Best 22 handguns.
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Did I mention that I really like the .22 mag? It is keeping me from getting a Contender barrel in .22 Hornet as I keep leaning to one in .22 mag. Maybe my wife will convince me to buy both.
My favorite is my S&W Model 617 with a C-More sight with 12 minute dot. I shoot this faster and more accurately for Steel Challenge then I do my Ruger Mark IV 22/45 Lite or my Volquartsen Mamba. Guess it's because I've been shooting Revolvers in competition for the past 50 years.
Quiet 1
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Unless your wife is a lot different than most...Good luck with that!
I have two for the list. First is (was) my Model 17 no dash 6". Unfortunately, I traded it a get years ago. It was the most accurate revolver I have ever owned. Second is my Colt Woodsman Match Target 6", the most accurate semi-auto I own.
gfors
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My new favorite a Model 53
Did someone say .22 magnum?
I just bought this on Wednesday. It became my new favorite, after the first shot of .22 Rem Jet. It's prolly not as accurate as my High Standard Supermatic is, but close enough, and, those fireballs, WOW!!!
Did someone say .22 magnum?
I just bought this on Wednesday. It became my new favorite, after the first shot of .22 Rem Jet. It's prolly not as accurate as my High Standard Supermatic is, but close enough, and, those fireballs, WOW!!!
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Modified
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I can't really tell you too much. A big part of why I had to own one was because of how limited the information on them was. Pure curiosity.
Any SWCA members can see everything I know about them here: Adolph-Weber .22 Single Shot
Honestly, I'm very glad I own it, despite some damage to the wood. Which I will eventually have repaired.
I did get the chance to put it in the hands of Steven Hughes recently, which I enjoyed. It's really neat to own a particularly well made gun, that old, with so many features present in modern guns. I believe his comment on it was that usually when someone shows him something he has never seen before, it's not very good. Which wasn't the case with this particular gun.
The funny thing about the gun, having owned it for a while now and pondered it, is that the action itself isn't particularly fancy. Just being a tip up. It's the attention to the trigger, balance, ergonomics of the grip, and the remarkably modern sights that set it apart.
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Three 22 mags in this bunch.
S&W M41 )
S&W M48 ) No intro needed
S&W M650 )
S&W M651 ) These two always get attention at the range. They are very LOUD and spew a large
flame.
Grand Power K-22 These are hard to find! Excellent pistol. 4 sizes of stocks, 3 different front sights
and two sizes of recoil springs included. This one goes with me in the woods.
Colt/ Walther 1911 rail All medal, easy take down, accurate, eats everything. MADE BY WALTHER in
Germany, NOT UMAREX.
S&W M41 )
S&W M48 ) No intro needed
S&W M650 )
S&W M651 ) These two always get attention at the range. They are very LOUD and spew a large
flame.
Grand Power K-22 These are hard to find! Excellent pistol. 4 sizes of stocks, 3 different front sights
and two sizes of recoil springs included. This one goes with me in the woods.
Colt/ Walther 1911 rail All medal, easy take down, accurate, eats everything. MADE BY WALTHER in
Germany, NOT UMAREX.
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OLDSTER
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So many great comments and beautiful guns on this thread
I hesitate to show you my simple little MKIII. But 15000 + rounds of enjoyment and more accuracy than I'm worth, places her in my favorites list.
I hesitate to show you my simple little MKIII. But 15000 + rounds of enjoyment and more accuracy than I'm worth, places her in my favorites list.
Jäger1
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My handgun days started out with our issue Model 10; I fell into bad company and started shooting PPC back in the 1970's. Which eventually lead to a Model 14 to shoot Distinguished. And when the government quit supplying us with all the .38 Spl wadcutter match we could shoot, that led to my first K-22 Masterpiece.
Fast forward to today, and my favorite .22 rimfire is a Model 17-6 with the full length underlug - because it feels the same in the hand as the Model 14-6, and is also a 6 shot revolver with pretty much a mirror trigger pull. It's vanilla as the day I bought it, so I've never bothered to take pics.
