Best 22 handguns.

[Cal44]

What are your top choices for best 22 caliber handguns?

Mine are the my model 18-4 revolver and the 4" model 63.

I'd post a picture of the 18-4, but I'm away from home.

 

[Univibe]

Ruger Mark IV, heavy barrel. Throw in a Volquartsen trigger and you've got a target pistol.

 

[Lou_the_welder]

I really liked my Browning Buckmark. Great gun until I broke it.
I'd recommend one.

 

[delcrossv]

Model 35.

 

[.38SuperMan]

I really like my 617 and nickel 34. Also really like my Victory 22, Ruger Bearcat and Single six.

 

[Moo Moo]

Not necessarily my favourite, but the one I shoot the most/best is my Pardini SPE. I use it in ISSF competitions like Standard Pistol, Rapid Fire, and Sports Pistol.

http://smith-wessonforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=429345&stc=1&d=1579154336

(I don't have a current photograph of my Pardini so here's one from the internet).

 

[P.44]

1. Hämmerli 208 *
The pistol was manufactured / C.I.P.proofed in 1972, so it's now 47 years old. I got it -slightly used- in 1979
from my ex French- and geography teacher. Today it should be nearer to 200 000 than to 100 000 rounds through
...still shooting...better than I'll ever can. 

2. Only a training target from +/- 1995/96, the "bigger 2 holes" between 3 / 4 o'clock are from a 9mm  (SIG  P 210
"just borrowed out "from a friend). But then I had much younger (=better) eyes, was -at least- 2 or 3 times/week on
the shooting range and had a good right shoulder...

3. Trying out some (reading-)glasses...

4. The 208 S once was offered to me for 150,- € .
It's now my wife's

P.44
* I payed 900,- DM (a fair price in 1979) for the 208. So -inflation & interests aside- after shooting
the pistol for (now a bit over) 40 years  =  22,50 DM/ year = 1,88 DM/ month

 

[challer61]

617 and MarkII

 

[Kurusu]

Depends on the purpose. My best competition pistol.

Hammerli 280 .22/.32:

In this picture is in the .32 configuration.

 

[brucev]

Best .22 LR handguns? I have been extremely well pleased w/ my S&W 18-3. Best I ever did with it was 12 rds. double action under 2 inches at 25 yds. shooting out behind a barn on the edge of a cotton field. Have used it to bounce aluminum drink cans around on out to the 50 yd. mark. Since 2000 it has been my number one most used handgun. Its fit and finish is flawless. Its timing and lockup are as precisely perfect as when I first bought it. I would buy another one without thinking twice about it. Sincerely. bruce.

 

[Dave Lively]

My best 22 is a S&W 41.

I like 22s, I like DA/SA revolvers, but I have not been happy with the DA/SA 22 revolvers I have owned. The DA trigger pull has to be heavy for reliability and even when good ammo like CCI is used they are more likely to bind up than centerfire revolvers. That is based on a Taurus 94 and Ruger GP100, I might try a 617 someday but it will have to be one I can dry fire (with snap caps) before I buy it.

 

[double-dipper]

I hate to say this on a S&W forum but, My Ruger Mark II is my favorite to shoot followed very closely by my Mark III.

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

Not necessarily my favourite, but the one I shoot the most/best is my Pardini SPE. I use it in ISSF competitions like Standard Pistol, Rapid Fire, and Sports Pistol.

http://smith-wessonforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=429345&stc=1&d=1579154336

(I don't have a current photograph of my Pardini so here's one from the internet).

I don't know whether you're allowed to show that photo on this site - those thingies that hold cartridges are called magazines, not clips.

Enough. I will now go back to sharpening my knifes.

 

[P.44]

(Re-)Found some older ads*...so perhaps some "DREAM GUNS":
*"The Black & White" date to mid/late 1960's, "The Colorful" to 1983/84
(All prices in DM = Deutsche Mark)


1. S&W M 53 (complete with a .22l.r. cylinder, a 4" barrel would do, also)

2. A nice Colt OM (or a S&W Masterpiece)

3. Korth in .22l.r. + .22WMR

4. Some more prices...


P.44

 

[gwpercle]

Mine are :
S&W 317 , Air-Lite , 3" bbl. & adjustable sights
S&W model 41
Ruger MKI Target
Ruger MKII stainless steel w/ Millet SP-1 Red Dot sight

The S&W 317 gets carried the most (while hunting, fishing, camping or hiking ) because it's so light and compact.

The Ruger MKII gets the most range time because at age 70 my eye need the red dot help in actually hitting a target.
Gary

 

[Kurusu]

1. Hämmerli 208 *
The pistol was manufactured / C.I.P.proofed in 1972, so it's now 47 years old. I got it -slightly used- in 1979
from my ex French- and geography teacher. Today it should be nearer to 200 000 than to 100 000 rounds through
...still shooting...better than I'll ever can. 

2. Only a training target from +/- 1995/96, the "bigger 2 holes" between 3 / 4 o'clock are from a 9mm  (SIG  P 210
"just borrowed out "from a friend). But then I had much younger (=better) eyes, was -at least- 2 or 3 times/week on
the shooting range and had a good right shoulder...

3. Trying out some (reading-)glasses...

4. The 208 S once was offered to me for 150,- € .
It's now my wife's

P.44
* I payed 900,- DM (a fair price in 1979) for the 208. So -inflation & interests aside- after shooting
the pistol for (now a bit over) 40 years  =  22,50 DM/ year = 1,88 DM/ month

The old Hammerli 208 is a classic among classics.

 

[Cal44]

(Re-)Found some older ads*...so perhaps some "DREAM GUNS":
*"The Black & White" date to mid/late 1960's, "The Colorful" to 1983/84
(All prices in DM = Deutsche Mark)


1. S&W M 53 (complete with a .22l.r. cylinder, a 4" barrel would do, also)

2. A nice Colt OM (or a S&W Masterpiece)

3. Korth in .22l.r. + .22WMR

4. Some more prices...


P.44

What was a U.S. $ worth in DM back in those days?

A 22 caliber Korth would be a great gun to have.

 

[.38SuperMan]

Mine are :
S&W 317 , Air-Lite , 3" bbl. & adjustable sights

The S&W 317 gets carried the most (while hunting, fishing, camping or hiking ) because it's so light and compact.

Gary

My wife would say her 317 is the best. It for sure is a fun little gun.

 

[mikerjf]

You don’t give us any criteria to judge by, but anyone would have to admit the North American Arms (NAA) revolvers are both high quality and uniquely usable.

Personally, love my 317, ambivalent about the High Standard derringer.

 

[Simson-Suhl]

Walther PP Sport, 22lr. The most ugly pistol that I have ever owned. However, it truly is fun to shoot.