I enjoy shooting 22lr much more than any other caliber.

[cdb1]

In rifles I prefer centerfire and .22 mag. I reload .45 ACP, 9mm, .38 special and .380. I own six centerfire handguns and one rimfire, a Buck Mark. I enjoy shooting my Buck Mark more than my centerfire handguns so that is what I do.
For me it is the accuracy first and recoil second. It's fun to sit on my back porch and nail rabbits out to 30 yards with my Browning.

 

[flyingtiger85]

I see what you saying.I have a lot of 22's but sometimes you want to shoot a firearm with a little power and punch.My 9mm's do that for me.9mm is obtainable and relatively inexpensive to other calibers.Plus I reload them cheap.I have a Henry and Single six both"Old School".It is relaxing and fun.

 

[MinnesotaFats]

.22lr is nice but for me after about 100 shots fired and targets hit im bored and its time to move on to a centerfire. That said no matter what gun(s) im shooting i always bring a .22 or two with.

 

[22-rimfire]

If I am out shooting, I will almost always have a 22 or two with me. They get more use than anything else and are clearly the most dominant caliber I own in rifles and handguns. I enjoy them a lot.

I like the precision of shooting 22's. But I like the recoil and all that goes with it with my 41 mags and 480 Ruger revolvers. I seldom shoot 357 anymore, but I do shoot 38spls as that is my carry gun caliber.

 

[Omaha-BeenGlockin]

I own a bunch of .22's but they see little use due to ammo concerns.

Oh well---maybe next year

 

[Pointshoot]

Well, I pretty much enjoy shooting anything. That is, as long as its accurate enough for the target/game that I'm shooting at. Even got a couple of air rifles recently. Its a good challenge shooting targets out there at 100yds or more with a breeze blowing. Trigger time is good time.

 

[JDR]

I always liked .22 revolvers better than .22 semi-autos. I had a S&W 617 that was a lot of fun to shoot. Traded it for a S&W 627 that is also a fun shooter. .22 LR is still hard to find, and the price is rising.

 

[MCgunner]

I own lots of handguns, rifles, and shotguns. I have a gun for anything I'm gonna shoot. I've been a hunter since the age of 7. I got my first .22 rifle at ate 9 (still have it) for my birthday and I've been enamored by the .22 ever since.

At about age 16, I got my first handgun, a Hawes single action .22. My uncle taught me handgun shooting old school one handed with a Smith and Wesson K22 masterpiece. Still, today, my favorite shooting is plinking at swinging targets with an accurate .22 pistol. Ammo availability has slowed me down some, but I handload, shoot centerfires and cap and ball a lot, love THEM, too! My range is just out my back door, so I can shoot about anytime I feel like it by just walking out to my back yard pistol range. I have to walk about 70 yards farther, but I also have a 100 yard rifle range.

So, no gun club range for me, anymore, I just walk outside and shoot and probably 75 percent of the time, it's a rimfire I'm shooting, rifle or pistol. Just did some shooting with my SR22 this afternoon after church.

 

[aarondhgraham]

22 is my favorite but I do like a bigger bang now and then.

I have a lot of 22's but sometimes you want to shoot a firearm with a little power and punch.

Same here,,,
So when I get tired of rimfire,,,
That's why I collect matching handguns in .22 and centerfire.

50 rounds through my Model 18,,,
Then a cylinder though my Model 15,,,
Lather, rinse, repeat as often as I want to.

I have 10 pairs of matching handguns,,,
So this routine gets seen at the range quite often.

Aarond

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[shyflyguy]

.22 is certainly an enjoyable round. It has its limits, but its still a blast to shoot. I learned to shoot as a young Boy Scout with bolt action .22. Now teaching new shooters, I always pulls out a poor Sig Mosquito with a high round count. Of my dozen or so firearms, I've ended up with half as .22. Everything from a Heritage Rough Rider Revolver, Sig Mosquito, 2x highly modified Ruger 10/22s, a Henry Frontier, and am awaiting the arrival of a Volquartsen Scorpion. I've even picked up a suppressor for some quiet fun (fits both Rugers, Mosquito and VQ).

Even though the ammo is difficult to find, they're still the most fun to shoot. I don't know that I'll ever drop any of the 22's I have, save to replace them as they wear out. That poor Mosquito averages 1000rds/yr and is already 5 years old, in another few years I'll have to buy another one and throw the current one in the tackle box or something.

 

[benzy2]

Rimfire has many benefits, no question. When it was plentiful, I would shoot a brick each week. Anymore, my 38 special hand loads are around the same cost. Through a level gun, a .38 feels and sounds like a .22lr. Through a medium framed revolver those 38's are soft too. If I want extremely light loads, just drop the powder charge and you get recoil like a 22 as well.

And then there are wax bullets shot with just a primer. There's just too many other options that are more fun when the rimfire price jumps (for a range toy) For me. I certainly enjoy rimfire shooting, both in bulk plinking and precision shooting. I simply enjoy a bit more bite if prices are going to be higher. The 38/357 and 9mm range is my sweet spot of most fun rounds, though 45ACP sneaks in now and then too.

 

[GLOOB]

My Mk III has all the accuracy, reliability, noise, and weight of my full sized centerfire handguns. But with only a fraction of the recoil and fun.

I love shooting my 22 rifle, because hearing protection is not necessary. 22 handguns just don't do much of anything for me.