May 20, 2020, 04:43 AM | #1 |
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Small 22 DA revolvers
Are there any small .22 DA revolvers in current production?
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May 20, 2020, 05:03 AM | #2 |
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One that comes to mind, the Ruger LCR. It’s chambered in .22LR, and .22WMR besides it’s usual 38 Special +P. I’m sure there are other manufacturers as well. I think Rossi makes one called the Plinker in a short barreled version.
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May 20, 2020, 05:38 AM | #3 |
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Small .22 double action revolver....S&W 317 Airlite.
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S&W and Ruger both make current production DA 22's that I know of. Check out Charter, Rossi and Taurus I'm not sure if they still are in production of 22's or not? I have heard good things about the Ruger LCR's having a better trigger than the S&W.
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May 20, 2020, 08:55 AM | #5 |
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Let's not forget Charter Arms,,,
Their Pathfinder revolver comes in 4" and 2" models,,,
I've owned the 4" version for many years,,, It's a solid performer of a gun. Click here please. Aarond .
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Unfortunately, none of the modern guns are as small as they could be.
All are made on a .38/.357 platform. The only .22s smaller are the NAA mini revolvers. A revolver that is actually sized to the .22 LR cartridge would sell really well. Here is a pre 1968 Rossi that shows what COULD be done. https://thefiringline.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=484187 |
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Doesn’t S&W still make a newer version of their Model 63?
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May 21, 2020, 06:34 AM | #8 |
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Smith and Wesson still offers both the Model 63 and the 317 on the J-frame.
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A .22 wheel gun should be part of everyones gear. Fun, cheap, good training gun.
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May 21, 2020, 07:39 AM | #10 |
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Thanks for all the replies.
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A 22 made to scale would be miserable small. They use to make a lot of them, the original Lady Smith is one of them. H&R and IJ both made them. Even the S&W was not made as a sporting weapon. Those and many others would fire a 22 cartridge but basically gut busters.
Smallest 22 DA of practical use is S&W 34 on J frame, earlier versions on Imp I frame. The next one up just a little bigger was Colt Diamondback. Other than these two the rest are more less second rate plinkers. |
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the J frames or LCRs are all that's in production.
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Kit
I guess my daughter should hold on to her S&W stainless 22 kit gun.
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May 22, 2020, 05:17 PM | #14 |
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Miserable small for WHO?
Not for me and many others. |
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Would that be smaller than my NAA 22 Short Mini Revolver? That thing is an absolute hoot, and very popular with everybody that sees it. I think a DA 22 somewhere between the Mini, and say my old antique S&W 32 Lemon squezezer would be fun.
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The Charter Arms Pathfinder is made in 2" and 4". They are now 8 shots.
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I've let most of my old steel revolvers go, they were good guns, but their value to others far outweighed their value to me.
These days I get by just fine with my 3" Ruger LCRX models, and the .22LR is my number 2, just behind the .38 (I've never found another cartridge so capable of a wide range of chores... from small game hunting to self defense)... although the 9mm comes close in the right pistol. The 3" has long been my favorite barrel length for a 'walking around' revolver.
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Well, I wouldn't say a Ladysmith is miserable small, but they were too small to be practical for me. I'm no giant. I'm 5'10" and where a large glove. But the Ladysmith is just too small for me to hold onto comfortably. In order to get my finger on the trigger properly, I have to hold it very high in my hand. Just doesn't feel very comfortable that way. (No I'm not a lefty, but I can't operate the camera with my left hand.) An I frame is more comfortable for me. Smaller than a K frame, but bigger than a Ladysmith. (M frame) With some changes the I frame eventually morphed into the J frame. I frames are not made anymore, J frames are. The smallest S&W revolver you can buy today is on a J frame. |
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Well aren't those cute lol nice looking S&W's! Very cool.
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Not being particularly fond of DA revolvers, I find the Ruger Bearcat to be a fascinating little revolver. Shoot this little revolver with CB caps or shorts for a bit of humor, or load it with more practical LRs for small game. For small game, emergency used only, as ts a mite small for serious small game hunting.
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Bob, I keep a Bearcat for instruction. It is a great little tool for teaching first time shooters, sight picture, trigger squeeze, safe handling and it fits a small hand of a lady or youngster. It is without any real recoil issues. I have been teaching and coaching since 61. My Dad was in charge of qualifying troops, he would take me to the range with him, I got the group that could not qualify, to help get qualified.
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Hey Bob those guns don’t look so small when I adjust the screen so I can read the post they run off the screen.
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I have always had a crush on the little Ruger Bearcat, just never got one. I knew a cute gal back in the 70's who was manning (womanning?) a fire lookout in Ideeho when I was a Forest Service surveyor for logging access roads. Shot hers a couple times and it was an accurate little bugger.
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