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

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The older I get, the more I appreciate the .22, gets so if someone is shooting some whomper next to me I get P.O'ed, mumble something about big guns and little dix, grit my teeth and go on shooting. Maybe has to do with my teeth rattling from the other guys percussion. A .22 is elegant.
 
I'm post number 102 in this thread and with my vote the tally is now:

Pro 22 - 100
Anti 22 - 2

That's truly amazing. What other cartridge would garner anywhere near this level of support?

I have 7 22s and just adore this cartridge.
 
Yes.

Try shooting shotgun shells at 100 yards with a twitchy wind and see what a novice it will make you feel like. :D
 
Sight alignment and trigger control are the basics of shooting.

.22's are an excellent way to supplement in honing that skill for much less $$ than shooting all of your other calibers all the time.

As icing on the cake, they are fun and great as a training aid! Also a great survival tool. ;)
 
What other caliber can you blow through 1000 rounds in a day for under $30?

I can't see myself ever outgrowing a .22. A .22 rifle is one of 2 guns that sits in my safe loaded. It has taken care of a few skunks and a rabid possum in the yard.
 
I used to think rimfire was boring, and the only appealing thing about it was the price of ammo. Most of the .22s I've shot were Ruger Mark 1s and 10-22s.

My latest project was turning my first pistol, an AMT hardballer, into a dedicated rimfire 1911. I'm enjoying it, and I'm getting a lot more triggertime without going broke (I put over 500 rounds through it last weekend).

I recently got a Ciener for my AR15, and plan on building a rimfire AR around it.
 
I have over 100 guns so I guess that sort of qualifies me to say something in this thread. A .22 rimfire of some sort almost 100% of the time always goes with me to the range.

I have a special place in a safe for .22 rimfire handguns as I then kinow where exactly which cases hold them and have them more easily accesable.

Economy is a major reason for this but also the mild report and recoil which makes shooting them pleasureable.

I notice novice shooters sometimes disdain them. I have a friend I'm teaching what I can about shooting/collecting and I'm having a hard time convincing him to buy a .22lr rifle and handgun, they just aren't cool enough or tactical enough I guess.

He has a little sister and a very small statured mother also that like to shoot. I'm trying to explain to them they are not toys and he can afford to go shooting more often if he has guns so chambered.

At least I convinced him that 12ga and folding stock is not as fun to shoot as it looks, he will be keeping a reguar stock on his Mossberg 500 it looks like!
 
Moonclip, I'd encourage the tacticool crowd to just keep shooting whatever they want. One day, they'll gain enough experience to notice the Old Gals and Old Guys who say, "well, of course we shoot .22s; that's how we got to be good shooters."

Then they'll join them.
 
My first rifle was a Model 94 in .32 Win Spl. it was driving me broke shooting it. I wanted something cheaper to shoot. but I wanted something more 'real' than a .22 so I bought an SKS. 1000 rounds of x39 was like $50. I pounded a few thousand rounds out of that gun that first summer. Once I got bitten by the shooting bug, I bought a 10/22 mostly for my kids to shoot. Now after having been at it for about 8 years, my 10/22 and Single Six come to the range just about every trip and my SKS mostly lives in the back of the safe.
 
I like a challenge. Putting .22 rounds in an x-ring isn't very much of a challenge.
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I guess if you are the small bore national champion, you can say this ;)

You need to get some appropriate targets. On my 25 meter small bore indoor rifle targets, the x-ring is .22 inches. If you can put 10 shots through the same .22 caliber hole standing offhand with iron sights, and don't find it a challenge, then I will tip my hat to you and strongly recommend that you stop shooting .22 because it is obviously too easy for you ;)

Personally, I find that the more .22 I shoot, the better I shoot. The standards of accuracy for .22 are so much higher, it really highlights any errors you are making. Putting a 10-shot string all through the same hole takes some serious technique. Shooting a lot of .22 develops high standards, good habits, and good technique in the shooter.
 
