Target .22?

[BCRider]

The 22/45 with the molded on grips is pretty skinny. So you're either looking at a slip on solution to change them or an expensive trip away to have the gun mod'ed up to replaceable 1911 scales. And by the time you spend that much you may as well buy the one with the screw on grip scales in the first place.

For speed action style shooting such as Speed Steel and the like where you'll be using two hands for the most part the 22/45 with its 1911 style grip shape and angle works out very nicely and points in a two handed grip in a very natural manner.

But for slow fire one handed bullseye style shooting the more Nambu/Luger like angle of the Mk III is the way to go for the reasons mentioned already. It really is a much more natural wrist angle for one handed shooting stance styles. You'll also find that grips with a thumb rest gives you a slightly steadier support of the gun. So you'll likely want to look into those Hogues or some other option similar to them. And if you can find some wood thumb rest grips I think you'll enjoy the look moreso than the rubber. But then again the rubber grips better in sweaty hands by far.

 

[toivo]

I shoot in a bullseye league -- just local clubs, not world-class, but mildly competitive. The most common .22 pistols I see on the line are Ruger MKIIs and MKIIIs, Browning Buck Marks, S&W Model 41s, and old Hi-Standards.

I have a Browning Buck Mark Standard URX. I added a Tactical Solutions rail and a Burris Fastfire II red dot sight. I did the "Heggis Flip" on the sear spring (Google it or look on RimfireCentral.com), which brought the trigger pull weight down to just under three pounds: light enough for me. I'm very happy with it.

 

[Pete D.]

Ringer

The 22/45 was designed for a few reasons. To give a different grip angle for their signature .22 pistol but more importantly, TO CUT PRODUCTION COST.

The Ruger MK.II series proved to be a very popular gun with shooters in Bullseye leagues. In Bullseye shooting there are three stages of competition in a full match - .22, center fire, .45. Many, if not most, shooters opt to use their .45s in the Centerfire part of the match. The .45s are virtually all 1911s.
So....since so many Bullseye shooters are using a 1911 for 2/3rds of their shooting, the .22/45 was designed so that it had the same grip angle as the .45, thus providing one less variable in the change from one gun to another. Same grip angle across the entire match. Also, this continuity applies to practice.
+1 about the Pardini trigger. Now try one of FWB's AW93 pistols. Another neat and magically accurate firearm. Nothing modestly priced about any of these but they are the top shelf, along with the out of production Hammerli 208.
+1 also about used Hamden made High Standards.....marvelous guns.
Pete

 

[rduchateau2954]

Hey all, thanks again for all the info. I took a 50 min drive to another store to try out the MKIII before deciding making a decision. I am glad I did! I like the feel of the MKIII much more than the 22/45.

Paid for it, did my background check and all that hooplah (the incompetent clerk didn't help) only to find out there is a two day waiting period on handguns. :banghead:

Of course I will be back into my 12hr shifts Sat/Sun/Mon so I won't be able to pick it up until tuesday. I really wish I would have known that, I could of had Gander order it for me and saved me having to drive my Suburban for another 2hr round trip.

Now, it's time to accessorize!


Grips.

I really like these:
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/80...r-mark-ii-iii-with-right-hand-thumbrest-black

Or I guess these since it isn't clear if II and III grips are the same thing or not.
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/80...r-mark-ii-iii-with-right-hand-thumbrest-black

But these white grips shore do look purdy
http://shopruger.com/MK-III-SIMULATED-IVORY-GRIPS/productinfo/19933/

 

[rduchateau2954]

Any experience with this?
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/92...cle-dot-with-integral-weaver-style-base-matte

 

[rduchateau2954]

And which rail?

1. http://shopruger.com/A07052B-22-Target-Pistol-Scope-Base-Adapter-Weaver-Style/productinfo/90228/

2. https://www.volquartsen.com/products/1071-picatinny-scope-mount-for-mki-mkii-and-mkiii

3. https://www.volquartsen.com/products/290-scope-mount-for-mkii-and-mkiii

 

[Kiln]

+1 also about used Hamden made High Standards.....marvelous guns.
Pete

My grandfather has a High Standard model HB that is one of the best .22lr pistols I've ever fired. Trigger is great, grip is comfortable (doesn't look like it but it is), extremely low recoil, and the open top slide design makes them extremely unlikely to jam.

I'd buy one just like it if they didn't run $350+ when I find them around here.

 

[rduchateau2954]

How do I go about mounting an optic like this without dropping $200+ on a that burris?

 

[coalman]

I moved from a Buckmark after 12+ years to an AA upper on a Glock 17. It's accurate, reliable and the rounds downrange translate directly to SD and gaming proficiency.