What 22 pistol do you like to use for target shooting?
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Carl N. Brown
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Ruger Mark II
TimboKhan
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I couldn't agree more. Like golf, I think sometimes people assume that with the right equipment, skills will magically appear. I have developed into a decent shot with a pistol, in large part because I have run a ton of rounds through my MkII. Of course, it is made of shiny metal, so that helps
Vern Humphrey
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The Holy Grail -- my old (1938) Colt Woodsman -- has had many a box of bulk pack Wal-Mart specials run through it, and it has remarkably improved my shooting.
Boomerang
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I also ran a ton of rounds through my MkII.
vito
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To ShrinkMD: I have a S&W 617 and love it for target shooting, and I think I shoot it better than I do my Browning Buckmark. But I was wondering about your remark about cleaning the ten little holes in the cylinder. Could you elaborate?
revolverman357
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Used to be my Ruger MKII, but I sold it about 15 years ago. I started to miss it, so last year I bought a new Ruger MKIII. Shoots great. Fun
Shrinkmd
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617 EZ-Cleaning
I douse the bore, cylinders, pretty much the whole thing in Mpro7, fold a plastic bag (usually what the newspaper comes in, since they're sitting in the garage) over it to keep the cleaner from evaporating, and let it sit a couple hours. Most of the powder fouling melts away, and the lead is much easier to scrub off with a bronze brush. I still need to scrape around the forcing cone a bit with a brass tool to get all the lead off (after 200 or 300 rounds) But the chambers and bore are almost effortless with the mpro7. One or two passes per chamber with the brush, one or maybe two patches to clean it, and then another patch to sop up the excess remoil I spray all over (since mpro7 removes all oil and anti corrosion I have heard you need to reapply liberally)
This is still a pain in the butt to clean compared to a semi with one hole (instead of 10+1) but letting the solvent sit a while really helps. I do this with all my pistol and bolt cleaning, just spray it down, go have dinner, tuck in the little ones, and when I head back to clean up, things are already looking pretty clean. I used to use #9 or Butch's Bore shine, and the total lack of chemical stink, along with the greater effectiveness, has made me a Mpro7 convert.
I still worry about over oiling after stripping it all off (concerns over gunk under the side plates of a revolver or inside the firing pin channel of a semi) but I figure that is what action degreaser is for.
Then again, I probably overclean. My mosin does seem to shoot better groups ever since I started trying to get every last bit of copper out with Barnes. But we're drifting off topic.
Still love the 617.
I douse the bore, cylinders, pretty much the whole thing in Mpro7, fold a plastic bag (usually what the newspaper comes in, since they're sitting in the garage) over it to keep the cleaner from evaporating, and let it sit a couple hours. Most of the powder fouling melts away, and the lead is much easier to scrub off with a bronze brush. I still need to scrape around the forcing cone a bit with a brass tool to get all the lead off (after 200 or 300 rounds) But the chambers and bore are almost effortless with the mpro7. One or two passes per chamber with the brush, one or maybe two patches to clean it, and then another patch to sop up the excess remoil I spray all over (since mpro7 removes all oil and anti corrosion I have heard you need to reapply liberally)
This is still a pain in the butt to clean compared to a semi with one hole (instead of 10+1) but letting the solvent sit a while really helps. I do this with all my pistol and bolt cleaning, just spray it down, go have dinner, tuck in the little ones, and when I head back to clean up, things are already looking pretty clean. I used to use #9 or Butch's Bore shine, and the total lack of chemical stink, along with the greater effectiveness, has made me a Mpro7 convert.
I still worry about over oiling after stripping it all off (concerns over gunk under the side plates of a revolver or inside the firing pin channel of a semi) but I figure that is what action degreaser is for.
Then again, I probably overclean. My mosin does seem to shoot better groups ever since I started trying to get every last bit of copper out with Barnes. But we're drifting off topic.
Still love the 617.
rchernandez
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TimboKhan said:
Absolutely! Started shooting Bullseye with a Trailside; moved to the Benelli MP95E through Expert...afterwhich I moved to the Pardini. Currently "half way" to next classification! Been shooting for just a little over 2-years.
Oh...and I do buy .22lr by the case (and by lot no.).
furyalecto
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Ruger Mark I. Makes a fumblefinger like me look like I know what I'm doing.
deadin
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Depends on what kind of target shooting I'm doing.
For Bullseye I use either a Benelli MP95e or a Baikal IZH35M
For Free Pistol it's a Hammerli M162
For USRA Vintage Single Shot I use a S&W 2nd Model Single Shot
For general plinking, K-22 1st Model (3 to choose from)
For Bullseye I use either a Benelli MP95e or a Baikal IZH35M
For Free Pistol it's a Hammerli M162
For USRA Vintage Single Shot I use a S&W 2nd Model Single Shot
For general plinking, K-22 1st Model (3 to choose from)
ecureed
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Beretta U22 Neos....hours of fun!
Tomcat47
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Ruger Mark II and Thompson Contender Bull Barrell
FLORIDA KEVIN
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berreta neos with red dot from bass pro
Debunk Brady
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The only 22 pistol I own is a Walther p22. Hardly a target shooter, but it is a great little gun.
mjb
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