What Rimfire .22 handgun do you own? - Page 4

dannyb · December 27, 2018, 06:10 PM

I have a few, an H&R revolver, S&W K22, SIG Mosquito, NAA, and Colt Jr. in .22 short - but my favorite bar none is:

S&W Model 41. Sweetest shooter in .22 ever.

usr1987 · December 27, 2018, 07:35 PM

Heritage 6.5 for now, but looking to get a Henry 24 inch and a LCRx

Erno86 · December 28, 2018, 09:55 AM

I own a Ruger Mark III Hunter --- and the one I like to shoot bestest --- A Ruger SA Hunter pistol, with 22lr and 22wmr cylinders.

Gungnir · December 28, 2018, 11:10 AM

My current .22LR arsenal:

Pardini SPE
Astra Cadix 4”
Otterup M70

In the future I would like to add a Pardini SP for competition use, and a Ruger mkIV for plinking with a suppressor, and perhaps even a non-single shot rifle like an AR-7.

moose fat · December 29, 2018, 06:35 PM

I have two 22 pistols. A Kimber conversion for my Springfield Armory 1911. A really fun plinker as long as its sqeaky clean.
And a Taurus M96 target, that has numbered cylinders, very accurate. Its based on a Smith and Wesson K22. I carry it when out back country skiing in an El Passo Saddelry tanker rig for ptarmagin or rabbits.

rodfac · December 29, 2018, 08:50 PM

I've had some experience shooting NRA Bullseye competition at 50' with both a High Standard Victor as well as a S&W M41. Both were far more accurate than I could hold, even off sandbags....almost like miniature target rifles in that regard.

I still own the M41 but it rarely makes a trip out to our home range anymore. Heavy, with target stocks, it just isn't an auto that I holster carry here on the farm.

Later, I found a well cared for Colt Match Target Woodsman with a 4.5" bbl. that I played with for a considerable time, but ended up giving it to #2 son who had an eye for it. It was as good as the M41 Smith for accuracy.

Currently, I'm getting used to a new to me, Ruger Standard Mkll that I like very much. It's a bit muzzle light for serious Bullseye competition, but does fine for our informal shoots here. I've sewed up a Tom Threepersons open top holster for it that fits to perfection and have been carrying it for a month or two. Yesterday, my 13 yo grand-daughter shot several 5-shot groups from 10 yds, that you could cover with a quarter...she's gunna be a hellofa shot when she's a bit older.

I also like and carry from time to time, a Colt Diamondback 4" bbl'd .22 that's fun to tote. It's light, muzzle heavy enough to 'hang' well in offhand, but not so much to sag your trouser belt while carrying it. It's not as accurate as any of the above but still a nice looking revolver.

We've also had a cpl of Ruger Single Sixes in .22LR and Magnum over the years. Just now there's a 4-5/8" bbl'd one in the safe waiting on a suitable holster for some field work. All of them have been very accurate, well below 2" gps at 25 yds with most any ammunition, and make great training guns for new shooters.

For my center-fire autos, I've tried to find .22 uppers that functioned well & gave good accuracy over the years. I've got 'em for a Sig P226, and several 1911's. Ciener's work well and give me quarter to fifty cent piece groups at 25 yds with selected ammunition, but the Marvel unit is fully Bullseye Competition ready. It's on a par with the M41 and Victor, and better than the Woodsman.

All are fun and you can shoot 'em guilt free now that .22's are back on the shelves. I'll never be caught again like the Obama years of drought.

HTH's, Rod

Omaha-BeenGlockin · December 30, 2018, 12:45 PM

Stainless Mk III 5.5in Target
Stainless Single Six convertible 6.5in

Looking at a MK IV 22/45 Target but I don't know cause I'm also looking at a 7 shot GP100 .357

Reloadron · December 30, 2018, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Looking at a MK IV 22/45 Target but I don't know cause I'm also looking at a 7 shot GP100 .357

So you need to choose between an apple or an orange, not between two apples or two oranges.

Since the thread is about 22 rimfire I guess you need to get the Ruger MK IV 22/45 Target. Now wasn't that easy?

Ron

AERacing1813 · December 30, 2018, 03:04 PM

single six 4th year of production

Hanshi · December 30, 2018, 04:36 PM

I still have a Ruger MKI BB, a HS Victor and a Colt Woodsman Sport Target.

