22lr handgun suggestions?

I vote S&W 22a because I am on my way to go reserve one!

I'd go with a Ruger Mark III Hunter with a red dot optic as my first choice. I also like S&W .22LR revolvers. For ultimate shooting pleasure and accuracy, a S&W Model 41 with an Aimpoint Micro H-1 red dot optic.

S&w 3" 63

I really like my Buckmark .22, there are many models available. Their "Camper" line is the least expensive, but has plastic grips, sight base, and front sight. For a little extra you can get metal and rubber grips. I highly suggest it.

If you already have a centerfire handgun you can look into a conversion kit. I have an Advantage Arms conversion kit for my 1911 and it works great! It's as accurate as any other .22 pistol, and it functions and feels the same as when the gun shoot centerfire.

It's a quick swap (taking about a minute or less) and if you carry the slide around you can have some centerfire .45 rounds if you need them.

My Ruger 22/45 4" slab side is awsome. Only weakness is me!!!

robhof

I have to add my vote for the Ruger Single Six. I picked up a used one at auction cheap, because it had a scope and apparently nobody wanted a scoped 22 revolver. I picked up a rear sight at a gun show before I even got the gun in. Took it to the range and made 1" groups at 50yds with the scope and the cheapest Wally world 22Lr ammo...still have the scope on 3 yrs later. The Revolver handles any ammo and the seller didn't mention the 22mag. cylinder that was included with the gun, a nice surprise.

My 2 cents vote for Chiappa 1911-22. Has good feel shoots great! Go to webblast.com, search for 1911-22. They called it a" tack driver".

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I just got a Ruger Mk3 a month or 2 back and couldn't be happier with the reliability or accuracy after perhaps 1000 rounds. It's not a revolver, but....

Stainless Steel S&W J-frame with 4" barrel.

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Jerry

Ruger MKIII 22/45

I have a Ruger Mark III 22/45. I plan on taking it to a gunsmith to have the magazine disconnect removed so that I can fully eject a magazine. I've seen the videos on YouTube and don't feel comfortable doing it myself.

If I'm not mistaken the Ruger 22/45 has a polymer lower and since you are not interested in polymer guns I'll echo what some others have said and recomend a Ruger MK III but I would recomend the Target model. It comes with a 5.5" bull barrel, 2 mags, adjustable sights and a factory mount for optics. Plus, it's all metal.

Searcher1970 said:

Thanks for all the suggestions guys! I'm actually leaning towards a revolver. I'm a wheelgun guy as it is.

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Definitely the Ruger single-six hunter

OP stated -
"for small game hunting. I'll also be taking it fishing and camping"

S&W model 63, SS 4" barrel
same accuracy potential as my K-17s, just not as much sight radius, not as good DA trigger as a k-frame (inherently so), but small game handgun hunting implies SA shooting, slow fire, and a k-17/18/22 is not a "kit" gun

but a Ruger Single Six will do just fine, and cost a LOT less

and an old Hi-std Double Nine in good condition would also work, but as accurate as it is in SA mode, it's not quite what my S&Ws are, pretty much in the same class as an extra good Single Six

unless you just have an itch for premium class revolvers (like me), I think a Single Six is best bang for your buck on this, and falling down easy to find anywhere
(I would probably tote my Hi-Std D-9 vs. my 63, just because of "knockin' around" in the woods, you know; tree rats and wabbits ain't worth $600 to me, a S&W 63 is)

22 autoloaders, love 'em, lots of good ones named above
but for camping/fishing and some small game shooting, yep, a small frame revolver
woods carry gun, no need to split hairs or argue about how big one ragged hole really is

I like my S&W 22A and the price is right

I like H&R 676 or 686 convertible six shooters; they're the same except that the 686 has an adjustable sight. I have a 676 with a 7.5" barrel and the thing is one accurate shooter. I've owned two and still have one. Both have pretty good trigger pulls, too. I could keep myself fed with mine.

Unlike Single Sixes, they're double action, which could come in handy if one needs to defend one's self against someone with bad intentions, especially when it's loaded with magnums.

I also have a Double Nine convertible with a 5.5" barrel. Although it's not quite as accurate as the 676, it does hold 9 rounds instead of the usual six and is also double action. It's pretty cool looking, too, just like an old Colt SAA.

I have have a great .22LR semi-auto, too, an old Wolverine. But, I wouldn't go knocking around in the woods with it; they're too hard to come by. It's too bad that they made so few of them as they're magnificent shooters. The new reissues kinda bite but the originals are frickin' fantastic.

Most any 22 will work for what you're looking for. It just depeneds on what you want, and how much you're willing to spend.

I'm a single-action revolver fan, so I think the Ruger Single-Six is a good choice.

(I don't understand all the weeping, moaning, and gnashing of teeth over how slow to reload a single action revolver is. What? You're in a hurry to shoot up your ammo? Those magazines for your semi-auto, reload themselves? Mine never did. It all balances out.)

For hunting and camping, I'd take a tapered barrel MkIII/45 for the weight.

For plinking and target shooting, a 5.5" BB MkIII.