Do you enjoy shooting .22 LR?

[wuchak]

My K-22 Masterpice from 1947 or 48 (I can never remember which) would be the last firearm I'd part with. I've run 1300 rounds through it in the past month for about $30. How else could I shoot so much for so little and have so much fun?

 

[guy sajer]

Who didn't start on a .22 as a kid ?
My first was a Winchester 69A bolt action repeater . It was cool

Nowadays , I shoot a Remington M12 pump with octagon bbl . You can't miss ... my older brother still has the 69A .

 

[wuchak]

My K-22 Masterpiece from 1947 or 48 (I can never remember which) would be the last firearm I'd part with. I've run 1300 rounds through it in the past month for about $30. How else could I shoot so much for so little and have so much fun?

 

[Black Adder LXX]

Do you enjoy shooting .22 LR?

...um... yeah... love it!

The one thing that's for sure is that my Buckmark goes out every trip. I also have a S&W 34 22lr revolver. I'm still looking for a sp101 22lr and will probably end up with a MkIII when my boys get a little older...

With ammo prices the way they are...

 

[Gaucho Gringo]

I am trying to figure out what some people describe as "the inherent reliability problems of rimfire cartridges." I have been shooting .22's for 50 years and I can count the number of FTF on one hand. In my experience it is a VERY RELIABLE CARTRIDGE. Recently I have been shooting up some Federal that I bought in the late 60's-early 70's and it all goes bang. Your mileage may vary.

 

[Legionnaire]

Love shooting .22s. As said previously, I'm always looking to tighten my groups with any .22, long gun or hand gun. Great for plinking, as well as small game hunting. What's not to like?

 

[jungleroy]

I like my 22 rifle, it gets the job done, When little critters are the case.

 

[cali83]

i have a marlin 22lr model 700 hard to find info on it but its a blast to shoot cheaper ammo tan my other 2 firearms

 

[ArfinGreebly]

Enjoy?

Is the bear Catholic?

Give me a box of .22 LR therapy any time!

 

[ConfuseUs]

I love shooting .22. You can come up with all sorts of shooting activities with a .22 that will test your shooting skills. Just shooting at 25 or 50 yds leaves one with simply trying to shrink groups.

For instance, try shooting a .22 handgun with open sights at a 6-12" diameter steel disc at 50-100 yards. Blasting pop cans at that distance is also good.

 

[mcmoyer]

Have had a Nylon 66 for about 40 years...that & a Ruger MkII pistol are my favorites.

 

[U.S.SFC_RET]

You can always think up of a reason for shooting 22s. Training, plinking you name it. Having a ton of fun by the bucket full. All of my 22s are accurate and death to the squirrel population around my house. It's not my fault that neighbors birdfeed the snot out of these squirrels and render them over populated and do I mean over populated. No one on the planet is ever supposed to knock off 65 of these rodents in their own back yard inside of 14 months. CCI 710 FPS super quiet rounds coming out of a 26'' barrel does the trick. I don't mind squirrels, a couple to look at but they will not chew through my house, car wiring ect..
They have teeth that continue to grow and must chew constantly to wear them down.

 

[MaterDei]

I've got 7 22s. Enjoy them very much, mucho bueno.

 

[cpttango30]

The two 22 in my safe are used a lot. I will take them both when ever I go to the range. I will set out two targets one at 100 yards and one at 50. The centerfire shoots at the 100 yard and the rimfires get shot at the 50 while my centerfires cool down. I have taught two people to shoot with a rimfire. That is the most fun you will ever have at a range with out shooting one round down range.

My rifle is a Remington 511-x with a 4-16x40mm scope on it. My pistol is a Beretta Neos 6" with a Tasco Red dot on top. I love to try and shoot the little weed trees on the range backstop with my 22's.

 

[Landlocked Pirate]

I shoot more .22's than anything else mainly because it all I can afford to shoot a LOT of, but yes, I do enjoy it a bunch. My favorites are my Marlins models 39A and 60, and my new Ruger Mk III Standard. Also got a 10/22.

 

[madmattmd]

The short answer is yes, I do enjoy shooting .22lr.

My first shooting experience was with my Father’s Colt Targetsman. A lovely, elegant piece. I still have it and it still shoots like a laser. It vies for favorite status with a well used S&W Model 41 I bought last year. The M41 is much more “meaty” than the Colt, but even more of a tack driver. This pistol makes even me look good!

I also have a Ruger MKI bull barrel (a great workhorse gun). I recently acquired a MKII (for the slide release and last round slide lock). I have, or more accurately, my Wife has, a S&W Model 34 Kit Gun (J-frame 4”) that I never really liked, even though I was the one that originally purchased it. After trying numerous grips, I finally tried the stock Magnas with a Tyler T-grip, which works the best for me. I’ve become quite proficient with the M34. My last .22lr purchase was a 1961 vintage S&W Model 17 (K-frame 6”). A beautiful gun. It is as accurate as the Model 41, but it takes more effort by the shooter. Arhends grips (stocks for the S&W crowd) really helped.

