Marshall 357
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What is with everyone buying .22's??? Am I missing something here?
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Marshall 357
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What is with everyone buying .22's??? Am I missing something here?
The reason is that the 22's are much cheaper to shoot and practice with.
Even though bricks of 22's (500 rounds plus) are in the 14.00 to 24.00 range, look at the center fire cartridges.
I would much rather shoot the bigger bore guns, but it is a matter of cost.
Even though bricks of 22's (500 rounds plus) are in the 14.00 to 24.00 range, look at the center fire cartridges.
I would much rather shoot the bigger bore guns, but it is a matter of cost.
gunsmith11
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Last night I looked at Midways site, they had very little and I mean very little ammo, did a price check on .41 Mag. if they had it it was 59.95 a box of 50 glad I have some loaded up
84CJ
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If your not plinking with a 22 you are missing something.
USAF385
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I'm in the market for a .22 semi-auto. Why? I enjoy shooting handguns, but the cost of ammo is getting a tad.. goofy (if you can find it). I currently had about 1,000 .22 rounds sitting around, so I figure I could put them to good use.
Wheelgunner840
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Shooting a .22 helps to develop and fine tune the fundamentals of shooting. When I started shooting handguns, I shot a lot of NRA bullseye. Tens of thousands of rounds per year for the first few years helped me become a very disciplined shooter.
Now, those skills have transfered nicely to all other types shooting with a variety of calibers and handguns. Add to that the fun factor of plinking, the precision of bullseye target shooting, and the lower cost of ammo, and you have a winner!
WG840
Now, those skills have transfered nicely to all other types shooting with a variety of calibers and handguns. Add to that the fun factor of plinking, the precision of bullseye target shooting, and the lower cost of ammo, and you have a winner!
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Marshall 357
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I love shooting my .22s, but I have been seeing and hearing people that were totally agaist guns buying them,Its a good thing,just wondering.
VAdoublegunner
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I've always owned many .22s and usually include one with every trip to the range. Lately, they are often all I take. A good .22 is as fun as an firearm made if you enjoy shooting, be it precision, informal target/plinking, or rapid fire/tacti-cool practice. They are also great for those not as practiced in centerfire shooting learning fundamentals.
I concur that there seem to be many more people these days buying .22s. I see it myself at the stores. I think ammo costs and availability have something to do with it. But a lot of the buyers do seem to be first time gun owners as well. They must sense something....perhaps it is just how much fun shooting .22s is gonna be!
I concur that there seem to be many more people these days buying .22s. I see it myself at the stores. I think ammo costs and availability have something to do with it. But a lot of the buyers do seem to be first time gun owners as well. They must sense something....perhaps it is just how much fun shooting .22s is gonna be!
SWID
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The price of both lead and copper are down to where they were five years ago. If everybody would stop buying this stuff like there was no tomorrow the bottom would fall out of the price. I still have stuff I bought in '94 in the last panic that did not happen. Patience people, patience.
And what was said about .22 being great to learn how to shoot properly is very very true.
And what was said about .22 being great to learn how to shoot properly is very very true.
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Shooting 22LR's is not only cheap and fun it is easy. Hardly any recoil and not much noise appeal to first timers as well as those of us who been shooting them since we were kids. If anyone is looking for the maximum bang for buck get a 22A. I'm partial to the 7" barrel but the 4 & 5" are fun too.
Saturday I take my third renewal of my CCW permit, I'm going to ask the instructor if I can use my .22 why burn up 36 rds of .38 at a target a few feet away. That stuff is not easy to find any more.
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90% of my shooting in recent years has been with 22s (didn't have one as a kid). I second what the others have said about lower cost, less recoil and muzzle blast, and the shooting skills you develop carry over to centerfire.
crofoot629
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And besides the staples of shooting K-22's. 10-22's. and 9422's I have rimfire conversions for my Glocks, 1911's and AR-15's.
Emory
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There's also a theory that it'll soon suffice as a new currency, in case you seek to trade for a bag of turnips or an onion (flavors feral dog nicely) or somesuch.
