Baphomet
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What 22 pistol do you like to use for target shooting?
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madmattmd
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My personal favorite, a late 1950’s Colt Targetsman. It was my Father’s gun and the first firearm I ever shot. Even with the pencil barrel, it’s like shooting a laser (I’d love to acquire a Woodsman). Unfortunately, it’s a really difficult pistol to detail strip and clean.
Therefore, I would primarily shoot a Ruger MKI bull barrel I bought new in 1978. Clearly not a “finesse” gun, but very accurate and great value for the money. I finally took the unpleasant plastic grips off a couple of years ago and replaced them with Hogue rubber. What a major improvement! I just can’t bring myself to replace it with a MKII. I’ll most likely use this as a backup BE gun.
I picked up a 1961 vintage S&W Model 41 late last year. It’s a shooter, not a safe queen. I haven’t had much opportunity to shoot it, but with the better weather, I’ll be taking it out alot. It is much more accurate than I will ever be. I hope to make this my primary BE gun.
Finally, I also got a good deal on an incredibly clean late 1950’s vintage S&W Model 17 last Winter. No chance to shoot it yet, but I expect to be greatly impressed.
I also have a S&W Model 34 (4” Kit Gun) I bought new in 1979. I haven’t shot it much as it suffers from the difficult case extraction problem (I really despise having to whack the extractor with a plastic hammer to get out expended cartridges). It’s very accurate and I had replaced the small Magna stocks with Pachmyrs years ago. Not a very ergonomically designed rubber grip, but I don’t shoot it anymore, so no reason to spend the money on another set.
Matt
Therefore, I would primarily shoot a Ruger MKI bull barrel I bought new in 1978. Clearly not a “finesse” gun, but very accurate and great value for the money. I finally took the unpleasant plastic grips off a couple of years ago and replaced them with Hogue rubber. What a major improvement! I just can’t bring myself to replace it with a MKII. I’ll most likely use this as a backup BE gun.
I picked up a 1961 vintage S&W Model 41 late last year. It’s a shooter, not a safe queen. I haven’t had much opportunity to shoot it, but with the better weather, I’ll be taking it out alot. It is much more accurate than I will ever be. I hope to make this my primary BE gun.
Finally, I also got a good deal on an incredibly clean late 1950’s vintage S&W Model 17 last Winter. No chance to shoot it yet, but I expect to be greatly impressed.
I also have a S&W Model 34 (4” Kit Gun) I bought new in 1979. I haven’t shot it much as it suffers from the difficult case extraction problem (I really despise having to whack the extractor with a plastic hammer to get out expended cartridges). It’s very accurate and I had replaced the small Magna stocks with Pachmyrs years ago. Not a very ergonomically designed rubber grip, but I don’t shoot it anymore, so no reason to spend the money on another set.
Matt
Vern Humphrey
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With the Holy Grail, my 1938 Colt Woodsman with aftermarket Micro sights I regularly shoot 1 3/4" groups at 25 yards from a modified Weaver grip -- with Wal-Mart bulk Remington hollowpoints.
thirty-thirty
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Ruger Mark II with 5 1/2 bull barrel is my favorite. Volquartsen sear is about $20 and the trigger is excellent.
It's a great value and I recommend it to everyone.
It's a great value and I recommend it to everyone.
Shrinkmd
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Love my Smith 617 4"
Used to be too many holes to clean, but then I discovered you could douse it in Mpro 7 and come back to it after supper was cleaned up. Its much easier now...
Used to be too many holes to clean, but then I discovered you could douse it in Mpro 7 and come back to it after supper was cleaned up. Its much easier now...
usp9
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My favorite .22 target gun is my Colt. Washed dishes in a little diner to earn the money to buy it in 1968 for $75. Still shoots like a champ.
Mike U.
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Ruger MK II gets it done for me. If I do my part, it can shoot a gallon milk jug at the 100 yard line with boring regularity.
It's a pistol that's hard not to love.
It's a pistol that's hard not to love.
-terry
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My favorite handgun. A Browning Buck Mark 5.5 URX Stainless. It has more rounds through it than all my other guns combined.
PistolNewbie
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Ruger MarkII. I also recently purchased a Browning Buckmark, but I am having trouble hitting with it. Not sure if the sights need adjusting, (I'm new to this so I need to have an expert take a look) or if it is the trigger pull and I'm moving the gun off target. Probably the latter! 
bpisler
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Ruger MK II 512 or a S&W 422,both are fun to
shot but i do prefer the ruger.
shot but i do prefer the ruger.
absolute0
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I feel bad for guys who can't get interested in .22's. I love to shoot them all but I shoot more .22 lr than others combined by a margin of at least 3-1.
Nothing like a $10 2 hour range session with a superb handgun like a model 17 Diamondback or quality autoloader.
Nothing like a $10 2 hour range session with a superb handgun like a model 17 Diamondback or quality autoloader.
Trailside Target. Accurate: .375" @ 25 meters; reliable: 10,000+rds. 100% reliable. Religiously cleaned every 1,500-2,000 rds. Only problem: it stopped locking back after about 5,000 rds. I am waiting for Larry's to be able to remedy this.
Matt Dillon
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CZ Kadet slide on my CZ75 in .40 cal
Vern Humphrey
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Show me a guy who doesn't like .22s and I'll show you a guy who watches re-runs of "The View" with Rosie O'Donnell.
skud_dusty
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Hey! I love The View! 
Vern Humphrey
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I was almost blinded by "The View."
Rosie O'Donnell was wearing panty hose. She broke wind, it blew her shoes off, and one of them hit me in the eye.
Rosie O'Donnell was wearing panty hose. She broke wind, it blew her shoes off, and one of them hit me in the eye.
Davo
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Ruger 22/45 competition target. Its also my plinker of choice.
yongxingfreesty
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walther p22. the sights suck.
Ala Dan
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Browning BuckMark 051361490 Classic Plus SE with Rosewood laminate
Pro Target grips, and Tru-Glo (green) marble fiber optic front sight, with
a 5.5" bull barrel~!
Pro Target grips, and Tru-Glo (green) marble fiber optic front sight, with
a 5.5" bull barrel~!
I've always preferred the Ruger 22/45 heavy barrel for it's straighter grip angle. I don't normally like plastic guns, but the MKII just has too much angle, like a Glock. Add a real trigger job to it and it's by far my favorite of all I've tried.
A "real" trigger job turns the Ruger into a real sweet shooter, and the bull barrel model is a pretty accurate gun to start with. Avoid the crappy drop in trigger parts if possible. They make an improvement, but you still end up with a lot of pretravel, creep and overtravel, which is easily tuned out with a trigger job.
I finally outgrew the accuracy of the stock Ruger and added a Pac-Lite barreled receiver to the gun. The combo of light aluminum on a polymer frame made the gun so light that it feels almost toy-like. But it makes a great belt gun for taking pot meat when hunting larger game and it's a serious tackdriver now. The balance is just superb.
A "real" trigger job turns the Ruger into a real sweet shooter, and the bull barrel model is a pretty accurate gun to start with. Avoid the crappy drop in trigger parts if possible. They make an improvement, but you still end up with a lot of pretravel, creep and overtravel, which is easily tuned out with a trigger job.
I finally outgrew the accuracy of the stock Ruger and added a Pac-Lite barreled receiver to the gun. The combo of light aluminum on a polymer frame made the gun so light that it feels almost toy-like. But it makes a great belt gun for taking pot meat when hunting larger game and it's a serious tackdriver now. The balance is just superb.
slow944
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I have a H&R M939 with a 5.5"bbl
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