Areoflyer09 · December 30, 2018, 05:09 PM

I’ve had a bunch of different 22s, but I’ve been enjoying tinkinering with the Ruger Mk III series lately. I’ve tried a SW 422, SW Victory, Ruger MkIV and most recently a SW 41. Never really warmed up to these as I have the MkIIIs.

I’ve done a 22/45 with VQ internals and a TK trigger and comp.

A Hunter with VQ internals, TK trigger and TK extended mag release.

And I just finished doing a full VQ internal kit on another MkIII frame what I topped with a VQ LLV.

I know the MkIIIs don’t get much love, but I’ve found with the right upgrades they are my preferred generation. And they are cheap to pick as a bonus.

GeauxTide · December 30, 2018, 11:40 PM

Single Six Combo.

darkgael · January 1, 2019, 10:32 AM

A T/C Contender with 8" and 10" barrels.
S&W 317 Airlite
Ruger Mk.II Gov't
High Standard Victor
Pardini Free pistol PGP75

Pete

Brutus · January 1, 2019, 11:30 AM

Just two, a Browning Buckmark and a Ruger single six convertible.
I seem to shoot the Buckmark a bit better but I haven't had the Ruger very long.

Raimundo Queiroz · January 1, 2019, 01:24 PM

1947 6 3/4 inch bbl High Standard HD Military
1958 6 inch bbl SW model 17 no dash ( Lettered )
1956 6 inch bbl Third Series Colt Woodsman Match Target ( Lettered )

Northrider · January 2, 2019, 12:16 AM

My first rimfire .22 handgun was a Buckmark, followed by a Tangfolio .22 with a .45acp barrel and slide. Next came a Sig, then a Ruger Mark IV, and last was a Ruger SR22. I think I have enough .22 handguns. Well, reading the preceding post on Heritage 9 shots have me rethinking.

**44 AMP** · January 2, 2019, 03:03 AM

Many have come and gone over the years. Still currently in the stable, a Ruger Super Single Six convertible, a Ruger Mk I target, a T/C Contender, a couple of Lugers, and a Browning Challenger.

Bamashooter · January 3, 2019, 12:55 AM

H&R 949 5.5"
Ruger SR22 4.5"
Heritage RR 4.75"

S&W-Keeper · January 5, 2019, 10:25 PM

I have an old Browning Challenger, model 41,Sig Trailside,4" 617,6" 617,model 18,pre 17.

Cirdan · January 6, 2019, 12:51 AM

Mark IV
Colt Rail Gun (made by Walther)
Heritage Arms Rough Rider Revolver

jonb32248 · January 26, 2019, 10:31 PM

2- P22q's, very nice shooters.

Blindstitch · January 26, 2019, 11:14 PM

Ruger Sr22

bull bob · January 29, 2019, 07:11 AM

I have a few :

1958 vintage Ruger Single Six, (old Model), 5.5"
Ruger Mk III, heavy barrel target
Browning Buckmark, standard model
Browning Buckmark, 5.5 heavy target
Colt 3rd Gen Woodsman, 6"
Colt Official Police, 6"

Rhodester · January 30, 2019, 04:35 PM

Ruger Mark III 22/45
Ruger SR22

JJ45 · January 30, 2019, 04:38 PM

I've owned a few but now

Ruger 22/45 4 3/4" Standard Stainless (I gave my son a 5.5" Bull)
Ruger SP101 4.25" 8 Shot
Pre warning 5.5" Single Six Convertible

I think that's all I'll ever need

December 27, 2018, 06:10 PM	#76
dannyb Senior Member Join Date: June 19, 2008 Location: SE PA Posts: 336	I have a few, an H&R revolver, S&W K22, SIG Mosquito, NAA, and Colt Jr. in .22 short - but my favorite bar none is: S&W Model 41. Sweetest shooter in .22 ever. __________________ Moron Lave (send a Congressman through the car wash)

December 28, 2018, 09:55 AM	#78
Erno86 Senior Member Join Date: September 22, 2012 Location: Marriottsville, Maryland Posts: 1,739	I own a Ruger Mark III Hunter --- and the one I like to shoot bestest --- A Ruger SA Hunter pistol, with 22lr and 22wmr cylinders. __________________ That rifle hanging on the wall of the working class flat or labourer's cottage is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there." --- George Orwell

