#17
Ricklin Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2008 Location: SW Washington state Posts: 2,011	I am very fond of my Ruger Mk. 3 Hunter. I put a red dot on it and enjoy it much. __________________ ricklin Freedom is not free

March 30, 2022, 04:36 PM	#18
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,446	Semi - Ruger MKII w/ 5.5" bull barrel Revolver - S&W Model 17 K 22 Masterpiece with 3T's __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

March 31, 2022, 02:21 AM	#19
Dead-Nuts-Zero Senior Member Join Date: August 26, 2004 Posts: 579	I have several favorites such as S&W M17 & K22's, Ruger Standard & Mark II. Then I bought a beautiful older like new S&W Model 41 which became my all time favorite for shooting standard velocity target loads. However a M 41 will set ya back a few hundred bucks, but very satisfied with the one I have, a favorite for sure! __________________ . . BANG------------ >>> !

March 31, 2022, 08:13 AM	#20
DirtyHarold Senior Member Join Date: July 23, 2015 Posts: 158	I’m not gonna say it’s my favorite but I have been pleasantly surprised with the Kel Tec P17. Found it for 200 bucks at a LGS, I have used it for IDPA practices when ammo was impossible to find and expensive during covid and I would run circles around guys and their CZ and 1911s. The trigger is super light, it’s pretty accurate for what it is (it’s not a bullseye shooter) and it’s tons of fun. Suppressor ready. Fun per dollar you can’t beat it, everyone should buy one. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

March 31, 2022, 10:56 AM	#21
sigarms228 Senior Member Join Date: October 29, 2011 Posts: 1,768	Browning Bucmark Camper. I am probably going to have to get another one though as wife started shooting too and pretty much deemed it as her's. __________________ “When the people find that they can vote themselves money that will herald the end of the republic.” ― Benjamin Franklin

March 31, 2022, 11:12 AM	#22
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	I am a Buckmark enjoyer. Currently have: Standard ('90), Target ('92), Camper ('99, built from parts and a $20 frame), and a Challenger III ('83). I do also like my brother's Browning 1911-22 and his Browning Challenger. (The real Challenger.) Really tough call, because I do enjoy .22 revolvers, as well. But I think I'd go for the Buckmark Standard, if I had to pick just one. I have shot it more than anything else. It is the "one" that I grab every time. And, now, it is threaded. So I can run it suppressed for a little more enjoyment. __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

March 31, 2022, 12:04 PM	#23
Bob Willman Senior Member Join Date: January 13, 2018 Location: Bowling Green, Ohio Posts: 111	The only one I have. A High Standard Sentinel Imperial revolver bought in 1962.

March 31, 2022, 06:20 PM	#25
RickB Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2000 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 8,518	The only one I own is an old Colt .22-.45 Conversion Unit, mounted on a dedicated frame. My favorite, for 30+ years. __________________ Runs off at the mouth about anything 1911 related on this site and half the time is flat out wrong.