When you go to your gun safe, gun closet, cabinet or whatever, what is it that you always want to take with you on a range outing? What always "trips your trigger?"
I was looking through my "collection", and having been fortunate enough to marry a woman who doesn't say a word when I bring home a new toy, I was having a hard time narrowing it down to a few for a range trip. That's when I noticed that the first one that I picked up was the same one that I almost always take with me. It's the one that I judge all others by when it comes to joy of shooting.
Now, I don't have a collection numbering in the 100s, but I do have some beautiful Smith and Colt revolvers. Some still new in their boxes and some almost 150 years old. I have several pistols, from daily carry to home defense to all out competition race ready. My long guns run the same spread. Not trying to brag, just a little background.
So with all of my choices, what do I almost always take along? My well used, but still in fine condition, 3T model 18-3 K22 Combat Masterpiece. This particular one is one of four that I have, but was ordered with red ramp/white outline sights, and a smooth target trigger. My others are another -3 3T (still NIB), a -2 and an old 5 screw that is starting to show it's age. So why this particular one? We just get each other. It has the smoothest trigger of any Smith I've tried, and I just can't seem to miss with it. I have, at this moment, 15 .22 handguns (yes, I love .22s) and I love running them against this little model 18. A couple will even actually out shoot it just a little. But nothing feels as good as this little K22 to me.
So, what's your "go to?"
Edit. Figured I would add the obligatory picture.
I was looking through my "collection", and having been fortunate enough to marry a woman who doesn't say a word when I bring home a new toy, I was having a hard time narrowing it down to a few for a range trip. That's when I noticed that the first one that I picked up was the same one that I almost always take with me. It's the one that I judge all others by when it comes to joy of shooting.
Now, I don't have a collection numbering in the 100s, but I do have some beautiful Smith and Colt revolvers. Some still new in their boxes and some almost 150 years old. I have several pistols, from daily carry to home defense to all out competition race ready. My long guns run the same spread. Not trying to brag, just a little background.
So with all of my choices, what do I almost always take along? My well used, but still in fine condition, 3T model 18-3 K22 Combat Masterpiece. This particular one is one of four that I have, but was ordered with red ramp/white outline sights, and a smooth target trigger. My others are another -3 3T (still NIB), a -2 and an old 5 screw that is starting to show it's age. So why this particular one? We just get each other. It has the smoothest trigger of any Smith I've tried, and I just can't seem to miss with it. I have, at this moment, 15 .22 handguns (yes, I love .22s) and I love running them against this little model 18. A couple will even actually out shoot it just a little. But nothing feels as good as this little K22 to me.
So, what's your "go to?"
Edit. Figured I would add the obligatory picture.
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A little more oomph than the 22 and misses aren't the fault of the gun 
