22 target gun
- Thread starter Jdiep
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- West Quebec
You bet... just getting a little too pricey for most, new at least
Get something a bit more affordable. I prefer the Ruger but the others are all good guns and will shoot better than you can (now anyway). Take your extra money and buy a whole hockey sock full of ammunition, a range membership and a lot of targets, maybe even a course or two. Then shoot shoot shoot.
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A Ferrari is a much better car than a Volkswagen but when you want to go to the store for a loaf of bread it is not needed and you don't need it to learn to drive.
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wayupnorth
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Northern Alberta
for the price range your looking id say either one of the Rugers or a Browning Buckmark.
while both start sub $500 they climb up from there with longer barrels and bull barrels and better grips and such.
maybe look at the top end ones instead of the blaster ones if accuracy is what your looking for?
Ruger Hunter?
7" barrel with stock fiber optic in case you dont go with optics, bull barrel.
the new MK IV has the new take down button for ease of cleaning.
Browning Buckmark
same deal as above, longer bull barrel with fiber optics if you dont go with a optic.
i picked up both (ruger 22/45 Lite and a Browning Buckmark) and for some reason i find the Browning a hell of a lot more accurate than the ruger.
which kinda bum's me out because the Ruger looks a hell of a lot ###ier!
if you go up from there you looking to get into the S&W 41 range.
if you go down from there than your looking at cheap blasters (1911 knock offs, M&P-22, cheap Glock style knock offs)
while fun to shoot them you wont get the accuracy that you can get out of a 7"+ bull barreled ruger or browning.
for $700 that is what id be looking at.
while both start sub $500 they climb up from there with longer barrels and bull barrels and better grips and such.
maybe look at the top end ones instead of the blaster ones if accuracy is what your looking for?
Ruger Hunter?
7" barrel with stock fiber optic in case you dont go with optics, bull barrel.
the new MK IV has the new take down button for ease of cleaning.
Browning Buckmark
same deal as above, longer bull barrel with fiber optics if you dont go with a optic.
i picked up both (ruger 22/45 Lite and a Browning Buckmark) and for some reason i find the Browning a hell of a lot more accurate than the ruger.
which kinda bum's me out because the Ruger looks a hell of a lot ###ier!
if you go up from there you looking to get into the S&W 41 range.
if you go down from there than your looking at cheap blasters (1911 knock offs, M&P-22, cheap Glock style knock offs)
while fun to shoot them you wont get the accuracy that you can get out of a 7"+ bull barreled ruger or browning.
for $700 that is what id be looking at.
I've heard the Rugers are great.
I've seen a guy at the range have all sort of problems with a brand new GSG 1911 22LR. He was running those crappy winchesters through it. Was getting jammed on every 3-4th shot. Ran a mag full of someone else's CCI mini-mags and had no issues. Funny because he said when he was at the range with it a week ago, it was choking on CCI mini's also.
I'm thinking as all 1911's, he needs to break this 1911 in first, then stick with the CCI mini's.
I looked at a winchester 22LR bullet and the tolerances are terrible. In fact, the bullets were all loose in the cartridges. So loose, you could spin the bullet 360 degrees in the cartridge.
Even the CCI's weren't that great. Didn't look like the bullets were set in the cartridges properly, but at least they were tight and didn't spin.
I've seen a guy at the range have all sort of problems with a brand new GSG 1911 22LR. He was running those crappy winchesters through it. Was getting jammed on every 3-4th shot. Ran a mag full of someone else's CCI mini-mags and had no issues. Funny because he said when he was at the range with it a week ago, it was choking on CCI mini's also.
I'm thinking as all 1911's, he needs to break this 1911 in first, then stick with the CCI mini's.
I looked at a winchester 22LR bullet and the tolerances are terrible. In fact, the bullets were all loose in the cartridges. So loose, you could spin the bullet 360 degrees in the cartridge.
Even the CCI's weren't that great. Didn't look like the bullets were set in the cartridges properly, but at least they were tight and didn't spin.
- Location
- West Quebec
for the price range your looking id say either one of the Rugers or a Browning Buckmark.
while both start sub $500 they climb up from there with longer barrels and bull barrels and better grips and such.
maybe look at the top end ones instead of the blaster ones if accuracy is what your looking for?
Ruger Hunter?
7" barrel with stock fiber optic in case you dont go with optics, bull barrel.
the new MK IV has the new take down button for ease of cleaning.
Browning Buckmark
same deal as above, longer bull barrel with fiber optics if you dont go with a optic.
i picked up both (ruger 22/45 Lite and a Browning Buckmark) and for some reason i find the Browning a hell of a lot more accurate than the ruger.
which kinda bum's me out because the Ruger looks a hell of a lot ###ier!
if you go up from there you looking to get into the S&W 41 range.
if you go down from there than your looking at cheap blasters (1911 knock offs, M&P-22, cheap Glock style knock offs)
while fun to shoot them you wont get the accuracy that you can get out of a 7"+ bull barreled ruger or browning.
for $700 that is what id be looking at.
I'd do a little more testing with the Ruger perhaps it likes a little different ammo..
this makes sense to me. A new 41 is $1700=1921 with tax. Nice gun no doubt but thats a lot for a 22 handgun, buckmark practical goes for $530
My S&W M&P22 is a dream to shoot and very accurate. It eats just about anything, with the odd exception of Federal Auto Match Ammo, blunter nose seems to have a feed issue. CCI Mini Mags, even the HP variant and also the cheap CCI Blazer 40gr lead for .07 a round never fail.
Take down is within seconds, not so much for the Buckmark's or older Rugers, the Mark IV is one button take down.
I like that it is a full size auto and if you have a larger calibre M&P the erg's are pretty much the same and it fits the Blade-Tech holster for my 9.
Take down is within seconds, not so much for the Buckmark's or older Rugers, the Mark IV is one button take down.
I like that it is a full size auto and if you have a larger calibre M&P the erg's are pretty much the same and it fits the Blade-Tech holster for my 9.
Just to tease your present lean towards a 617 revolver;
https://www.speedbeez.com/product-category/617-sw-10-shot-22lr-speedloader/
I feel like a dope dealer offering up the first hit for free....
https://www.speedbeez.com/product-category/617-sw-10-shot-22lr-speedloader/
I feel like a dope dealer offering up the first hit for free....
wayupnorth
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Northern Alberta
i have a S&W M&P 22 and it is not in the same league as the buckmarks or rugers.
ill agree with you on the take down of the old rugers (mk I, II and III) but i disagree that the buckmarks are hard to take down.
undo 2 screws and its done, no need to take off the barrel for cleaning.
sillymike
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
+1 for a MCM, used one for bullseye for a few years. Worked great, not picky about ammo (unlike the M41). Always met to get a barrel weight to help with the time/rapid events... but never got around to it.
Also, keep an eye out on Tradeex website, they often get used GSP's.
