Just One .22lr Handgun?

[shooter58]

If I could have only one, it would be the Ruger Standard Auto with a 4" bbl. Not the best at any one thing, but very good at all of them and rugged.

 

[MNinfidel]

RatDral wrote: Thanks guys, I'm going to buy the Mark III this weekend.

My Mark III 22/45 was my first pistol, always goes to the range. One of my best fun gun purchases. A must have accessory is the "ultimatecliploader" for the 22/45, best $25 bucks I ever spent.

 

[Big Z]

Ruger mkII WARNING SHOOTING THIS PISTOL IS ADDICTING AND YOU WILL GO BROKE TRYING TO KEEP IT FED.

 

[MovedWest]

I love my MkIII. I believe the first gun I ever fired was a MkII despite what my father says. I bought my MkIII because it was an amazing 22 and a great pistol to teach my wife to shoot. Accuracy is outstanding, although tearing it down is a bit of work. It's easy, but requires some muscle, patience, and wiggling. Groups are <1inch at 50 yards handheld freehand. Ironically it is more accurate to fire with a single hand stance vs. a two hand stance. Love it, love it, love it!

 

[pittspilot]

Picked up my MkIII Hunter used for $315.00. Only had a few rounds through it. Love this pistol. Best buy I have made. It always travels to the range with me. Very accurate, fantastic trigger, great ergo and a quality feel. I bought because of ammo prices thinking that I would have to tolerate shooting .22 lr to keep my skills up while saving money.

Ended up that the pistol has been a boon to my skills and is very fun and challenging to shoot on top of the savings. Now I generally go to the range with just this pistol and have a very enjoyable couple of hours working on my accuracy. Also, very user friendly for new shooters.

 

[searcher451]

As an afterthought, a Walther PP in .22 is just about perfect.

 

[rbernie]

I have sold my MkIIs and 22/45s and standardized on Buckmarks. I simply prefer the feel of the Browning better.

But I have a High Standard Sentinal that I am very fond of, and there is a lot of good that can be said of a nine-shot revolver.

 

[Zach S]

So....If you could only own one rimfire handgun, what would it be and why?

It would be the only one I own, because I enjoy shooting it. Its an AMT Harballer frame rebuilt into a dedicated host for a rimfire conversion.

I've got quite a bit more in it than you'd like to spend, but for me, it made rimfire fun.

 

[Brian Williams]

I sold my Ruger to purchase a Colt Woodsman 1st series.

 

[earlthegoat2]

Colt Diamondback, to heck with collectibility

 

[6x6pinz]

buckmark hunter 7.25 in barrel if there must be just one. The ruger would be good choice though for those who like its feel better.

Hope to see some pics of your new shooter when you get it.

 

[Fishman777]

My own experience...

When faced with this question, I decided to go with a Ruger Single Six Hunter. I owned and sold a Browning Buckmark. The gun would shoot itself loose after a long range session. Not to thrilled with the gun. After selling the gun, I rented a 617. The rental gun failed to ignite almost 1/3 of the ammo that I shot (roughly 100 rounds). Prior to renting the gun, I was ready to buy one. I decided not to after that rental experience. I shot several other .22s, that day, and none of them failed to ignite more than two or three rounds (with the same box of ammo). That 617 was a POS. I'm sure that most 617s are good, but this one scared me away. I settled on the Single Six. Safe, reliable, accurate, flexible (.22 lr and .22 mag cylinders). Good value, good gun, good decision. Doesn't hurt that it is an absolutely beautiful gun, in nearly perfect condition.

 

[bluetopper]

Connecticut made High Standard Supermatic Citation.

Browning Medalist

 

[heron]

I now have a Ruger 22/45 Mk III, 5.5", I think, bull barrel. They erroneously stamped the words, "target model" into the side of it; they should have used a word like "landscape" or "barnside" instead of "target." It will only reliably operate with CCI MiniMag solids (will not feed the HP's) or higher-velocity ammo such as Stingers. I haven't shot it in about two years.

I once had an H&R 999, which was delightfully accurate with any ammo. I wish I had that one back again. It even looked nicer.

Get a nice revolver. You can shoot colibris for very quiet practice, .22 Shorts for pests, etc.

 

[Gideon]

If only one, I'd try all the Rugers and Brownings and picked the variation that fit my hand / trigger finger the best. I'd get the 4-6" barrel with adjustable sights and a bull barrel.