Hey loop If putting .22's in the x-ring is too easy your x-ring is too big or too close. :)

If you want a challenge for your .22's see if your local club shoots rim fire benchrest. Thats probably more challenge than you want though.

Allan
 
Wow!

I simply stated my preference and feel like Custer at the Little Bighorn.

Congrats to all you .22 shooters. Glad to see you are so adamant about your choice of caliber.

Any of you shot more than 600 rounds in the last seven days? That's my tally for .45 acp alone.

I also loaded 1,000 rounds of .45 in that time.

But, forgive me for having an opinion. If it doesn't agree with yours, um, gulp, um ... I thought I had a right to an opinion...

Truth is most people who don't care about .22s didn't even read this thread. Of the ones who did only a couple bothered to post.

Forgive me for expressing an honest opinion.

Do whatever you want with your .22s. Hope they make your hearts go pitter patter.

I have to add this.

I've spent at least 14 hours at the range in the last seven days. In that time not one single .22 shooter has shown up (if you don't count .223s).

I can tell they've been there because they don't feel the rule of "clean up your brass" applies to them.

If you want a real honest poll try counting the number of .22s at the range the next time you shoot.

Then count the other calibers.

Or perhaps count the number of .22s for sale at the local gun shop and compare to all other calibers combined.

If I only had a .45 acp at the Little Bighorn...

And good for you, to all who have suggestions for how I ought to shoot a .22. I think you should come out and shoot Bullseye with me. Or maybe how about IDPA or USPSA?

I'm sure your .22 will be sent home with a note from the teacher - come prepared.

It is a load of crap to be criticized for not being a die-hard fan of your caliber of choice.

I'm not interested in .22 rimfire. Got a problem with that? It's your problem - not mine.

Honestly, I can't believe I'm defending my caliber of choice (45 acp) against .22 rimfire. The whole concept is so dumb it is mind-numbing.
 
the cz 452 always comes along as well as the pair of 1873S.A.A. REPS.
nobody cleans up the brass at my range .
we rake it once in a while.
at last count about half of the shooters there had .22's
 
It is a load of crap to be criticized for not being a die-hard fan of your caliber of choice.

I'm not interested in .22 rimfire. Got a problem with that? It's your problem - not mine.
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Loop, I put this all as friendly discussion over what we like to do. Heck, I argue with my hunting buddies often about the best caliber for this and that. Then we go out and have wings together. Try not to be too defensive; I appreciate your comments.
 
"If I only had a .45 acp at the Little Bighorn..."

Dang, you were at the Little Bighorn? Can I have your autograph? Which side were you on? ;)

John
 
"Honestly, I can't believe I'm defending my caliber of choice (45 acp) against .22 rimfire."

See, right there is your problem. We're not discussing "choice of caliber", we're responding to the thread topic "...have time for .22s?"

See?

John
 
The first real firearm I bought with my own money was a Ruger 10/22, (The first was a Crossman 760 pellet gun), My second was a Harrington Richardson 929 .22 revolver.
I have had at least one .22 of some sort ever since.

Count me in the poll as pro .22
 
.22s

I own more .45s than my wife or I have hands for, revolvers, .380 autos, An AR, A Mini-14. But I also have a Henry Repeating Arms lever action Golden boy .22, A Browning Buckark, A Ruger MkII and a Ruger Bearcat. Oh, an a NAA mini .22.

.22s are just plain old fun.:)
 
It is a load of crap to be criticized for not being a die-hard fan of your caliber of choice.
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Dude, did you see the wink-smiley faces? That means "I'm just joshing around with you."

Sorry to have given so much offense.

I think there ought to be some room in this kind of discussion for disagreement as long as it is not mean-spirited - and I certainly had no intention of being such.

It's great that you shoot a lot. I imagine you are quite skilled. I never questioned that shooting large bore, USPC, or IDPA are challenging. You are the one who said there is no challenge to shooting .22

If you ever catch me saying that shooting large bore firearms offers no challenges, then feel free to go ballistic on me. Until then, you might want to consider cutting back on the caffiene.
 
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