I finally got back into rifle shooting with a pristine 1951 vintage Remington 512 .22lr bolt action. That stink’in thing is a blast! If I put a scope on it, I’d really be spending a lot more time at the range. The 512 is an awful lot of fun to shoot.

For me, a good semi-auto .22lr pistol is a basic firearm ownership requirement. If you want to work on your technique, no better choice. You can shoot a lot for little money in ammo.

Take care,
Matt

 

[PTK]

I have four .22 pistols, two of them revolvers. For rifles, I have 3 .22s, with more planned.

What other kind of gun can you shoot all day for $10? Just try to get 550 rounds of centerfire comfortably in a small pack for a hike, too.


Of course, a suppressor for .22lr does increase my enjoyment of my time shooting, that's for sure!

 

[Werewolf]

I find I'm shooting them less with every passing range session.

Exactly the opposite here. Since acquiring a CZ-452 I'm shooting .22LR more and more. Picked up a Buckmark and later a S&W Model 22A-1 (POS but then that's another thread). I now shoot way more 22LR than centerfire.

Gave my Marlin 25N to my son in law who's big on 30-06. He hadn't shot it since I gave it to him at Christmas and told him I wanted it back if he wasn't going to shoot it. So he decided to give it a try. He's a big fan now. Couldn't believe how much fun it was shooting at metal spinners and resetting metalic targets. When I showed him that a box of 500 Aquila was only $12 he was aghast and when I explained if he wasn't picky he could get 500 for as little as $7 or $8 he became a confirmed 22LR shooter.

 

[GILROY]

I have bought and sold many firearms over the years, but I have only sold 1 .22 and regret that one. I do find that I have muck more fun shooting them outside plinking around or light weight hunting. Not much fun at the indoor range when everyone on all sides is blasting centerfire.

 

[tension]

Good .22 rifle

I just bought a CZ 453 with a set trigger and a Browning 4x12x40 scope. It's very accurate. Good practise for my trigger finger and patience. I shoot much slower with this rig.

 

[mjrodney]

At our local outdoor range are a number of accomplished and competitive bullseye shooters who stand at the line with one hand in their pocket while creating very small holes in distant targets.

I don't consider my skills to be in their league, but lemme tell you, since I began to try my hand at this type of shooting, my skills have markedly improved.

Lot's of trigger time, and a lot of it with a .22 pistol, has helped me become a better shooter.

We own four now, more on the way, I'm sure.

 

[deputy tom]

I really like shooting .22s more than any other caliber.Lots of fun for very little money spent on ammo.tom.

 

[Vern Humphrey]

I have a Kimber M82, a Remington 541 X (CMP rifle), a Springfield M1922 MKII, a Stevens Favorite (made in the 1890s), a Colt Woodsman and a Colt Officers Model Target. With guns like that, what's not to like about shooting them?

 

[eyebrows]

Do I enjoy .22's? Heck ya, I better I own 3 pistols(Ruger MKII, Browning buckmark sill., and a tec-22) and a bunch of rifles.
I use Winchester X-perts in my MKII and go through a box a week shooting at swingers, Federal bulk in everything else but the buckmark(only use it for meets). Often I'll empty half a box of Fed per week.

Definitely has made me a much better shot with my .45 and 9mm. I haven't shot my bigger rifles in years so I don't know if its helped there too, definitely prevented me from getting rusty I'd imagine.

 

[230RN]

I used to prowl around the mountains hereabouts a lot, and always had a .22 with me. If I had a centerfire rfile, I"d carry my Ruger Standard. If I had a .22 Rifle, I'd carry a .357 Model 19 or a Commercial Colt 1911.

My first time out I thought a box of 50 rd would be excessive. Soon found two boxes were needed.

Then three.

I gave up squirrel hunting a long time ago for the reasons cited by someone else --too much work for one bite of stew.

Besides, piney-squirrels aren't that good. So then I would hunt up a squirrel, coax him around to my side of the tree, then pick a pine cone near him to bust apart. Got pretty good at "curiosing" them around the tree by clucking with my tongue on my back teeth.

I went away happy, squirrel went away smart.

No doubt thinking what a lousy shot I was.

I retired the Ruger Standard a year ago while it was still functional. Greased it up good, packed it away, and got a Mark II. I don't have any idea how many rounds I put through the old Standard, but I had to replace the recoil spring assembly when it broke. I felt useless and devoid of life-purpose until the part arrived from Ruger.

I gave the 1911 to one of my sons. The Model 19 split the throat where it is notched to clear the cylinder pin. Don't know what to do about replacing the barrel, since it was nickeled.

I use the Mark II for warmup. Usually put fifty through it before picking up the CFs to make some noise.

(Incidentally, I've never had a misfire with a rimfire. I wonder how many misfires are due to poor ammuntion versus poor cleaning of the strikers, firing pin channels, dirty return springs, etc.)