$200 budget .22 revolver help

[Long_Range_Mauser]

Okay so my wife has granted me permission to buy a new .22 she told me no more than $200. So here are the el cheapos i have found. Tell me what you would pick.

Heritage Rough Rider .22/.22mag combo
Comanche .22 DA

should i get one of those or try to find me a used Taurus 94, Ruger Single Six(or Bearcat) or something similar?

I have shot my buddies Rough Rider and he used it on his trap line for years with easily 10,000+ rounds through it (he claims)

 

[W1EAT]

I bought a H & R 930 at a gunshow recently for $125. It was unfired and I changed that right away. Very solid, surprisingly accurate, fun to shoot.

 

[Long_Range_Mauser]

I really like the way the single actions shoot but most have fixed sights i can use em but i like to be able to fine tune them.

 

[Six]

Also check out H&R 22LR revolvers, if you can find one it should come in under $200.

Taurus 94 is OK, but the grip is on the small side (for me), and double action trigger pull is horrible.

My vote would be for the Single Six.

 

[Long_Range_Mauser]

Yeah im leaning towards a revolver with mag abilities

 

[NewShooter]

Cimarron Plinkerton?? I know nothing about them except that cabelas hs it advertised for $169.

 

[Long_Range_Mauser]

hmm never heard of it but ill have to investigate

 

[bannockburn]

A friend of mine has a Heritage Rough Rider; so far, so good. But too early to say about longevity. For myself, I would be looking for a used Single-Six convertible for the price range stated.

 

[Long_Range_Mauser]

Yeah cant find one though and everytime the gun show rolls into town im broke

 

[kludge]

I would scam onto another hundred or two and get a Single Six.

Really.

But in a hard and fast $200 price range how about a JC Higgins Model 88 9-shot DA, made by High Standard. Mine shoots quite well.

 

[Kind of Blued]

This seems like the perfect opportunity to learn how to lie to your wife, or you could shovel some driveways and walk some dogs.

 

[aHFo3]

Except for lying to your wife, I agree with Blued.

Sell something on Craigslist or Ebay and raise a little extra money and get the Single Six Convertable. I know it's a revolver thread, but don't rule out a used Ruger MK 1,2 or 3, or a Browning Buckmark.

Don't buy inferior guns when you can buy quality guns for a little more money. It may take a couple months to raise the difference in price, but it will worth the price difference and they wait every time you use it. Also if you ever decide to sell it, a Ruger will fetch a much better price than a Heritage Arms.

If you're disciplined, get the $200 in cash, and stash it so it doesn't get spent on clothes, fuel, food, haircuts, etc... Then raise your additional funding to go with it.

 

[Kind of Blued]

'Twas tongue in cheek. Don't lie to your wife.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

There are many models of H&R .22's out there and all are probably well under $200. I got a H&R M949 for $99 that shoots very well. That being said, as good as they are they are not a Ruger or S&W by any means. If it's for hunting I would try and find a use Ruger of S&W close to your budget.

 

[no.5enfield]

Check Gunblast.com for a review of the "Cimmaron Plinkerton" referred to in a previous post. The article says it's a good gun for the price.

http://www.gunblast.com/Cimarron-Plinkerton.htm

Brad

 

[mgkdrgn]

Many of the H&R 22's were orig made by NEA, so keep a look out for them as well. They are fine little revolvers.

There are many models of H&R .22's out there and all are probably well under $200. I got a H&R M949 for $99 that shoots very well. That being said, as good as they are they are not a Ruger or S&W by any means. If it's for hunting I would try and find a use Ruger of S&W close to your budget.

 

[xstuntman]

I've got that same 949 and love it. But the one that hits the range most is my piece of crap Heritage that I got for $100 at the pawn. Pretty accurate for a fixed sight. I stripped and painted (yes, painted) it after the former owner really screwed it up. I apply permanent marker randomly to fill in for the paint nicks. Its and old one to boot and yet it rarely leaves my side because it will shoot any ammo one hundred percent of the time. It's like a three legged, one eyed, single testacled dog that you'd never part with Mike

 

[woad_yurt]

This H&R 676 convertible cost me $150. I have a Single Six also but I prefer this as it's double action. Accuracy-wise, in SA, they're both about the same. In DA mode, this one's great.

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[David E]

Buy quality. Do your research and tell the wife that it may cost more than the $200 she's "allowing."

If you buy crap because she has no clue how much a quality gun costs, well................

If $200 is the max, then keep an eye out for a used Ruger.

.

 

[thunder173]

I vote the Single Six,...though I have had an old H& 9 shot .22 that has served me well for about 35 years as well.....lot's of rabbit's on a spit from that old shooter over the years.

 

[ArmedBear]

Many of the H&R 22's were orig made by NEA

Wait...

The teacher's union, or the National Endowment for the Arts?

While we're at it, here's my 649 .22LR/.22WMR revolver:


Seems like H&R had a thousand model numbers for the same gun. Change the grip slightly? New model number! Different finish? New model number! Change the trigger guard? New model number!

That's the one bummer about them. It's hard to search for them on a site, since you probably don't care about the exact model number.

 

[Dave B]

Buy a better quality used Ruger . You won't regret it.

 

[Browning]

H&R 922 .22 revolver

+1 on the budget H&R .22 revolvers.

There are a ton of them out there for less than $200 (usually you can find them for between $100 and $175). I bought one as a backpacking plinker and shot bargain basement Federal .22LR ammo out of it ($8 per 500 rds) and it did pretty well, especially considering how little money I have into it.

Here's a group I fired at 25 yards (single action) with my H&R 922.



The target I had up was already full of holes and I didn't want to wait 25 minutes for a ceasefire to throw up another target and then retrieve it, so I just fired a round over the target's shoulder and then aimed the rest of the rounds at that hole.

Ruger Bearcat's and Single Six's are also good buys.

 

[woad_yurt]

A budget .22?

Not quite in the "western" style but only $55 shipped price on Gunbroker about 4 months ago, a 4" H&R 929. Later that same week, I got a 6” one for $92.00. Notice the adjustable sights.

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[ArmedBear]

I've thought about selling the little H&R in the past, but the things don't go for enough money to be worth selling.

It's worth many times as much, to me, just to have it. It's a fun plinker and accurate, too, when I do my part.

I was plinking, standing about 100 yards at a gong target a few weeks ago with it. That's more fun than it sounds. After I got the holdover right, I hit the gong every time. Fun guns, worth every penny of the low prices you can pay for the things!