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.22s are such therapeutic fun! I love pinging .22 rounds off steel plates with my current Smith 422 or a Ruger 10/22.
Am I alone here?
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Who needs clips, I love the big single-shot target guns.
Straightshooter2
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I've got 2 M&P15-22s, 3 Springfield (Savage/Stevens) single shots, a Marlin model 60, an inexpensive little Mossberg Plinkster, a Henry Golden Boy and a Henry AR-7. OK, one of the M&P15-22s and the Model 60 belong to my wife. I love the 15-22 and the Golden Boy but there is just something about those old, inexpensive single shots that gets me. One of them was my grandfather's rifle and the first gun I ever shot around age 6. The parts weren't easy to acquire since the gun was made around 1930 (sold for something like $5.87 in the Sears catalog) but I finally found parts for it and repaired it. So yes, when I go shooting, I usually have one of my ARs along, a handgun, maybe a 91-30 but usually 3 or 4 of my .22LR.
CW
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Don't know about bear but a .22 works fine on skunk. Learnt that last night, same as a few weeks ago. Got a series of small, shallow graves going on down by the creek. Used a Ruger 10/22 with a small but bright LED flashlight mounted alongside the scope.
Winchester .22s are my addiction. Off hand I don't know how many I have, but something over 50. I always wanted a 62A when I was a kid. I've kind of overcompensated. 
Those small heavy Christmas presents were always a thrill.
Those small heavy Christmas presents were always a thrill.
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The first rifles I learned on were a Ruger 10/22 and a Deutsch Sport Model. For those unfamiliar, the latter is basically Mauser 98K in .22 (it was built to get around the Treaty of Versailles to train). An excellent weapon I do have to say, I was firing it from my dad's lap before I was big enough to lift it. I still try to get it out when ever I go shooting with my dad.
I was given an early model Savage Sporter when I was nine by an uncle. It had a cracked stock from being dropped onto a large rock, never had a magazine. With that old Savage I roamed the fields and mountains of Utah and shot rock chucks and chukars the same way my cousins up North shot squirrels and grouse. I kept it over the years and once tried to fix the cracked stock with epoxy and fiberglass which made a real mess of it. About 20 years ago an older man I knew and I were having a conversation about the pleasures of shooting a .22 he mentioned owning a Savage Sporter, I told him about mine and how I never had a magazine for it. A couple days later he showed up with his "spare" and gave it to me, about a year later he asked me if I was interested in his old Sporter as none of his kids were. I told him I would love to see it, it was in terrific shape with excellent Marbles sights, he wouldn't take a penny from me because he knew I would value it. I've taken that old rifle with me on family shoots to provide a rifle for everyone and it seems that no matter who ends up shooting the "old" rifle they always end up amazed at how well it shoots. The other day I saw an add for an old Savage Sporter, called the guy up, arranged a meet and was disappointed to see where it had been drilled for a scope, however it had a terrific stock with something I had never seen on a Savage Sporter, built in sling mounts. I bought it for the stock and promptly put together the parts including the barrel from my original Savage went down to a local gunsmith and had all the parts reblued. This will be a terrific shooter I am sure, the old barrel has always been kept clean and rust-free, its an old model Savage with no serial numbers and from what I've learned this was not uncommon, rumors of homebuilt rifles from Savage employees, facts are serial numbers were'nt required until quite late in firearms history
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I miss my Remington Model 33 single shot .22 rifle, but I have my Colt Woodsman to pull the trigger on along with my latest gun, the Savage 101.
bearfoot
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i agree w/ the posted replys. the 22 is a good training round. and fun to shoot. a story to the fact. after i had a hip replaced, and something to do w/ the shots i received in my back. i was affected w/ strength in my arms and hands. when i went back to the range, my shooting was not the same. since then, shooting the 22 and switching to a larger cal. rd., alternating them, the same day, and praticeing on steel plates. my muscle memory has improved, and the strength is back to what it once was.
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Like most, I started with a .22 rifle back when I was a pre-teen. Over the years, I "graduated" to centerfire rifles and handguns, and have nearly shot the barrels out of more than a few.
But you know what? Now that I'm older, I've returned to my roots, and guns I shoot most today are .22s. Less recoil, less expense, no need to reload the cases, and every bit as much fun as when I was a young sprout. And still excellent training vehicles with which I can maintain my eye-hand coordination and motor skill memory. I think they were made both for youngsters and us older folks, as well. Like was said in the OP, the smell and the sound of a .22 going downrange brings back some really fond memories, too.
