Best .22 pistol, your thoughts?
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Currently looking for a nice stainless one. I'm like a crow. Lol.
Looks to me like you have decided on a revolver of some sort but I'm going to cast my vote anyway...
CZ Kadet! Great quality, accurate shooter for a semi, eats anything I feed it, easy to clean, looks good and costs a lot. OK, costs a lot isn't a attribute but they do seem to be continually going up in price so might not be a bad investment...you know, like pot ash or something.
My CZ will be the last pistol I will ever sell...if I ever sell any.
CZ Kadet! Great quality, accurate shooter for a semi, eats anything I feed it, easy to clean, looks good and costs a lot. OK, costs a lot isn't a attribute but they do seem to be continually going up in price so might not be a bad investment...you know, like pot ash or something.
My CZ will be the last pistol I will ever sell...if I ever sell any.
sillymike
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Depends what strikes your fancy...
For shear reliability, revolvers are better darn hard to beat.
If you're 12(6), a S&W M34. Price are quite reasonable, quality is top notch!
If you like single action, Ruger Single-.
If you'd rather have a semi, the MCM Margolin is by far the most reliable 22lr pistol I've ever had.
For shear reliability, revolvers are better darn hard to beat.
If you're 12(6), a S&W M34. Price are quite reasonable, quality is top notch!
If you like single action, Ruger Single-.
If you'd rather have a semi, the MCM Margolin is by far the most reliable 22lr pistol I've ever had.
I learned to shoot with a Colt Single Action Army in .22LR. Hard to beat a good old fashioned single action. Uberti make some good copies too. If you want one that works no matter what, get a revolver. Hands down.
lejarretnoir
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I've always been a High Standard and S&W 17-K22 fan. When I need semi or revolver practice, I bring either out.
I'm just old school, that's all. Both will hit a 12" steel gong @ 100yds regularly.
I'm just old school, that's all. Both will hit a 12" steel gong @ 100yds regularly.
stevey3737
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I owned a Ruger MK2 and it ate everything I ever put in it and never gave me any trouble it was also very accurate!! but on the flip side I just bought an M&P22 and so far it also has eaten everything I put down its throat, I love it I owned a Buckmark Camper and it is another good choice, the GSG needs to be "broken in" the ISSC needs to be thrown in the dam garbage!!!!!! so be wary of the semis but again the smith and Wesson seems to be a real winner for a polymer semi
I vote NOT the Ruger MK I,II,III. They are accurate and fun, but they are project guns where you slowly replace all the parts with volquartsen to deal with some significant flaws. It is the worst pistol for disassembly. Though once you get used to it it is only inconvenient.
Browning buck marks I've tried are just as accurate with a better trigger and no replacement program for flawed parts.
The sort of shooting you'll do with the gun(s) determines some of which is "best".
Myself? I could NEVER live with only ONE rimfire. I would at the very least have to have one revolver and one semi.
If I really had to cut it to one of each then my revolver would be the S&W 17 for sure.
The semi would be a toss up between a S&W Model 41, my present S&W 422 and a Browning Buckmark with a bit of internal slicking. A last option for the list of semis to choose from would be a Ruger Mk II or III with some internal parts mods or swap outs.
I say it would be last on the list not because the Rugers are not excellent guns. It is simply because the Mk II or III has an odd grip angle which is really best suited to one handed classic bullseye shooting. And the 22/45 version with the plastic frame has a rather top heave sense of balance. The Buckmark is a better option to me as it has both of these aspects covered.
Myself? I could NEVER live with only ONE rimfire. I would at the very least have to have one revolver and one semi.
If I really had to cut it to one of each then my revolver would be the S&W 17 for sure.
The semi would be a toss up between a S&W Model 41, my present S&W 422 and a Browning Buckmark with a bit of internal slicking. A last option for the list of semis to choose from would be a Ruger Mk II or III with some internal parts mods or swap outs.
I say it would be last on the list not because the Rugers are not excellent guns. It is simply because the Mk II or III has an odd grip angle which is really best suited to one handed classic bullseye shooting. And the 22/45 version with the plastic frame has a rather top heave sense of balance. The Buckmark is a better option to me as it has both of these aspects covered.
OK, I missed the post where you listed some revolvers and where you said you've decided to look at wheelguns.
For DA/SA, flip open hand ejector style options the list is simple..... S&W 17 or a 617. The other options you listed are simply not even worthy of inclusion in any list that starts with the 17. The ONLY possible alternatives are a Korth (the Ferrari of revolvers and priced similarly) or the rare Colt rimfire revolvers that show up here and there. But with difficulty in finding smiths that know their Colt guns I'd strongly suggest that the list is a list of one.... the S&W17. I've tried a bunch and yes, the S&W is THAT good.
I'm also amending my list above for a minimal collection of 2 guns up to 3. It would HAVE to be a S&W Model 17 for the DA/SA revolver, A Ruger Single Six or Single Ten for a single action revolver and one of the options I mentioned for semi auto.
If you want absolute ammo versatility then you have to go revolver. Even the best semis are going to have one or two ammo options that make them choke. For my semis that's hollow point rimfire ammo. Something about the rather squared off nose that the hole provides makes two of my pistols choke. So I only buy regular round nose rimfire ammo and they are fine regardless of brand.
For DA/SA, flip open hand ejector style options the list is simple..... S&W 17 or a 617. The other options you listed are simply not even worthy of inclusion in any list that starts with the 17. The ONLY possible alternatives are a Korth (the Ferrari of revolvers and priced similarly) or the rare Colt rimfire revolvers that show up here and there. But with difficulty in finding smiths that know their Colt guns I'd strongly suggest that the list is a list of one.... the S&W17. I've tried a bunch and yes, the S&W is THAT good.
I'm also amending my list above for a minimal collection of 2 guns up to 3. It would HAVE to be a S&W Model 17 for the DA/SA revolver, A Ruger Single Six or Single Ten for a single action revolver and one of the options I mentioned for semi auto.
If you want absolute ammo versatility then you have to go revolver. Even the best semis are going to have one or two ammo options that make them choke. For my semis that's hollow point rimfire ammo. Something about the rather squared off nose that the hole provides makes two of my pistols choke. So I only buy regular round nose rimfire ammo and they are fine regardless of brand.
I've been very surprised at the indiscriminate appetite of my M&P22. I haven't found anything that it chokes on, including subsonics and hollowpoints. It works well when very dirty, too.
Of course, I have not tried the uber-crap Remington bulk pack stuff, since it generally doesn't feed well in anything besides bolt actions.