December 29, 2018, 08:50 PM	#81
rodfac Senior Member Join Date: January 22, 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,623	I've had some experience shooting NRA Bullseye competition at 50' with both a High Standard Victor as well as a S&W M41. Both were far more accurate than I could hold, even off sandbags....almost like miniature target rifles in that regard. I still own the M41 but it rarely makes a trip out to our home range anymore. Heavy, with target stocks, it just isn't an auto that I holster carry here on the farm. Later, I found a well cared for Colt Match Target Woodsman with a 4.5" bbl. that I played with for a considerable time, but ended up giving it to #2 son who had an eye for it. It was as good as the M41 Smith for accuracy. Currently, I'm getting used to a new to me, Ruger Standard Mkll that I like very much. It's a bit muzzle light for serious Bullseye competition, but does fine for our informal shoots here. I've sewed up a Tom Threepersons open top holster for it that fits to perfection and have been carrying it for a month or two. Yesterday, my 13 yo grand-daughter shot several 5-shot groups from 10 yds, that you could cover with a quarter...she's gunna be a hellofa shot when she's a bit older. I also like and carry from time to time, a Colt Diamondback 4" bbl'd .22 that's fun to tote. It's light, muzzle heavy enough to 'hang' well in offhand, but not so much to sag your trouser belt while carrying it. It's not as accurate as any of the above but still a nice looking revolver. We've also had a cpl of Ruger Single Sixes in .22LR and Magnum over the years. Just now there's a 4-5/8" bbl'd one in the safe waiting on a suitable holster for some field work. All of them have been very accurate, well below 2" gps at 25 yds with most any ammunition, and make great training guns for new shooters. For my center-fire autos, I've tried to find .22 uppers that functioned well & gave good accuracy over the years. I've got 'em for a Sig P226, and several 1911's. Ciener's work well and give me quarter to fifty cent piece groups at 25 yds with selected ammunition, but the Marvel unit is fully Bullseye Competition ready. It's on a par with the M41 and Victor, and better than the Woodsman. All are fun and you can shoot 'em guilt free now that .22's are back on the shelves. I'll never be caught again like the Obama years of drought. HTH's, Rod __________________ Cherish our flag, honor it, defend it in word and deed, or get the hell out. Our Bill of Rights has been paid for by heros in uniform and shall not be diluted by misguided governmental social experiments. We owe this to our children, anything less is cowardice. USAF FAC, 5th Spl Forces, Vietnam Vet '69-'73. Last edited by rodfac; December 29, 2018 at 08:58 PM.

December 30, 2018, 12:45 PM	#82
Omaha-BeenGlockin Senior Member Join Date: December 13, 2001 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 1,183	Stainless Mk III 5.5in Target Stainless Single Six convertible 6.5in Looking at a MK IV 22/45 Target but I don't know cause I'm also looking at a 7 shot GP100 .357 __________________ I take the leech that's bleeding me Can't stop to save my soul I take the leash that's leading me -------Metallica

December 30, 2018, 04:36 PM	#85
Hanshi Senior Member Join Date: April 23, 2017 Posts: 239	I still have a Ruger MKI BB, a HS Victor and a Colt Woodsman Sport Target. __________________ Young guys should hang out with old guys; old guys know stuff.

December 27, 2018, 07:35 PM	#77
usr1987 Member Join Date: November 26, 2018 Location: CA Posts: 28	Heritage 6.5 for now, but looking to get a Henry 24 inch and a LCRx

December 28, 2018, 11:10 AM	#79
Gungnir Member Join Date: May 9, 2016 Location: Sunny Scandinavia Posts: 25	My current .22LR arsenal: Pardini SPE Astra Cadix 4” Otterup M70 In the future I would like to add a Pardini SP for competition use, and a Ruger mkIV for plinking with a suppressor, and perhaps even a non-single shot rifle like an AR-7.

December 29, 2018, 06:35 PM	#80
moose fat Senior Member Join Date: June 20, 2006 Location: Alaska, Yukon R. delta Posts: 421	I have two 22 pistols. A Kimber conversion for my Springfield Armory 1911. A really fun plinker as long as its sqeaky clean. And a Taurus M96 target, that has numbered cylinders, very accurate. Its based on a Smith and Wesson K22. I carry it when out back country skiing in an El Passo Saddelry tanker rig for ptarmagin or rabbits.