John
But you know what? Now that I'm older, I've returned to my roots, and guns I shoot most today are .22s. Less recoil, less expense, no need to reload the cases, and every bit as much fun as when I was a young sprout. And still excellent training vehicles with which I can maintain my eye-hand coordination and motor skill memory. I think they were made both for youngsters and us older folks, as well. Like was said in the OP, the smell and the sound of a .22 going downrange brings back some really fond memories, too.
John
Bought my 1st 22 rifle as soon as I was of legal age.Put a scope on it and shot an awful lot of small game.Refinished the stock about 30 years ago,the barrel has a patch of cold blue about half way down and the rear sight is long gone,but it still looks good to me.
venomballistics
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I am trying to remember when I last fired a 22.
I have one, and I have some ammo for it, but i've not fired it since, I think, the late 1900's
I suppose, that might be different if it were a reloadable cartridge. Thats my only hangup on it really. I suppose if I camp out on this thread long enough I might end up looking for a new rifle to call bench mistress.
I have one, and I have some ammo for it, but i've not fired it since, I think, the late 1900's
I suppose, that might be different if it were a reloadable cartridge. Thats my only hangup on it really. I suppose if I camp out on this thread long enough I might end up looking for a new rifle to call bench mistress.
M3Stuart
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I own more .22s than anything else.
Like a broken drum; you just can't beat it!
Like a broken drum; you just can't beat it!
DeathGrip
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Anyone that don't like .22's probably don't like puppies either. 
For some reason when I go to the LGS I gravitate towards the used .22's. They have a cool little Stevens Pump but I don't know anything about them and shouldn't buy it anyways. I have a Winchester 62a and it's too much fun. I bought a K-22 a few months back and could't be happier.
I had two Buckmarks but flipped them for the S&W. I liked them but they just didn't appeal to me.
For some reason when I go to the LGS I gravitate towards the used .22's. They have a cool little Stevens Pump but I don't know anything about them and shouldn't buy it anyways. I have a Winchester 62a and it's too much fun. I bought a K-22 a few months back and could't be happier.
I had two Buckmarks but flipped them for the S&W. I liked them but they just didn't appeal to me.
Straightshooter2
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Yeah, I shouldn't have bought the Remington model 33 that I just picked up at my LGS, either. I went by to get the 91/30 Tula he was holding for me and I kept looking at the model 33 thinking it was a little more than I wanted to pay. He named me a lower price out the door and I said ok. By the serial number I figure it should be a 1934 rifle or maybe very late 1933. It needs a little work but hey, it gives me something to do.
CW
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Love my .22 revolvers. Live in a low-threat area, don't need anything except for range and plinking. I don't hunt any more. Plus, a 20-dollar brick lasts me a couple of weeks.
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22's are my first love and now at old age I find myself collecting more each year. Current project is a 541 Remington and it's coming along nicely. Own six rifles and three pistols in 22 cal. and every trip to the range at least one comes along. Fun, inexpensive and accurate if worked with a bit.
22's are my first love and now at old age I find myself collecting more each year. Current project is a 541 Remington and it's coming along nicely. Own six rifles and three pistols in 22 cal. and every trip to the range at least one comes along. Fun, inexpensive and accurate if worked with a bit.
dereksfl
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22 rifle in Boy Scouts is what got me off and running.
Just got a gun for my wife. Best trade I ever made! **Wide Smile**
Just got a gun for my wife. Best trade I ever made! **Wide Smile**
bloo
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always a Ruger Single Six in my range bag. Old 4 5/8 three screw model. Learning to point shoot with it and not doing to bad. I can go for a month and shoot nothing but 22lr And as others have said it's cheap as ammo goes.
Ted
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There is nothing that keeps new and old shooter's interest like a "reactive target" shot with a 22LR. I have made several out of 1/8" steel from a junk pile hung from old real estate sign frames.
As long as you attach them at the top where they can swing freely - you can place them as close as 15 yards from the shooter and they splatter everything into the ground. I never get back-splatter, but still I insist on shooting glasses.
As long as you attach them at the top where they can swing freely - you can place them as close as 15 yards from the shooter and they splatter everything into the ground. I never get back-splatter, but still I insist on shooting glasses.
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