Do any of you experienced shooters have time for .22's?

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I want to find out if any experienced shooters who have a good stable of guns still spend much time afield for any purpose shooting .22's. I was thinking of buying a .22 rifle. My son is grown and half a continent away, but I thought the .22 MIGHT be fun. Maybe when it comes down to it a couple of bricks of .22 ammo might be the easiest and cheapest way to stockpile ammo for the best survival rifle. You know, the rifle you run out of the house with when the manure hits the ventilator.

This thread is NOT to demean .22's, so please don't take offense. Actually, I am waiting to see if I can be persuaded to buy one. I had a Win 9422 but it was so inacurrate that I soon became bored with. But, maybe IF I pick a better gun.

What do you think?
 
You're probably going to hear this a lot. I've been shooting almost my entire life, several decades and a .22 pistol always goes to the indoor range with me. When outside at a rifle range, a .22 rifle always accompanies me. Its a great, inexpensive round that will take small game and in the right pistol or rifle is extremely accurate. I often hike with a little Ruger MKII .22 and feel its an excellent woods gun.
 
I have several 22's the ones I use the most now are the whole slide that goes on my Glock 17 and 22 models (conversion kits)..

I have an Advantage Arms conversion kit.

http://www.advantagearms.com/conversion_kit.html

I also have a Ceiner conversion kit.

http://www.22lrconversions.com/

I like the AA better. Both are good though. The AA stays back on the last shot similar to the normal function of the Glock and the Ciener does not.

HQ
 
Been shooting for over 50 years so I guess I am qualified to answer . I am still shooting the .22 cartridge and will until I'm done shooting.

Everyone should have a .22 RF gun and most do I think. If you don't have one - buy one, and a couple bricks of ammo to get started with having fun.
 
I still own my first rifle. A Marlin 60 .22LR. Haven't shot it in a decade probably.
 
I fire more .22s than all other calibers combined. At least one of my .22s goes to the range every time and I tend to rotate my others...
 
I belong to a .22 bullseye league, so you won't see me knocking .22 pistols. Of course the only two that I currently own are a High Standard Citation and an S&W Model 17.
 
I shoot my .22s, both handguns and rifles, more than any of my other guns. On a per shot basis (as opposed to a time basis) I probably shoot my .22s more than all my other guns combined. I would say it has to do with rising ammo prices, but I've always shot my .22s the most.
 
A 22 rifle can be a very enjoyable and inexpensive way to shoot. I have a fair selection of rifles, but the CZ 452 Varint (22) comes to the range the most. It's an inexpensive, gorgeous tack driver. IIRC my cost was $330 out the door, and my dealer threw in a set of CZ scope rings.

http://www.cz-usa.com/product_detail.php?id=2

I also shoot a variety of CZ pistols, all in 9mm. I have the CZ Kadet kit, which allows me to shoot 22 by swapping out the slide and magazine.

http://www.cz-usa.com/product_detail.php?id=35

With this kit installed, I maintain the familiarity of my guns. The only major difference is a reduction in recoil due to the smaller round. My trigger and safety mechanisms are unchanged. I just end up tossing a smaller chunk of metal into the backstop.

So, 22 certainly has it's place at the range.
 
With me lately, this formula has been applicable. (keep in mind we're talking in the thousands per month)

Rounds of .22 fired = combined total of all other cartridges fired

:D
 
I don't think a person could even be considered an "expert shooter" if he didn't have at least a .22 handgun & rifle to practice & have fun with occasionally!

rcmodel
 
I started with .22s, but I got away from them for a while. After my heart surgery, I couldn’t shoot anything else and I rediscovered the pure joy of shooting .22s. At the moment, therer is also the issue of cost. Now when I go to the range, I take what ever big bore guns I want to play with, and one or more .22s. The .22s get more work than any of the centerfire guns.
 
I don't see how an experienced shooter could IGNORE the .22.

Even with all the surplus ammo I've run through machine guns, etc. Literally 25 years of it, I can't still possibly be close the the amount of .22LR I've fired.

Heck I probably fired 15,000-20,000 rounds before I was 15. No exaggeration.

What do you think?
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I think you're crazy if you don't buy a .22
 
Yeap, all the time. I don't shoot much now, but .22's are always good, especially for beginners and more experienced alike.

I have a problem with "flinching" every year, so what I do is spend some time shooting my full size .22lr for practice. It seems to take away the problem. I do it before deer hunting season, so I'm ready.

It's a full size Ruger 77/22 and I love it.

Plus, if your going to shoot a lot, .22lr is one of the cheapest ways, ammo's gettin' expensive these days.
 
"Do any of you experienced shooters have time for .22's?"
Yup. Air rifle too- great to practice rifle form cheaply in the basement. Remember- rapid fire is doing it one at a time quickly.
 
You should have made this thread a poll.

If you had, I'm sure the overwhelming majority of respondants would report they continue to shoot the .22 LR. What's not to love? High accuracy, negligible recoil, and vastly cheaper ammo -- plus it's chambered in just about any configuration you'd care to name: DA revolver, SA revolver, autos running the gammut in size and price, plus long guns in pump, lever, semi-auto, and single shot...

Other calibers may better meet the needs of specific jobs, but for pure shooting pleasure, nothing beats the .22.
 
Every day when I walk out to the county road to get the mail, I carry a gun, usually a .22 pistol. I hunt small game with .22s -- both rifle and pistol.

At last count, I had eleven .22s -- rifles and pistols -- and I shoot them all.
 
Only downside to a .22 is you can't reload :). My wifes .22 she inherited from her grandfather is my second favorite rifle - and the second most accurate rifle we own. It's a magazine fed bolt action built around 1944, Mosberg with the Wards Western Field name.
 
I have a Ruger 22/45 and it see's 100 rounds every range session, cheap, fun practice.:D I think a 22 is a mandatory part of the gun collection.
 
I'm not an experienced shooter, but I wonder if a .22 isn't how you get to become one. It's how you can afford to put an awful lot of lead downrange. You can sling one up and practice position shooting. You can have fun plinking, which still teaches plenty. Small game hunting teaches plenty, too. You'll never learn to flinch shooting .22, either. Just saying.
 
How else can you shoot 1,100 rounds of ammo for under 35 bucks?(Unless you reload I guess...)

I love my big guns but the .22 always rides to the range with me!
 
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