Do you enjoy shooting .22 LR?

[Nil]

I own both a Ruger 10/22 and MkIII. While both have definitely helped with my accuracy and trigger control, I find I don't actually enjoy shooting them that much. I pull them out occasionally to give the larger guns a rest but I find I'm shooting them less with every passing range session. I'm not one to chase the never ending cycle of smaller and smaller groups which seems to be all that's left for them as far as I can see.

 

[hankpac]

Two remedies for your problem there brother:
One: use that 22 to teach someone to shoot, or to home their skills.
two: Two words: Ground squirrels.
if you can't bring yoruself to rid the local ranchers of pests, then try necco wafers.

 

[birddog]

I've always enjoyed .22 plinking with my Marlin and Savage long guns. Lately, I REALLY enjoy plinking with my S&W 22A-1 handgun. Because ammo is so cheap and plentiful, it gave me the incentive to start trying to hit cans, etc, at 70, 80 even a hundred yards. Something I'd rarely try with an unscoped handgun. And when you're not concerned with cost, burning through ammo is a lot more fun too.

 

[Nil]

I actually have used them to teach two new people how to shoot, well, three if you include me. And since I live in an urban area, the authorities might frown upon me plinking at the local wildlife.

 

[Apple a Day]

Send them to me! I promise I'll take really good care of them, feed them plenty, and take them for regular exercise.

 

[JJE]

My usual range routine is to take one centerfire pistol/revolver/rifle and one .22 pistol or revolver, and I almost always shoot the .22 more than the centerfire.

I'm motivated because I use the .22s for small game hunting. And even though I reload almost all the centerfire ammo I shoot, it's still a lot more expensive than .22LR.

Rimfires: Buckmark Target 5.5", Ruger Single Six 7.5" (22LR/22 magnum), Glock 19 .22 conversion (Advantage Arms)

 

[davera]

Well, yes. How can you not?

Unpossible!

 

[Stevie-Ray]

Hmmm......I am this year going to buy my 6th .22. Yeah, you could say I enjoy it.


Actually, I don't think you can get more fun out of guns than what you get from a .22.

 

[Ala Dan]

Yes,

as I have spent many enjoyable hours shoot'in .22 caliber handguns~!

 

[subierex]

Having just bought my first one this summer, I'm finding it's more fun to shoot objects rather than paper. Unfortunately, the range that I frequent only allows paper targets, so I'm relegated to that until the last mag, then I "accidentally" pop the wood clothes pins holding the targets. That is fun, and challenging with iron sights.

 

[MarinePride]

Every time I go to the range I usually take my Ruger 22/45. It's a lot of fun to shoot and is really accurate. When the weather is cooperating I can shoot a Fed. 550 rd. bulk pack in a half day. Cheap entertainment for me, compared to most things these days. I use one of those spinning metal targets about 20 yards out and it's challenging to shoot.

When I take the Ruger 10/22 out I becomes more of a pursuit for small groups at 50 yards type of range session. I definitely would call myself more of a shooter than a hunter because squirrel season is in and I don't even really care about it. To me squirrels are just not worth the work to clean.

 

[SoCalShooter]

Its cheap and my MKIII shoots nice tight groups when I am using it at 25 and 50 yards.

 

[76shuvlinoff]

I really enjoy getting a plinker out. I have a scoped Marlin 39A levergun, a open site Marlin 60 semi-auto and old single shot .22 from Sears that was my first about 38 years ago. I also have a .22lr conversion for my Kimber .45.

I live in the country with woodchucks and ground squirrels galore however there's not enough room or a reason for a long distance cannon. I do have room for some light target shooting using stacked railroad ties as a backstop that works well for my .22 rifles (and my assorted handguns) so it depends on the challenge level as to what .22 I get out of the locker.


sorry, short answer: yes.

 

[S&Wfan]

ONLY PAPER TARGETS AT YOUR RANGE?

Assuming it's an outdoor range, shoot animals instead!!!

That's right . . . the little Barnum's "Animal Crackers" by Nabisco that come in the box!

They are bio-degradable . . . and the little critters such as ants thrive on 'em!

Also, you don't need a license to "kill" 'em, and there's no "limit" to how many you can nail.

Plus . . . they are fun to blow away with the mighty .22.

 

[Odd Job]

I have had some good times with many a .22LR rifle. I'm just not wild about the inherent reliability problems of rimfire cartridges.

 

[eliphalet]

At .02 apiece and the only reloading time is filling the clip or tube again, we shoot several thousand every year.

 

[springmom]

I love it. It's cheap. It's a great antidote to flinching. It's cheap. It's a great caliber to get somebody into shooting with. It's cheap. I don't have to spend a half-hour cleaning my rifle after time at the range.

Did I mention "it's cheap"?

Springmom

 

[IrvJr]

I love shooting my .22 LR Ruger Bearcat and Single Six revolvers, and my Marlin lever gun. Lots of fun and very therapeutic.

 

[CajunBass]

My wife and I have 7, 22's. Four handguns, and three rifles.

Yea. We like shooting them.

 

[john1911]

I prefer to shoot center fire handguns. I will occasionally take my Ruger MKII shooting. I'm thinking about getting a Single Six and see If I don't enjoy shooting it more than the MKII.

 

[19-3Ben]

I love the boom and recoil of centerfire, I also always look forward to taking a break, and shooting .22's.

A scoped .22 rifle is about the most fun you can have with your pants on.

 

[crankshop1000]

I can hit that animal cracker box at 100 tds with my 22A S&W!!

 

[KI.W.]

I have Anschutz rifle 4x- and Anschutz Exemplar pistol 1,5-4x scop. Very accurate things. Like much to shoot with those.

 

[Ohio Rifleman]

With ammo prices going up and up, I think most of us who don't reload will be enjoying our .22s that much more.

It's cheap. Low recoil. Low noise. Good for starting new shooters. Literally hundreds of different firearms available for it.

If you don't like 22s, you need to have your head examined.

I like the big boom of a Mosin as much as anyone, but sometimes you just want a nice, relaxing day at the range with a 22.

If you have never shot a 22 before, go to a pawn shop and buy yourself a cheap Marlin 60 for $50 and a brick of ammo for $15. Enjoy.

 

[XD-40 Shooter]

The 22 is alright, it provides cheap practice, you can plink soda cans and other objects for fun. I just find the EXCITEMENT factor much higher with my 40's and 357 mag, its a much bigger bang and recoil. I can't argue with the cheap shooting though, 2500 rounds of PMC ammo only cost me $60 from SG. That's a lot of shooting for 2.5 cents/round.