I see they are impressively spendy today - presumably the collector factor, not the PPC competitor factor.
Somewhere along the line, I stumbled across this Hi-Standard set, apparently once belonging to one of the better competitive shooters in Idaho. That may have just been part of the sales pitch, but at any rate I snapped it up as my first semiautomatic .22, and have never bothered to consider buying another one.
I see similar Hi Standards for sale (without the accompanying slides and barrels) regularly on the Internet, and am kind of amazed at what seem to me to be relatively low asking prices.
I do my best to wear the two of them out. No luck yet.
Fast forward to today, and my favorite .22 rimfire is a Model 17-6 with the full length underlug - because it feels the same in the hand as the Model 14-6, and is also a 6 shot revolver with pretty much a mirror trigger pull. It's vanilla as the day I bought it, so I've never bothered to take pics.
I see they are impressively spendy today - presumably the collector factor, not the PPC competitor factor.
Somewhere along the line, I stumbled across this Hi-Standard set, apparently once belonging to one of the better competitive shooters in Idaho. That may have just been part of the sales pitch, but at any rate I snapped it up as my first semiautomatic .22, and have never bothered to consider buying another one.
I see similar Hi Standards for sale (without the accompanying slides and barrels) regularly on the Internet, and am kind of amazed at what seem to me to be relatively low asking prices.
I do my best to wear the two of them out. No luck yet.
Well, my favorites would be my 5 1/2 in heavy bbl S&W model 41, my 4 in bbl 617-1, my Ruger 5 1/2 in heavy bbl MKII target, and my 4 5/8 in bbl Ruger Single-six convertible.
Well, I won a couple of indoor matches back in the early '80's with a 6" Colt Woodsman Match Target, and I shot several squirrels and a bunny or two with it; it was very accurate and in a fit of stupidity I traded it. My current favorites: Revolver--Third Issue Colt Officers Model Match .22;
Pistol--S&W 7 3/8" Model 41. Both handguns are jewels.
Pistol--S&W 7 3/8" Model 41. Both handguns are jewels.
Chubbo
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Best for me.
I have no custom made .22 handguns, and will rely on nostalgia to help rate the best stock .22 handguns, for me.
A 4" flat sided, Colt Woodsman Match Target, pistol for the semi auto type.
A 4" mod 18 S&W revolver, for target revolver type.
A 2" S&W Mod. 34 revolver for smallest revolver size.
To help explain my choices, The .22 semi auto that I chose, a 1950 Colt Woodsman, is the .22 that I chose as a 16 year old, to compete in Bullseye Matches, in the 1950 era.
The S&W Mod. 18 Combat Masterpiece revolver that I chose, was to compliment, my .38 Combat Masterpiece and make them a matched set.
The 2" S&W Mod 34 I chose for a compact easy to carry .22 revolver, to carry on our shrew hunts together. my beloved, now deceased Min Pin dog, had gone blind, but still delighted in hunting, and catching shrews. as our area is infested with coyotes, and I wanted to be able to protect us from an attack. Those hunts are very near, and dear to me. Memories.
Chubbo
I have no custom made .22 handguns, and will rely on nostalgia to help rate the best stock .22 handguns, for me.
A 4" flat sided, Colt Woodsman Match Target, pistol for the semi auto type.
A 4" mod 18 S&W revolver, for target revolver type.
A 2" S&W Mod. 34 revolver for smallest revolver size.
To help explain my choices, The .22 semi auto that I chose, a 1950 Colt Woodsman, is the .22 that I chose as a 16 year old, to compete in Bullseye Matches, in the 1950 era.
The S&W Mod. 18 Combat Masterpiece revolver that I chose, was to compliment, my .38 Combat Masterpiece and make them a matched set.
