High capacity .22LR revolvers

[woad_yurt]

H&R DA 922 or 923! Problem free, cheap and tons are C&R eligible. I have 3 and they cost, if I remember correctly, something like $300 total, delivered to my door. Iver Johnson made some nice ones, too, but they hold 8 rounds while these hold 9. The one with the 6" barrel is a tack driver. Plus, if you look around, some of them have the craziest colored grips. If you like the cowboy look, there's the 949. My father's got one and it's a cool shooter. DA and also holds 9 rounds. Investigate Harrington and Richardson. More bang for your buck. Sorry, I couldn't resist....

 

[zoom6zoom]

My 617 is a six-round model, but it has one of the nicest triggers I've ever run across. The single action breaks at about 2 1/2 pounds; I haven't measured the double action but it's very nice also. Pull on both is like buttered glass.

 

[Enter_Narne]

Thank you for all of your great help. I'm looking into the Taurus 94, the H&R's and S&W 617 in that order.

 

[Enter_Narne]

Is there an obvious reason that there are so few high capacity 22 revolvers out there? Or am I just not seeing it?

 

[MrBorland]

Is there an obvious reason that there are so few high capacity 22 revolvers out there? Or am I just not seeing it?

I'd be guessing, but it may be any number of reasons:

- Maybe just less demand - maybe many feel that 10 cylinders is slower or more of a pain to eject, re-load and/or clean than 6. I haven't found the cleaning and re-loading to be much of an issue for me, but I have noticed when the cylinders of my 10-shot get dirty, the cases, which expand after being fired, can be tough to eject. With 6, it might be easier and/or faster.

- During manufactering, getting cylinders to perfectly align with the forcing cone may be more difficult when there are 10, rather than 6 to align. Are 10-shots less accurate than 6-shots? Do high-capacity revolvers go out of time easier than a 6-shot? Dunno. I did have to send my 10-shot back to S&W for some timing work, but that doesn't mean all 10-shots go out of time.

- With more than 6 cylinders, maybe the the distance between cylinders gets shorter and the trigger pull feels "weird" to those used to a conventional 6-shot. I use my 10-shot as an "understudy" to my 6-shot .357, and I haven't noted much difference in trigger characteristics.

 

[zinj]

Is there an obvious reason that there are so few high capacity 22 revolvers out there? Or am I just not seeing it?

They tend to compete too much with semi-autos.

 

[Enter_Narne]

They tend to compete too much with semi-autos.

That's one of the reasons I'm researching high capacity revolvers. I want to have a 22lr handgun. I like the Browning Buck Mark Contour Lite 5.5, but I want to compare it to something in a revolver with the same capacity. Uses would include pest control and camping. Of course in camping weight is a major concern.

 

[miko]

My 4" 10-shot 617 looks and feels exactly like my 686 - which is why I bought it as a practice substitute.

The trigger is heavy on both in DA for a person not engaged in physical work, but a couple of weeks with a grip exerciser will remedy that problem.

It pays to develop a good grip anyway - never know when you might have to shake hands with someone or hang off that ledge...

miko

 

[dirty dave]

I have a old high standard 9 shot double action with a 6 inch barrel.Had a iverjohnson 8 shot revolver several years back think it was a 'sealed 8'hinged frame.both where good carry guns for hiking or just wearing on my side when rabbit hunting.

 

[Enter_Narne]

Narne - Babylon 5 right?

My screen name is just little tricky way of writing Enter Name. The "rne" in my name is meant to look like "me."

 

[FLA2760]

My Taurus 94 is a good shooter but the trigger is a hard pull.

Lots of speedloaders here. I ordered some for my SW432PD and I got them in less than a week.

http://pistoleer.com/hks/revolver/

 

[TimboKhan]

My favorite .22 revolver of all time is a 10 shot H&R Sportsman 999. I really, really like this revolver.

 

[fiVe]

New England Firearms R92 9-shot .22 LR

 

[frenchbushmaster]

I had used these two little Taurus revolver :

941 model in .22mag caliber 8 rounds.
Fun and good quality (new taurus manufacturing)

And this 94 model in .22 L.R. 9 rounds.
Like the 941 but an old Taurus manufactruring with a less good quality.
But with a great success with the girls and child because light gun and the small grip (reason why I sell these two gun) was realy good for small hand.

For me the best choise for tomorrow is a S&W 617 4" 10 rounds.
This is my personal choise.
Bye,

 

[sparkyguy]

My Taurus 94 has been good for me. I don't use the DA pull much, but when I do it isn't as some have indicated, at least not for me.

Got it off gunbroker for $250, which is pretty fair price, if you ask me.

 

[Enter_Narne]

Wow! Thanks for the suggestions and the nice eye candy.

 

[230RN]

A buddy of mine had an H&R revolver about 10 years ago that held nine I believe.

I believe that may have been an H & R model 949.

Had one once.

Only gun I ever got rid of that I didn't regret getting rid of.

 

[cardman]

I have a high standard 9 shot revolver and a H&R 9 shot
revolver they both work great. I bought speed loaders
and they work on both gun. I also had an Iver Johnson
that was a 9 shot but, I sold it a long time ago

Mike(cardman)

 

[Enter_Narne]

I'm going to see if the local firing ranges might have any of these revolvers you all mentioned for try outs. It would be interesting to compare them side by side.

 

[Fat Boy]

"Is there an obvious reason that there are so few high capacity 22 revolvers out there? Or am I just not seeing it?

They tend to compete too much with semi-autos."

I find that interesting; I like the capability to shoot several different types of rounds with my handguns and a revolver gives me that option. Everything from 22 Short to the higher power 22long rifle. Often the semi-auto's will only chamber a few types of rounds reliably and don't offer the diversity of a revolver.

My H&R Sportsman revolver is also great on dumping empties with a single action (break top) and speed loaders are available, IIRC

 

[Enter_Narne]

I find that interesting; I like the capability to shoot several different types of rounds with my handguns and a revolver gives me that option. Everything from 22 Short to the higher power 22long rifle. Often the semi-auto's will only chamber a few types of rounds reliably and don't offer the diversity of a revolver.

My thoughts as well.

 

[woad_yurt]

Here are my 3 H&R .22s, a 923 and two 922s. About $350 for all 3, a figure which includes the shipping. The worn one is my guilt-free knock around piece; still shoots great, though. I like the funky looking grips on the other two. The bigger barreled one is primo accurate.

PS: Can anyone tell me how I can post the full sized picture instead of the thumbnails?

 

[Enter_Narne]

Nice collection. I even like your "knock around" handgun.

 

[DC3-CVN-72]

I have a S&W 17-8 .22LR. with a 6in. bbl. This is the same gun as the S&W 617 except that it has a matt blue finnish & has a 10 shot alloy cyl. what a grate gun ! This gun was made in 1996. I don't know how many they made but they don't turn up used all that often. I bought this gun used , hardly fired , for $300.00 + tax about 3 yrs. ago. worth every penny !!!! This gun makes every range trip ! I bought this gun for the express purpose of teaching my at the time 10 yr. old son to shoot.

 

[woad_yurt]

Almost high capacity (7 rounds) but this one is my real prize. It's a US Revolver Co. .22LR; it holds 7 rounds. It is soooo cherry and soooo small. Nasty little gun when it's full of Stingers. And it's very, very accurate all the way out to 3 1/2 yards.