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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Brownie28 on January 02, 2012, 07:33:51 PM

Title: .22 pistol
Post by: Brownie28 on January 02, 2012, 07:33:51 PM: Lookin for some reccomendations for a .22 pistol. would like to stick with a revolver thinking a single six or maybe a bear cat but i would like to be able to shoot both .22 and .22mag. any suggestions and pics would be appreciated
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Post by: CP on January 02, 2012, 07:40:09 PM: I owned a single six for awhile, it was so-so in accuracy and a pain to load/unload. I prefer S&W revolvers or Ruger semi-autos.
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Post by: Huntbear on January 02, 2012, 07:45:37 PM: Single Sixes are great little revolvers, but not real accurate, not like the semi autos out there that shoot just .22 LR.
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Post by: kenzmad on January 02, 2012, 08:13:43 PM: I have a Sig Mosquito and I hate it. trigger sucks, lots of travel and it will only cycle CCI Mini Mags. wont shoot anything else. pretty gun though
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on January 02, 2012, 08:17:23 PM: 'Pretty', doesn't make a shooter. :chuckle:

As said earlier, the convertible revolvers that shoot 22mag and 22rf, are generally not as accurate as thier bretheren.

A good shooting 22rf revolver is the Smith & Wesson K22.

If you want something more accurate than that then buy a semi auto like a Browning Buckmark or Ruger MK series.

-Steve
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Post by: deerhunter_98520 on January 02, 2012, 08:19:09 PM: if you consider a semi...look into a browning buckmark....i have one and absolutly love it...its my grouse gun...very accurate gun
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Post by: JimmyHoffa on January 02, 2012, 08:28:15 PM: the ruger MKs are great. I found them to be plenty accurate and reliable. I have some off brand that looks like a 1911 scaled down and it is horrible, makes me really appreciate the ruger.
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Post by: 300rum on January 02, 2012, 08:28:48 PM: I too will second the buckmark, I have had two. I shoot the cheap Remington stuff and can hit a 6" plate off hand at 50 yards 8 out of 10 times easy. Both would not cycle the cheap stuff until it was well broken in (at least a couple thousand rounds). They are pretty inexpensive too.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on January 02, 2012, 08:30:48 PM: There are lots of good ones out there. I like the bear cat's and also the ruger mk series :tup:
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Post by: thinkingman on January 03, 2012, 10:49:47 AM: I have a Buckmark, two Rugers, a Colt New Frontier Scout, and a new-to-me SW 34-1 (SA/DA 6shot revo on a J-frame, 4in barrel).
I love shooting the Buckmark...smooth, accurate, same ergonomics as a 1911.
Next is the SW 34...just as fine as my 686, amazing SA trigger, good ergos, more convenient to load/unload than the Colt (SA with a loading gate).
My two Rugers are OK, both needing buff and fluff to operate anywhere near the Buckmark.
I would not buy another Ruger.
Looked briefly at the Bearcat..cool looking but I'd pass.
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Post by: docsven on January 03, 2012, 10:54:34 AM: I've had 2 single sixes, not sure why some say they aren't accurate- never had that problem. They are slow to load.
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Post by: kckrawler on January 03, 2012, 11:06:55 AM: Single Sixes are great little revolvers :twocents: It was my first pistol and I still carry it. That thing has killed many grouse, rabbits, rats, and squirrels when I was a kid...so they're accurate enough.
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Post by: C-Money on January 03, 2012, 11:36:19 AM: Never heard that single six's are not accurate. Every one I have been around shoot beyond great! Most people dont like loading and unloading due to the time it takes, it does not bother me. Once a shooter gets a rythem down loading and unloading is not a bother, especially when you are shooting tight groups! The single six is about as quality of a pistol you will find. 22lr or mag, the single six shoots very well. I also like the Ruger 22/45, 22lr semi auto pistol with the bull barrel. Another very accurate pistol.
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Post by: docsven on January 03, 2012, 12:42:36 PM: Quote from: C-Money on January 03, 2012, 11:36:19 AM
Never heard that single six's are not accurate. Every one I have been around shoot beyond great! Most people dont like loading and unloading due to the time it takes, it does not bother me. Once a shooter gets a rythem down loading and unloading is not a bother, especially when you are shooting tight groups! The single six is about as quality of a pistol you will find. 22lr or mag, the single six shoots very well. I also like the Ruger 22/45, 22lr semi auto pistol with the bull barrel. Another very accurate pistol.
Agreed! I could hit a pop can with my long barreled one at 100 yards. (Single Six)
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Post by: magnanimous_j on January 03, 2012, 03:13:36 PM: I love the single-six. I've never heard anyone complain about accuracy. It's certainly more accurate than I am. Plus, if you want more capacity, they have the single-ten.
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Post by: swanny on January 03, 2012, 03:18:29 PM: Another vote for just getting a Buckmark :tup:
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Post by: splitshot on January 07, 2012, 07:04:21 PM: bought my single six in 1969 in grangeville, id for $45. gun, holster, belt, and a box of bullets. could of bought a second gun for the same but i would have been short of beer money. i was not the pick of the litter. mike w
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Post by: jyerxa on January 07, 2012, 07:36:44 PM: I've had a single six for years. Still love it. I'm partial to six shooters anyway. :twocents:
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Post by: KopperBuck on January 08, 2012, 12:44:28 AM: Love my hand down 6. Wish I had the mag conversion for it (lost before I got it). Been puttin around about sending it in to Ruger to get one fitted. She's a shooter.
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Post by: JJB11B on January 08, 2012, 01:24:05 AM: I hce a ruger MKIII and a bearcat...i like them
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Post by: ICEMAN on January 08, 2012, 05:41:06 AM: Ruger mark II.
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Post by: addicted on January 08, 2012, 05:46:35 AM: The rugers are nice, but i've really started to like my walther P22
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Post by: boneaddict on January 08, 2012, 07:01:27 AM: Single six

I've killed more snakes than most people have ever even seen, and more tweety birds than average out here in the bird pens.

You get pretty fast at reloading when you are standing in the middle of 200 rattlesnakes (that you can see) :)
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Post by: ICEMAN on January 08, 2012, 07:03:07 AM: Anyone shoot a Keltec PMR30 yet?
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Post by: jrebel on January 08, 2012, 10:32:20 AM: What about the sig 1911-22 or ATI / GSG?? I just sold my ruger MKIII and bought the Sig 1911-22. Haven't shot it yet but it looks and feels fantastic. Next week will be the inageral range day for this gun. I will let you know how it shoots.
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Post by: jrebel on January 08, 2012, 11:03:25 AM: Who has shot one? What do you think?