The 2" S&W Mod 34 I chose for a compact easy to carry .22 revolver, to carry on our shrew hunts together. my beloved, now deceased Min Pin dog, had gone blind, but still delighted in hunting, and catching shrews. as our area is infested with coyotes, and I wanted to be able to protect us from an attack. Those hunts are very near, and dear to me. Memories.
Chubbo
There's a lot of Ruger Mark Series on here and for great reason. I'll add one more. My only 22LR handgun is a Ruger Mark IV, 6" standard. It has never given me cause to buy another 22LR handgun. It drops squirrels like bad habits.
Patrick L
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I love my Ruger Mk II. I keep looking for an excuse to buy something more expensive, can't be lack of performance.
I dearly love my 17-6, but I must confess I, it won't group nearly as well as the MkII. But I love it still!
I dearly love my 17-6, but I must confess I, it won't group nearly as well as the MkII. But I love it still!
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Have had my Buckmark for a few years now, over 5k rounds thru it. Love the gun, with the only drawback to me would be that it isn't a simple item to break down for more thorough cleaning.
Enter my Victory, which I find (for my skill set lol) is just as accurate as the BM. And it is real easy to pull apart for cleaning. But both are fun range guns.
Enter my Victory, which I find (for my skill set lol) is just as accurate as the BM. And it is real easy to pull apart for cleaning. But both are fun range guns.
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It is hard to choose, but 2 of my favorites are a '60s vintage Walther PP and an original, aluminum framed Ruger Bearcat. My suppressed Buckmark with a Tactical Solutions barrel is mighty fun, too.
For about a month or so I have been wanting a S&W 2213 or 2214 REALLY badly. I fell in love with one of those halfway ugly things in the '80s and forgot about them for 30 years. A buddy at work was telling me about his 422, and now I just HAVE to have one.
For about a month or so I have been wanting a S&W 2213 or 2214 REALLY badly. I fell in love with one of those halfway ugly things in the '80s and forgot about them for 30 years. A buddy at work was telling me about his 422, and now I just HAVE to have one.
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My ugly [there are streaks on one side where the blue got messed up ] carried hunting a lot and shot a ton 4.5 inch 2nd series MT is from 1952 [as old as my wife] but I've got a very nice 4.5 in thats a safe queen. Pristine blue with reddish grips and matching red swirl grip adapters. You will like yours. Try the grip adapters, they were only offered on this series and give the pistol a 1911 with a large mainspring housing feel. There are two sizes.
Re: OP. Model 18. Model 17. Model 617. Sincerely. bruce.
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Love my Single Six Bisley. Reliable, accurate, and not ammo sensitive.
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I've been very happy with my Ruger Single 6 from 1956.
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Love all my S&W .22lr revolvers
Models 17, 18, 617, 34, 63, 317 ,
SW Pre war K-22 OD and K-22-40 Masterpiece.
The other favorite .22lrs in the rotation are :
Ruger Single six combo
Ruger Single six (old version no transfer bar safety)
Ruger Bearcat
Ruger SR22
Colt ACE on Gold Cup series 70 frame
Colt Trooper III 4"
Colt Diamondback 4"
Browning Challenger 1968
Browning Buckmark slabside Scoped
CZ Kadet
S&W M&P .22lr semi auto
HK-4
Models 17, 18, 617, 34, 63, 317 ,
SW Pre war K-22 OD and K-22-40 Masterpiece.
The other favorite .22lrs in the rotation are :
Ruger Single six combo
Ruger Single six (old version no transfer bar safety)
Ruger Bearcat
Ruger SR22
Colt ACE on Gold Cup series 70 frame
Colt Trooper III 4"
Colt Diamondback 4"
Browning Challenger 1968
Browning Buckmark slabside Scoped
CZ Kadet
S&W M&P .22lr semi auto
HK-4
There are some really nice revolvers and pistols in this thread. Only two I have is a GSG 1911 that has over 12,000 rounds through it with a recoil spring change which keeps on working and is pretty accurate. Also have a Buckmark that has been a tack driver but is a pain in the butt to break down to clean.
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