How common are .22LR guns?

HSO, I have more shovels than .22s.

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Funny. I figured something in his post would raise a comment. I have a lot of shovels (if you call a dozen or more a lot) and a lot of 22 firearms. I think the 22's win the race however.

1. Sig-Sauer P229 in .22 LR (with a 9mm conversion) -- EXCELLENT starter pistol

2. Marlin 981TS -- Bolt action for 22 short, 22 long, and 22 LR -- excellent bolt-action. Holds 25 shorts....

3. Marlin 795 -- autoloading .22 LR only. Excellent and VERY accurate starter autoloader.


I can shoot ALL of these in my backyard. Who would ever want a huge boomer that has to be taken to the local range, with its cranky old men and stupid rules (one shoot per TEN seconds, etc....)

As this is about .22 rimfire..doesn't anyone else have a dedicated .22 short only like we do? (High Standard Olympic.) we also have a High Standard Trophy with several barrels and a .22 short only slide, as well as the original .22lr slide. (also other .22 rifles/pistols/revolvers.)

I thought everyone had at least 1 .22 (short/lr/mag) of some sort.

As this is about .22 rimfire..doesn't anyone else have a dedicated .22 short only like we do? (High Standard Olympic.) we also have a High Standard Trophy with several barrels and a .22 short only slide, as well as the original .22lr slide. (also other .22 rifles/pistols/revolvers.)

I thought everyone had at least 1 .22 (short/lr/mag) of some sort.

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I don't own anything that only shoots shorts now but the gun that I do really regret selling was a winchester pump action rifle that only shot shorts. My Father said he bought it when he was 15 which would have been in 1949. He gave it to me when he left my Mother. When I was in my early 20's I was drinking a lot, strung out on the wrong woman, & hurting for money. I lost it in pawn. That was a really neat little rifle. There are a couple of other guns I sometimes think I shouldn't have let go of but that is the only one I really regret selling.

I would be surprised if the 22 rim fire was not the most numerous of all guns.

I think I currently have 18 rifles and handguns in 22 long Rifle (19 if you count the conversion unit for my AR15).

Ignition Override said:

No retail ammo price can begin to equate to 500 rds. for about $23.

A single well-placed round of "novelty" .22LR from 100 yards has been known to terminate people.

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Doesn't sound like the kind of legal use I have in mind for any of my firearms.

I don't typically recommend it as a first gun. Most of the people I've converted to gun ownership buy it/them for protection, and I never recommend .22LR for protection purposes. I'm not saying I'd never recommend .22LR for a first gun, though.

I own a 10/22 on which I did an LTR job. While a .22 pistol/revolver could be a lot of fun on range trips, I don't really have a use for one at the moment.

A 10/22 is easily turned into a very good LTR

I have owned 10/22s but never thought of them as a Long Term Relationship

My 10/22 is definitely a long term relationship. I have loved it for years.

I didn't think that acronym was too well known.

LTR = Liberty Training Rifle. You are likely to hear this term around those involved with Project Appleseed of the RWVA (Revolutionary War Veterans Association)

www.appleseedinfo.org

I have owned 10/22s but never thought of them as a Long Term Relationship

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Being old I was going to have to ask what LTR stood for, now I understand.

I didn't think that acronym was too well known.

LTR = Liberty Training Rifle. You are likely to hear this term around those involved with Project Appleseed of the RWVA (Revolutionary War Veterans Association)

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You posted that one min. before me. Now I understand what that acronym means.

WoW... Let's see

Ruger 10/22 Target
Ruger 10/22 Standard
Ruger Charger
Ruger 22/45
Sig Mosquito
Sig 226 22lr Classic
Sig 229 22lr Classic
Sig 522
GSG MP5 Carbine
GSG MP5k pistol
GSG 1911
GSG AK-47
Kimber 1911 Rimfire Target
Walther P22
S&W M&P 22
Colt 22lr AR
Browning Buckmark
Whitney Wolverine
Savage 64
Armscor AK22
Henry golden Boy
Henry standard in 22Mag

I just really dislike 22's obviously..... I shoot 22lr more than any other chambering. I have my eye on more 22's at this time so I think it is becoming an addiction. Having a lot of them suppressed doesn't help either.

I don't have one... had a Marlin 60 a while back, but decided for sell it. I bought it due to fond memories of my dad's Model 60, but the one I bought didn't measure up.

I'll get new 22 eventually, but not sure which.

Rifle, pistol and two revolvers. Thought about getting an NAA Mini, but that money can go to better things right now. Fun and cheap practice. Also useful for getting people who ask me to take them shooting for the first time.

5 long guns, 3 handguns.

There's certainly nothing wrong with a .22 caliber firearm, and they are great learning firearms to be sure, but I just don't have a need for one right now.

Due to my work schedule and my family life and my other interests I really don't have that much time to shoot.
So when I do shoot I prefer to practice with my carry pistols, which are in 9mm Para and .45 Auto calibers.


And to be honest, these days I find the .22 to be a bit boring to shoot.

I suggest it m[ight be more informative to ask "how many ?". The caliber lends itself to so many aps and age brackets its likely a shooter has owned - and probably still owns - multiple iterations of this caliber. >MW

My favorite gun is my Browning XS Ultra, but the ones that I shoot the most are my Browning Buck Mark and CZ 452. And I have something like 15,000 of .22 LRs in my basement. For fun at the range, they sure can't be beaten.

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I'd rather spend a day with a .22lr in my hands than with a shovel in my hands.

WNTFW said:

Re: the shovel comments
I'd rather spend a day with a .22lr in my hands than with a shovel in my hands.

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I believe you are in good company.

Currently have one unreliable .22 rifle, a Colt Woodsman pistol and a Ruger SR22P. I have plans to buy even more .22's due to the cheap ammo and fun per dollar issues. There are so many fun .22's available now it makes life difficult!

A .22lr was the first gun I ever shot when I was a wee laddy and I'll never forget it

Lately more than ever I am really appreciating .22's inexpensiveness compared to other calibers. That being said, even if all my ammo was free I'd still shoot .22, it's just really fun for plinking, very accurate, and doesn't wear you out. It's especially great for teaching beginners the operation of different styles of firearms, as well as how to get really accurate with them.

I currently own two .22lr rifles, a semi-auto Nylon 66 and a bolt action Remington 521-T that was made in 1946, but is brand-new accurate and in excellent condition.

I also own a .22lr SAA (Peacemaker) clone revolver made by J.P. Sauer & Sohn that is amazingly accurate.

For semi-auto handguns I have a Jennings J-22 that was given to me by a friend who found it in their attic. I've heard all there is to hear about these lil guns and have decided I got lucky with mine, as it's literally 'unbelievable-accurate', I've made shots that just made me scratch my head, as well as 100% reliable with CCIs, which is unusual from what I hear. Mine is a really fun gun and I'll never get rid of it, I shoot it every time I go shootin'

and last but not least I have a Kimber .22 conversion upper and spare mags that turn either of my .45 1911s into a .22lr. It is just tons of fun and cheap shootin. Really glad I bought it when I did.

next up I definitely plan to get a .22 magnum as soon as conveniently possible, and plan to add many more .22lr rifles and handguns as well over the years