.22LR Pistols for Target -- Favourite?

drm3m said:
Colt Woodsman –Sport Model 4 ½ inch barrel.
It is a second Series Woodsman 1947-1955---I think.







How would this Colt be viewed as a target pistol?
It belonged to my father.
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That's a beauty. I have a Colt Challenger of the same vintage, looks virtually identical. And yes, it is a good shooting .22, if it's what you use for shooting targets, it's a target pistol!
 
Browning Buckmark Contour 5.25 is my favorite. Next will be, Ruger 2245. Both are non-match version but pretty accurate. GSG 1911 is a decent all-around pistol and best bang for the buck, plus a good after-sales support. SW 41 is a good near-match grade pistol. But for a really target-quality spec, Hammerli, Walther, FWB, Pardini are the ones that dominates the market with the obvious factor of COST. Older Colt (match), Browning Medallist/Challenger and High Standard Victor are still sought after by bullseye shooters
 
Ar180shooter said:
I want one of those stainless Rugers!!!
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They are so sweet. Did you know that a couple exclusives were made with the 10" Guns? SS Barrels on Blued Frame. I have enough MKII's where i could do that :) And some red eagle grips.

If you can believe it, I paid 1K for one of the SS Rugers... and it is worth every penny.

The 10" Buckmarks vs the 10" Rugers is a tight race. The Buckmarks have a better trigger group and way better sights (hooded/notch/pin) but the Ruger 10"ers are slightly lighter.....
 
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gnmontey said:
Is the High Standard compensated?

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grauhanen said:
No, it doesn't have a compensator. There are notches on either side of the end of the barrel. Apparently they were for attaching a removable barrel stabilizer with two set screws.
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I have the stabilizer and both 2 & 3 oz. weights on my "Space Gun" 102 Supermatic HS. It can be more accurate than the M41 but a bit more finicky with feeding since the magazine lips act as the ramp as well.
 
Got Juice? said:
And you are missing the under barrel weight set. Too bad, that is a remarkable gun :)
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I haven't seen a High Standard Citation being sold in Canada that had the barrel weights. In fact few owners show photos of these pistols with weights. I wonder if they are available in Canada? Brownell's probably have some aftermarket parts, but often they charge more for shipping than they are worth -- they once wanted $18 shipping for a half-dozen-or-so plug screws.

Harry Callahan said:
I have the stabilizer and both 2 & 3 oz. weights on my "Space Gun" 102 Supermatic HS. It can be more accurate than the M41 but a bit more finicky with feeding since the magazine lips act as the ramp as well.
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It seems the magazines can benefit from some "tuning". See http://highstandardpartsonline.com/High Standard Magazine Adjustments Models102-107 PTS1.pdf
http://www.histandard.info/Jim_Barta/hsclip.pdf and the magazine adjusting tool http://www.histandard.info/Jim_Barta/magtool.pdf
 

For shooting informally at the range, I have the 4.5" and the 6" barrelled versions of the Smith & Wesson 422. They both shoot amazingly well. The equal of a model 41 I had several years ago. Using a sandbag rest, I can put 30 rounds into 2.5" at 15 yards. My eyes just cannot do better than that with any pistol unfortunately. This is with the Winchester M55 tactical .22 that came in a double brick box (1000 rounds??) that was black copper coated lead. Of course, I can't find it anymore, and I am down to my last 200 rounds......
 
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