December 30, 2018, 03:04 PM	#84
AERacing1813 Member Join Date: December 26, 2018 Posts: 41	single six 4th year of production

December 30, 2018, 05:09 PM	#86
Areoflyer09 Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2017 Posts: 300	I’ve had a bunch of different 22s, but I’ve been enjoying tinkinering with the Ruger Mk III series lately. I’ve tried a SW 422, SW Victory, Ruger MkIV and most recently a SW 41. Never really warmed up to these as I have the MkIIIs. I’ve done a 22/45 with VQ internals and a TK trigger and comp. A Hunter with VQ internals, TK trigger and TK extended mag release. And I just finished doing a full VQ internal kit on another MkIII frame what I topped with a VQ LLV. I know the MkIIIs don’t get much love, but I’ve found with the right upgrades they are my preferred generation. And they are cheap to pick as a bonus.

December 30, 2018, 11:40 PM	#87
GeauxTide Senior Member Join Date: April 20, 2009 Location: Helena, AL Posts: 4,424	Ruger Bisley Single Six Combo.

January 1, 2019, 10:32 AM	#88
darkgael Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2006 Location: Homes in Brooklyn, NY and in Pennsylvania. Posts: 5,473	.22s A T/C Contender with 8" and 10" barrels. S&W 317 Airlite Ruger Mk.II Gov't High Standard Victor Pardini Free pistol PGP75 Pete __________________ “Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports ... all others are games.” Ernest Hemingway ... NRA Life Member

January 1, 2019, 11:30 AM	#89
Brutus Senior Member Join Date: September 11, 2005 Posts: 1,023	Just two, a Browning Buckmark and a Ruger single six convertible. I seem to shoot the Buckmark a bit better but I haven't had the Ruger very long. __________________ Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak out, Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen, Winston Churchill.

January 1, 2019, 01:24 PM	#90
Raimundo Queiroz Junior Member Join Date: March 24, 2005 Location: Somewhere in South America Posts: 7	1947 6 3/4 inch bbl High Standard HD Military 1958 6 inch bbl SW model 17 no dash ( Lettered ) 1956 6 inch bbl Third Series Colt Woodsman Match Target ( Lettered ) Last edited by Raimundo Queiroz; January 1, 2019 at 01:37 PM.

January 2, 2019, 12:16 AM	#91
Northrider Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2011 Location: Wasilla, Alaska Posts: 228	My first rimfire .22 handgun was a Buckmark, followed by a Tangfolio .22 with a .45acp barrel and slide. Next came a Sig, then a Ruger Mark IV, and last was a Ruger SR22. I think I have enough .22 handguns. Well, reading the preceding post on Heritage 9 shots have me rethinking.

January 2, 2019, 03:03 AM	#92
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,833	Many have come and gone over the years. Still currently in the stable, a Ruger Super Single Six convertible, a Ruger Mk I target, a T/C Contender, a couple of Lugers, and a Browning Challenger. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

January 3, 2019, 12:55 AM	#93
Bamashooter Senior Member Join Date: March 12, 2010 Posts: 1,860	H&R 949 5.5" Ruger SR22 4.5" Heritage RR 4.75"

January 5, 2019, 10:25 PM	#94
S&W-Keeper Senior Member Join Date: February 6, 2009 Location: SE-SC Posts: 443	I have an old Browning Challenger, model 41,Sig Trailside,4" 617,6" 617,model 18,pre 17.

January 6, 2019, 12:51 AM	#95
Cirdan Senior Member Join Date: December 2, 2013 Location: Tahoe Posts: 363	Mark IV Colt Rail Gun (made by Walther) Heritage Arms Rough Rider Revolver

January 26, 2019, 10:31 PM	#96
jonb32248 Member Join Date: February 20, 2018 Location: Missouri Posts: 25	2- P22q's, very nice shooters.

January 26, 2019, 11:14 PM	#97
Blindstitch Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2013 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 2,693	Ruger Sr22 __________________ NRA Lifetime Member

January 29, 2019, 07:11 AM	#98
bull bob Senior Member Join Date: October 29, 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 114	I have a few : 1958 vintage Ruger Single Six, (old Model), 5.5" Ruger Mk III, heavy barrel target Browning Buckmark, standard model Browning Buckmark, 5.5 heavy target Colt 3rd Gen Woodsman, 6" Colt Official Police, 6"

January 30, 2019, 04:35 PM	#99
Rhodester Member Join Date: January 30, 2019 Location: North Canton, Ohio Posts: 36	Ruger Mark III 22/45 Ruger SR22

January 30, 2019, 04:38 PM	#100
JJ45 Senior Member Join Date: June 8, 2015 Posts: 908	I've owned a few but now Ruger 22/45 4 3/4" Standard Stainless (I gave my son a 5.5" Bull) Ruger SP101 4.25" 8 Shot Pre warning 5.5" Single Six Convertible I think that's all I'll ever need