Range report on 1953 22/32 Target

[islandguy]

Hello,
Well, the 1953 22/32 Target that was sold to me as a Model 34 and that is registered as a Model 35 (by the RCMP) has turned out to be a huge success! My lovely wife (for whom it was purchased) has shot it (disgustingly accurately and effectively, as usual), two of my grandsons have shot it (with varying success), and I, along with a handful of other club members have shot it. The most common comment" "what a cute little pistol". Go figure! But the "cute little pistol" spits out bullets almost as accurately as its big brother, my 17-6, and it has been a real challenge, and treat, to master one-handed, D.A. shots on (used) tomato cans at 25 yds. On paper, we all have a lot of work to do to get it into decent scores at 25 yds. However, its been fun to shoot and promises to be a contender once we get some grips on it that come close to filling an adult hand. Even the grandsons (13 and 14) prefer the 17-6 for handling and shooting, but overall we are very happy with it and look forward to many years of use out of it.

 

[GF]

Rimfire J frames are the very definition of a "fun gun".
As ammo prices rise, the Mod 34 & 63 are the revolvers that go with me most often.

Sounds like you and your family are having a good with yours and that's worth more than you paid for it.

GF

 

[Nframe_is_no1]

You have a really good find there. .22/32 Targets aren't exactly common. I found a model 35 no dash from 1959 a couple of years back. The I/J frame square butt is perfectly fine for a snubnose or short barrel, but you are right, on a 6" barreled target revolver they can be a little small. I would recommend a set of factory J-frame target stocks. I put a set on mine. They will fit a round or square butt and fill my hand quite nicely: