.22 Rimfire revolvers
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So it's starting to look as though I may find a new Colt King Cobra Target in .22LR before I find a nice old Diamondback in .22LR to match my 38 SPL Diamondback..
Funny how life works out, sometimes.
S&W will need to step up its game. Colt's Mfg. seems really committed to re-taking the lead in the modern revolver market now (hey, and no Lock, less MIM). Competition is good. Ruger? Ruger? Anyone?
Funny how life works out, sometimes.
S&W will need to step up its game. Colt's Mfg. seems really committed to re-taking the lead in the modern revolver market now (hey, and no Lock, less MIM). Competition is good. Ruger? Ruger? Anyone?
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I have owned a bunch of others, but the Single Six and K22 continue to be my favorites.
I found these two used and kind of beat up.
The Ruger in particular needed some TLC (and parts, and cold blue).
So far there are no other revolvers I shoot better than these two.
I found these two used and kind of beat up.
The Ruger in particular needed some TLC (and parts, and cold blue).
So far there are no other revolvers I shoot better than these two.
rimfire revolver speaks ruger and mainly single action to me: single six, bearcat, wrangler, plus lcr.
i could live without the lcr. i’ve practiced more with it lately. i’m getting better with it, but it needs a hammer for single action operation too (i bought mine ten years ago before the lcr-x). i had a s&w 317 but tired of the alloy cylinder heat-binding and sold it off.
i’m a revolver guy at heart but a decent semiauto 22lr pistol really makes more sense for my needs than a double action 22lr revolver. my ruger sr22 is soda-can accurate at 30’ while my lcr is accurate at half that distance. reloading a 22lr handgun with a mag is much easier than a revolver with a speedloader, if i’m relying on a 22lr for fast, center-mass, ammo-dump protection.
all that said, if i had to hike away to safety during a zombie apocalypse i would choose a ruger six with both 22wmr and 22lr cylinders. 100 rounds of each rimfire caliber is alot more portable than 200 rounds of centerfire ammo. 22wmr isn’t a one-shot man-stopper, but with my 5.5” single six i could consistently put a round on target at 50’ that would be a one-shot, man-slower to allow me to continue my journey. 22lr quiets are just that.
finally a 22lr single action revolver is the ultimate educational and fun handgun. at some point every gunowner should get one, especially if there are are nongunners in your circle who need to learn firearms fundamentals or you want something soft and pleasant to savor at a shooting range.
i could live without the lcr. i’ve practiced more with it lately. i’m getting better with it, but it needs a hammer for single action operation too (i bought mine ten years ago before the lcr-x). i had a s&w 317 but tired of the alloy cylinder heat-binding and sold it off.
i’m a revolver guy at heart but a decent semiauto 22lr pistol really makes more sense for my needs than a double action 22lr revolver. my ruger sr22 is soda-can accurate at 30’ while my lcr is accurate at half that distance. reloading a 22lr handgun with a mag is much easier than a revolver with a speedloader, if i’m relying on a 22lr for fast, center-mass, ammo-dump protection.
all that said, if i had to hike away to safety during a zombie apocalypse i would choose a ruger six with both 22wmr and 22lr cylinders. 100 rounds of each rimfire caliber is alot more portable than 200 rounds of centerfire ammo. 22wmr isn’t a one-shot man-stopper, but with my 5.5” single six i could consistently put a round on target at 50’ that would be a one-shot, man-slower to allow me to continue my journey. 22lr quiets are just that.
finally a 22lr single action revolver is the ultimate educational and fun handgun. at some point every gunowner should get one, especially if there are are nongunners in your circle who need to learn firearms fundamentals or you want something soft and pleasant to savor at a shooting range.
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NIGHTLORD40K
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All the small parts on the Colt are still MIM, but finished better than S&W.
Ruger has several nice .22s in their catalog, but availability has been unobtainium for years.I gotta wonder if the DAs have taken a distant back seat so they can pump out as many Wranglers as possible........
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Well said, I would add that a single action .22 (like the Single Six) is a better teaching tool as it forces the student to slow down and focus on the entire process and experience. In my experience, teaching with a semi auto just invites trigger yanking and speedily dumped magazines (which can be fun for newbies but does little to instill marksmanship) . The SA is also a safer pistol to teach with.
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It's no secret that I have a love for the .22 cartridge. And I just realized how sparce my Smith and Wesson rimfire collection is.
ontarget
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Sounds like a shopping trip is in order?
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I took a recently acquired pre-owned HRR out back today. Test fired it last week, and found that it printed about an inch to the left at 10 yards. Today I persuaded the front site to lean left a bit and, bingo.
Right on the money. Gotta love an inexpensive rimfire revolver. Of course I would be able to also love an expensive rimfire revolver, but I'm still on the hunt for that 617 of my dreams.
Right on the money. Gotta love an inexpensive rimfire revolver. Of course I would be able to also love an expensive rimfire revolver, but I'm still on the hunt for that 617 of my dreams.
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I gotta see how that cylinder opens. It looks like is swings to the left, but how does the ejector rod move through the frame?
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What looks like an ejector rod is not. It's the cylinder pin. You pull the cylinder pin forward and out and the cylinder is free to swing out. Then you can use the cylinder pin to individual poke out the casings. Or use anything else handy you can stick in there.
I'd take a pic to demonstrate, but it's mounted up on the wall right now as a display piece:
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So, sorry, I can't.
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I have the crappier version of the, the Rohm RG-10.
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Why are you doing this to me.
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I have, most of my old single shots like sub sonic only to be bested by longs....but longs are expensive and a bit harder to find. Having a single action on my hip, you must have a western type holster for a western type gun, and a pocket with a box of this that and the other in my different pockets, I have loaded up sub sonic and even longs in the little thing, and all shot just fine. It was the report that tipped me off. Longs out of a rifle are nothing, I have air guns that are louder, but out of a short pistol, they are also not bad, very border line for me without ears. With shortages today I generally save the "slower" stuff for the stuff that really likes it, and standard LR in stuff that will do just fine with it.
But no issue in shooting and hitting with it, at the distance I can use the old style sights I have no different point of aim, but they are still a bit noisy IMHO.
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Ruger did not get into the "cheap" 22 single action till someone somewhere said, these stupid heritage things are selling like hot cakes, we need to get into this. How the single six is lots more money, yea I know.....wait I have an idea lets use the most inexpensive metal we can find put steel just where we have to, all those guys that love the 1022 will buy one if they know that herritage is not 'merican. It could work, and even if we sell half as many it will be a win as we make them so cheap......good idea, lets do it.
I admit I am a fanboi for the heritage back when I bought mine it was under $100, it has some meat to it, there is weight there....feels like a real gun. Close your eyes and hold both hands out flat, have someone put a single six, a wrangler and a heritage in your hand, just the weight will tell you what it the wrangler (that could be good and bad, but most will say bad if they are honest) the single six and a like heritage are within ounces of each other.
Single six on rugers website is $770, the Herritage across their like models average $140, is the ruger 5x the gun the heritage is? 5X? As some youtube guy says.....you be the judge.
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I've done some work-up and stopped when I found the Aquila and Federal AE subsonic standard-weight loads. I tried Fiocchi and decided for the difference in cost, they could be used for my semi-autos that need less than hi-vel loads. I don't always like to wear hearing protection outside when its hot and humid - I don't like sweating into my own ears - so the subs are a nice option.
MacAR
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Lead us not into temptation....
I need another 22 revolver like I need another hole in my head, but that's oh, so tempting. Been looking at Pythons and King Cobra Targets, but now I guess I'm going to have to add this one to the list! Wonder what the msrp is going to be?
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I have shot CB’s and the Aguila Subsonic. My reasoning was not ear protection as I will always wear at least plugs but the Sonic Boom that would echo throughout the mountain valley. One of my friends properties although huge was at end of a Valley. Although fairly large and safe enough to shoot from it was an acoustic nightmare. In a place where neighbors are a mile down the road they don’t usually complain but he used to get a bunch. One gent was friendly enough that we went to his place to hear what he was complaining about. Firing a 10/22 from my buddy’s property 1 1/2 miles down the road it was unbelievably loud almost as bad as the source. Turned out the man had a gripe but it was the acoustics of the land and the sonic boom traveled unbelievably far. Eventually we got creative and buried a nice range on his property with a back hoe. So long story short it was CB caps and subsonic ammo for a while.
maybe not 5x but 3x easily: the answer is a used ruger single six: built like a brick outhouse and slow single action shooting mean it can never be burned out. excellent ruger warranty service solves any problems. these things will last forever.
even a wrangler for just a few dollars more is stouter than a hrr. i have all three. your unborn grandchild will enjoy your rss as an adult. the wrangler is what give your kid for his first week long canoe trip into the wild. the roughrider is what you get when you cannot afford anything else that goes bang for a few years.
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I am also a fan of the humble .22 and have a few revolvers in that round. The little J frame nickel 34 was the latest.
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I'm sorry but if someone is 1.5 miles away and still complaining about me shooting, Karen needs to get a life.
And complaining about a .22 at a mile and a half? Wow.
Maybe I'm just spoiled, but a day that someone is NOT shooting something in my area is a very odd day.
It is very common to have multiple home ranges being used simultaneously. And I mean everything from high powered rifles all the way down to .22 pistols. Haven't heard of a complaint in 26 years.
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