Who Loves .22 Revolvers?

walkin jack · Jun 22, 2021

I've Had several .22 revolver over the years: The Ruger convertible was great. I let my BIL talk me out of it. My H&R was a real shooter too but I sold it to buy something else. I only have 2 right now, one is the heritage convertible. It is a better paper weight than gun. My other one is my 617-6 and it's the best one I've EVER had...by far. Got my first copper head with it a few days ago. I call it my snake charmer.

On the other hand I haven't had much luck with .22 semiautomatics. The Sig 1911-22 couldn't get through a full magazine without one problem or another: Stove pipe, jam, misfire. Required tools for cleaning. Not my thing.

I had a Ruger too and it was a shooter. But I got tired of that doggone hammer strut when reassembling after cleaning. That just ain't my thing neither.

MarkLH · Jun 22, 2021

Im a revolver guy, so: yep!

in .22 LR

S&W 17-3
Ruger Single Six 5 1/2" barrel stainless Bisley
Heritage RR both cylinders

all great fun !

jjmIII_Ruger · Jun 23, 2021

I'll apologize now. Taurus 942 in-coming

Also have a Ruger Sp101 in 22 LR.

Sumpta · Jun 23, 2021

2 K-22 Masterpieces, one is a 17-2, the other a 17-4.

Rick_A · Jun 23, 2021

I have one. Don't mind it.

20190529_073039 by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr

walkinghorse · Jun 23, 2021

Nice study of front sights available across the various models.

Only have a Bearcat, Ruger LCR, Taurus 94, and a Ruger Mk II .
All have some age on them, except the LCR, which always in my pocket in a Mika.

Old Corp · Jun 23, 2021

Enjoy a c.1954 K22, a M18 and a M63 - but everyone here knows what they look like.....
Here's a couple of 'working man's .22 revolvers' from yesteryear that proved to be great performers and still are.
To think - these were the 'econo - revolvers' of their day, and no manufacturer could duplicate them now for less that many, many hundreds of dollars.

- A H&R M999 'Sportsman', c.1970, and a Iver Johnson 'Sealed Eight', from late 1940's(?)

153 · Jun 23, 2021

My K-22

bdGreen · Jun 23, 2021

wundudnee said:
A lot of very nice .22s on this thread. I am a .22 addict and have many.

2 .22 Masterpieces
18-3
18-2
2 .22 combat Masterpieces
Model 63
34-1
48-4
Ruger Bearcat
High Standard .22 mag derringer

I would love to show pictures of these, but unfortunately rat fink fototime went down last week and all the pictures are gone until I dig them all out of my past backed up stuff.

Is that all?

bdGreen

.357magger · Jun 23, 2021

JJEH said:
I've got a pair of .22's

Have a "Pug" model myself in 22 magnum.

This little popper is way more accurate than most would think due to its XS sights.

Pretty fun (and not difficult) to walk a can across a yard/field.

terry_tr6 · Jun 23, 2021

OK, now i've got the fever. looking for .22lr (if it has a 22WMR cylinder that is a nice +) 4 or 5" barrel, DA, adjustable sights and 8 or 9 rounds ( hey it's a .22, drill more holes) is preferable and a trigger that doesn't require 2 fingers to pull. Are there any in the second tier of pricing like Rossi and (G*d forbid taurus) that are worth looking for?

max503 · Jun 23, 2021

I've put more bullets through this gun than any other in the last 40 years:

sipowicz · Jun 23, 2021

bdGreen said:
.22's, each and every one.

Yes, I like .22's.

bdGreen

Why didn't you just take a picture of the door to the room they were in?

delcrossv · Jun 24, 2021

Can't get enough of 'em.

Muley Gil · Jun 24, 2021

I've had a few .22 over the years: a single action Kimel Industries-piece of junk; an Old Model Ruger Bearcat and a blue New Bearcat and a stainless New Bearcat-I added another cylinder that I rechambered to .22 Magnum; an Old Model Single Six with the drift rear sight; a Colt New Frontier-6" with both cylinders; a Colt Officer's Model Target .22 LR; a S&W M34 and a M43; a 1947 K-22; a 1 1/4" .22 Magnum NAA; a H&R 2" top break and a M922.

old tanker · Jun 24, 2021

Ruger Single Six with a magnum cylinder - 1968
Iver Johnson Supershot - 1938
Smith & Wesson Model 34-1 - 1969
Smith & Wesson Model 17-3 - 1975
Colt Officers Model Match - 1968

The OMM is the most accurate of the bunch. But the old Owl Head has been fun to use on the Wednesday night old geezer club matches. Still casually looking for a Police Positive Target to round out the conglomeration.

Andyd · Jun 24, 2021

Sauer & Sohn started making guns again after WWII in Eckernförde around 1952 and was making revolvers for the export market until they became SIG Sauer in 1976 and the revolver manufacturing equipment went south, to Euroarms in Italy. Their revolvers were mostly imported by Hawes of California and the double action revolvers are well made firearms. The double action revolvers were made in Italy after 1976 for a number of years under a different model name and without the high gloss blue.
These .22 l.r. are great shooters!

Faulkner · Jun 24, 2021

I seem to acquire and shoot more .22 semi-autos, but I like my single action .22 revolvers as well.

Stevens · Jun 24, 2021

Here are my .22 Revolvers, an H&R 900, it is the first gun I ever bought. I used most of my H.S. graduation money on it. After a few years the pinned barrel got a bit loose. A drop of Loctite on it solved the problem, now after over 50 yr. it is still solid.
Below it my S&W 63, 3" I bought in 2018, A great gun for plinking and dispatching poisonous snakes and other varmints sneaking onto our property which backs up to thousands of acres of Cypress swamp.
Steve W

BigBill · Jun 24, 2021

I just found a box of 22 shorts, longs, long rifle ammo. I hate to shoot up what I can't restock, replace.

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