MCgunner
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I'm not discussing the lack of power of a .22 or uses as a primary carry. Everyone has their opinion, some seem to think the .22 won't hurt and will bounce off, so be it. I hope I'm never shot with one, though. Mini revolvers have been much dised as not being able to hit at 3 feet, worthless except at contact range, etc. Well, I know this is all BS. I can hit center mass every shot at 15 yards and in off hand. Head size if I concentrated from 15 yards, though I admit it's not fast, requires concentration. At 7 yards and in, though, I can point shoot the things pretty rapidly. Anyone who can't shoot a mini revolver with that much accuracy either can't shoot handguns, haven't spent enough time dialing in the gun with a load it likes (mine's a bit picky), or haven't discovered the available grips which actually let you get your full hand on the gun. These guns are not guns that you can just pick up out of the box and shoot well. You have to get 'em set up and practice with 'em. Mine doesn't even have the black widow type sights which make for faster and more precise sight acquisition and which I will likely get next. That will help with precision AND speed as the tiny sights are a liability on mine.
I own two such guns, one .22LR and one super companion. I've had the .22 for 25 years and it's well dialed in with Federal Lightening. Both my guns have the folding grip on 'em, combine a full size grip with folding concealment. I normally practice with the gun from 3 yards to 15, a lot of weak hand point shooting at short range as I carry this gun on the weak side, my primary in the strong side pocket, or on rare occasion in what passes for "winter" in south Texas, I'll have back up strong side and primary on the hip. If I have to use the little mini, it'll likely be with the weak hand. That's why it's there, gives me a back up option. So, yesterday at the range, after my normal practice started getting boring and after I'd played with my cap and ball guns, I decided to try 25 yard shooting with it. Okay, go ahead and scoff. Off the bench, this little gun will fill a paper plate at that range. We have these 6" falling plates that I shoot at all the time with more accurate guns. Frankly, my P64, much less my Ruger Mk 2, is boriing anymore on these plates. Only time I miss is when I speed things up. The challenge is to shoot fast with those guns, not actually HITTING the target. So, after shooting my '51 Navy and hitting about 1 out of 3 with that gun (it's about 5" accurate off the bench at 25), I don't think I really found the sight picture for consistent hits with that gun, I decided to try the mini on 'em. At 15 yards, I'm hitting 5 for 5! Yes, I have to concentrate. Speed is not an option.
But, I got a little faster at 15. I then decided to back up to 25 and once I found the sight picture for that range, I was knockin' 'em down about 50 percent, one out of two!
This sort of impressed me and flies in the face of those who say it can't be done. Call me a liar if it makes you feel better, if you feel you're Bob Munden and if it could be done, you could do it. I don't care. I proved it to myself that it CAN be done. Yes, that's right, 50 percent consistent hits on a 6" target at 25 yards with a 1 5/8" barrel .22LR mini revolver. I'm sure the gun could do better than 50 percent with a really good shooter or out of a machine rest, but those sights are tiny and the sight radius is short and that's the best I was able to do, but I feel it's pretty danged good, never-the-less. I've read so many posts where posters who had one for five minutes and couldn't hit anything with 'em, swear up and down this can't be done. Just wanted to say, yes it can.
No, I'm not giving up my 9x19, my .38, or my 9x18 for summer carry in favor of a mini revolver, I'm just sayin'...........
I own two such guns, one .22LR and one super companion. I've had the .22 for 25 years and it's well dialed in with Federal Lightening. Both my guns have the folding grip on 'em, combine a full size grip with folding concealment. I normally practice with the gun from 3 yards to 15, a lot of weak hand point shooting at short range as I carry this gun on the weak side, my primary in the strong side pocket, or on rare occasion in what passes for "winter" in south Texas, I'll have back up strong side and primary on the hip. If I have to use the little mini, it'll likely be with the weak hand. That's why it's there, gives me a back up option. So, yesterday at the range, after my normal practice started getting boring and after I'd played with my cap and ball guns, I decided to try 25 yard shooting with it. Okay, go ahead and scoff. Off the bench, this little gun will fill a paper plate at that range. We have these 6" falling plates that I shoot at all the time with more accurate guns. Frankly, my P64, much less my Ruger Mk 2, is boriing anymore on these plates. Only time I miss is when I speed things up. The challenge is to shoot fast with those guns, not actually HITTING the target. So, after shooting my '51 Navy and hitting about 1 out of 3 with that gun (it's about 5" accurate off the bench at 25), I don't think I really found the sight picture for consistent hits with that gun, I decided to try the mini on 'em. At 15 yards, I'm hitting 5 for 5! Yes, I have to concentrate. Speed is not an option.
But, I got a little faster at 15. I then decided to back up to 25 and once I found the sight picture for that range, I was knockin' 'em down about 50 percent, one out of two! This sort of impressed me and flies in the face of those who say it can't be done. Call me a liar if it makes you feel better, if you feel you're Bob Munden and if it could be done, you could do it. I don't care. I proved it to myself that it CAN be done. Yes, that's right, 50 percent consistent hits on a 6" target at 25 yards with a 1 5/8" barrel .22LR mini revolver. I'm sure the gun could do better than 50 percent with a really good shooter or out of a machine rest, but those sights are tiny and the sight radius is short and that's the best I was able to do, but I feel it's pretty danged good, never-the-less.
I've read so many posts where posters who had one for five minutes and couldn't hit anything with 'em, swear up and down this can't be done. Just wanted to say, yes it can. No, I'm not giving up my 9x19, my .38, or my 9x18 for summer carry in favor of a mini revolver, I'm just sayin'...........