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Marshall 357
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Know of a .22 conversion kit for a 1911 Springfield Mil-Spec ?
.22s are just plane old fun!
Bought a friend of mine out to the range the other day, He usually shoots 7.62 and 3030, Well I get him set up with a good .22 rifle and he was shooting shotgun shells at 50 and 75 yards, At the end of the day he admitted in having more fun shooting the .22 than the center fire rifles he usually shoots.
And an all day shoot costs very little!
I just picked up the Erma/Iver Johnson the other day. Cant wait to go and play with it!
Plus, There is nothing like taking out your old K22 to the range!!!
Peter
Bought a friend of mine out to the range the other day, He usually shoots 7.62 and 3030, Well I get him set up with a good .22 rifle and he was shooting shotgun shells at 50 and 75 yards, At the end of the day he admitted in having more fun shooting the .22 than the center fire rifles he usually shoots.
And an all day shoot costs very little!
I just picked up the Erma/Iver Johnson the other day. Cant wait to go and play with it!
Plus, There is nothing like taking out your old K22 to the range!!!
Peter
44forever
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Ceiner (in Cape Canaveral, FL) make excellent conversions for the Colt 1911's and clones there of. I have one I install on a Gold Cup frame. Marble's also makes them.
On reason people are stocking up on .22 ammo is that it is not easily reloaded, unlike centerfire cartridges. This on top of all the reasons mentioned above.
crofoot629
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FWIW, I have a Ceiner conversion for my Glock 22, it has always worked very well on my personal G22, but won't run worth a darn on my issued G22. I also bought a Ceiner conversion from Brownells for an AR-15. It wouldn't work at all for me.
I LOATHE Ceiner's customer service, they flat out will not answer the phone. My understanding is if your conversion won't run they insist you ship the entire gun/conversion to them, for them to tweak, no thanks. I will NEVER buy Ceiner again.
Kimber conversions? I really don't know, but Kimber has at best a checkered customer service reputation.
My 1911 conversion is from Wilson Combat. I ordered mine at the same time as a 5" 1911 45 acp, and couldn't be happier (1996). I have know idea who made it, hell maybe Ceiner? But I'll tell you this, Wilson Combat is absolutely top notch for taking care of what they sell.
Give Wilson Combat a call.
Emory
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I have always loved shooting my 22s. They have no kick, low noise and cost a ton less money to shoot. Just bought a Sig 22 not long ago, didn't really need another 22 semi, but decided one can never have too many. Just need another couple of cases of 22 ammo.
A couple of buddies and I shot the 22's this weekend. I broke out the JC Higgins Model 30 this weekend. First time it had been fired in over twenty years. I had to knock the cob webs off of it as it has been hiding in the deep dark recesses of the safe for a LONG time. I took it to the farm with a few of other 22's, a Tactical Solutions Ruger 22/45, Model 34 and a Cobray 22 LR conversion on top of an Oly AR. Fun was had by all with all, all day long and we didn't shoot more than a brick of ammo.
rburg
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Wow, that many? Sure you've got enough? Want to share?
rburg
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You're saying the bottom will fall out of the $13.47 Wal Mart is charging?
dlstewart01
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I am shooting a Ruger Air Hawk pellet rifle. It is 1000 FPS and packs a good punch. It has a 4X32 scope and is very accurate. I can shoot it in the back yard as well.
Bullseye Smith
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I have been shooting 22's and 9mm the most. Ordered 9mm for 10.50 a box and 22's from Wally World for 15 bucks. Plus I reload 9mm when I have primers and power. So < 20 bucks I can go to the range and have a good time with my 617 and 686.
ingmansinc
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I know a man, recently died, who put rows of staples all over a blank sheet of paper and then with a .22 rifle in a rest and with a scope proceeded to shoot the staples. He was on a pistol team when he was in the national guard and this was how he maintained trigger squeeze.
shooboy
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Two reasons I love .22's
1 The Pre 18
2 The Colt Official Police.
1 The Pre 18
2 The Colt Official Police.
