Tallball
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I like to shoot 22 handguns. My main shooting buddy, my FiL, used to much prefer to shoot handguns at our local range at 15 yards. My couple of other shooting buddies vacillated between 7 and 15. I eventually got hold of a great S&W K22 Masterpiece and a very good Browning Buck Mark. They will both shoot better than I can at 15 yards, and shooting them occasionally at seven yards is amusing.
Lately all of my shooting buddies only want to shoot at the seven yard portion of the range. My K22 and Buck Mark are kind of silly to shoot at that distance regularly. So, and this is the sad part... I decided that I would have to buy another gun. Darn!
First I got a Phoenix HP22A for $84. It is the right type of pistol for that distance, but I've had quite a few misfires. I have a new firing pin and firing pin spring on the way, but the 800 different safeties that pistol has are also annoying.
Unfortunately for me, my friend at the LGS recently got a barely-used Ruger SR22 in trade, and suggested that in exchange for another handgun that I really didn't want anymore, he might be willing to work a deal...
So now I have a very nice SR22! It came with two mags, extra mag bases, the box, the paperwork, everything. Its fit and finish are very very nice.The DA trigger (doesn't matter to me) is not so great, but the SA is nice, the sights are nice, and it fits my hands well. I look forward to shooting it soon.
If any other member owns one, what is your opinion? Does it shoot well? Does it prefer or not prefer certain ammo? What holsters does it fit well in? Do you have any special techniques that help you shoot it better? Are there any extremely useful accessories for it that I might not have thought of?
Let me know. I am eager to learn!
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Lately all of my shooting buddies only want to shoot at the seven yard portion of the range. My K22 and Buck Mark are kind of silly to shoot at that distance regularly. So, and this is the sad part... I decided that I would have to buy another gun. Darn!
First I got a Phoenix HP22A for $84. It is the right type of pistol for that distance, but I've had quite a few misfires. I have a new firing pin and firing pin spring on the way, but the 800 different safeties that pistol has are also annoying.
Unfortunately for me, my friend at the LGS recently got a barely-used Ruger SR22 in trade, and suggested that in exchange for another handgun that I really didn't want anymore, he might be willing to work a deal...
So now I have a very nice SR22! It came with two mags, extra mag bases, the box, the paperwork, everything. Its fit and finish are very very nice.The DA trigger (doesn't matter to me) is not so great, but the SA is nice, the sights are nice, and it fits my hands well. I look forward to shooting it soon.
If any other member owns one, what is your opinion? Does it shoot well? Does it prefer or not prefer certain ammo? What holsters does it fit well in? Do you have any special techniques that help you shoot it better? Are there any extremely useful accessories for it that I might not have thought of?
Let me know. I am eager to learn!
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