Annihilator
Emissary
What is your favorite .22 lr handgun? Mine I guess was my original TC Contender with the 10” match barrel that I used to use for silhouette shooting I did back in the 80’s.
Favorite .22lr handgun
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When my daughter wanted to start shooting "real guns," the two of us went shopping together for a .22LR handgun for her.
She really liked the Browning Buckmark, and to my surprise, picked out the Plus UDX model, instead of something pink or purple -
I then purchased a second-hand MkIII 22/45 Lite from a friend of mine.
I like her Buckmark better, to tell everyone here the truth.
I like it *_A LOT_*, but she refuses to give it up. I keep hoping that she'd forget that the gun was "hers," and I could just pilfer it - after all, I paid for it!!!!
On our last range trip, we played out the 15-yard headshot, and her cold shot after close to a year of not having been on the range (we really only get out during the colder months, when she's off school) was a hit. 50 yards wasn't a big deal either, so she started hot-dogging it with head-shots.
I have fond memories of her starting out with this gun still supported by a rest. It's amazing how far things come, in just a few years.
She really liked the Browning Buckmark, and to my surprise, picked out the Plus UDX model, instead of something pink or purple -
I then purchased a second-hand MkIII 22/45 Lite from a friend of mine.
I like her Buckmark better, to tell everyone here the truth.
I like it *_A LOT_*, but she refuses to give it up. I keep hoping that she'd forget that the gun was "hers," and I could just pilfer it - after all, I paid for it!!!! On our last range trip, we played out the 15-yard headshot, and her cold shot after close to a year of not having been on the range (we really only get out during the colder months, when she's off school) was a hit. 50 yards wasn't a big deal either, so she started hot-dogging it with head-shots.
I have fond memories of her starting out with this gun still supported by a rest. It's amazing how far things come, in just a few years.
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Annihilator
Emissary
I know what you mean there papa....lol
Annihilator
Emissary
I did at one time have a S&W model 41 with the 5” barrel, it was nice also.
I've probably put close to a thousand rounds through this SW22 Victory without any issues except the usual .22lr ammo problems you may have. Great pistol for the money and really accurate. I would like to get a Ruger MK IV at some point with a threaded barrel to accept a silencer.
BET7
Ronin
Beauties!
BET7
Ronin
Thanks.
I had a Luger cap gun as a kid. I've always liked the grip angle and lines of those pistols.
BET7
Ronin
When I bought my Mark IV Ruger, sales guy was raving about the S&W Victory. I like S&Ws, so maybe one day. He mentioned they were a bit harder to break down, then the Mark IVs. Push a level in the back and pivot, that’s all she wrote. Very easy, even I could do it.
Susquash
Master Class
A Ruger Single Six convertible was the first handgun I purchased and used money received for my high school graduation. Over the years I have had a number of .22s including a Dan Wesson with interchangeable 4", 6" and 8" heavy barrels. I also had a Ruger Mark I bull barrel, a Ruger Mark II 22/45 and a H&R .22 revolver. I love to shoot the Dan Wesson as it is very accurate and there is almost no recoil. I have probably put more rounds through the Ruger Mark I as I used it in bullseye competition and bowling pin shoots.
They are not hard to break down it's only one screw under the barrel. But yes the Ruger is tooless. There is a bigger aftermarket for the Ruger also.
BET7
Ronin
For me, It’s probably watching the WWII movies & shows that showed them. I just always want one (in fact I also own a 1943 P38 as well, but not all numbers matching)