Which .22 pistol is best for me.

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I have to put in my mark for the Ruger Mk3 22/45.

Easy to shoot but not so easy to take apart; but, like someone else already said I just clean without breaking it down.
The only other thing that doesn't exactly enamor me is that after about 500rds, the thumb studs on the magazine really start to be a pain but that's a small price to pay for such a great gun.
 
cleardiddion said:
I have to put in my mark for the Ruger Mk3 22/45.

Easy to shoot but not so easy to take apart; but, like someone else already said I just clean without breaking it down.
The only other thing that doesn't exactly enamor me is that after about 500rds, the thumb studs on the magazine really start to be a pain but that's a small price to pay for such a great gun.
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You need one of these http://www.amazon.com/HKS-Magazine-...344689802&sr=8-1&keywords=hks+magazine+loader. Your thumb will tell you its the best $5 you ever spent.
 
Get a Browning Buck Mark and you will be out of the box happy. I have a bucket full of Smith & Wesson semi and revolver .22's and two Browning Buck Marks. The BM's are the only ones I haven't had to fine tune. One's the Varmint Model with a 12" bbl. and a 3# trigger out of the box. The other is a 4" bbl. Micro model with a 4# trigger out of the box. That is my most used .22.
 
MKlll Target works for me. I like the location of the mag release. Shoots very well and is reliable as a 22 gets. Trigger is not that of a High Standard but what else is? I like my Ruger.
 
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Mark II & III's and Buckmarks are all great guns. But if you spend some time on http://www.rimfirecentral.com, you'll see almost all the Ruger guys replace about half the internal moving parts. The Buckmark guys just flip one part and their good to go.
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I usually avoid these threads, but this post just made me laugh and feel propelled to respond.

I'm one of those in the Buckmark camp. My wife and I each have one. (I had to get her one so I could reclaim mine :)) Her BM is bone stock minus some aftermarket grip panels and she wont let me "tinker it better". Mine has a lovely "Heggis Flip" (consistent 2lb break) and some other "stuff" purchased and homebrewed to make it mine. I could ramble on, but I've posted it many times here and on RFC.

There are lots of fine choices out there, but I'm happily in the Buckmark camp.
 
Dixiejack said:
Get a Browning Buck Mark and you will be out of the box happy. I have a bucket full of Smith & Wesson semi and revolver .22's and two Browning Buck Marks. The BM's are the only ones I haven't had to fine tune. One's the Varmint Model with a 12" bbl. and a 3# trigger out of the box. The other is a 4" bbl. Micro model with a 4# trigger out of the box. That is my most used .22.
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I agree Buckmark is fun and accurate to shoot.
 
Aren't those Rugers a nightmare to clean?
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Not at all. If you follow the manual they are easy to disassemble, clean, and reassemble.

They don't need to be cleaned often either, they just run, and run. Some people just use a bore snake, and go.
 
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Aren't those Rugers a nightmare to clean?

Not at all. If you follow the manual they are easy to disassemble, clean, and reassemble.

They don't need to be cleaned often either, they just run, and run. Some people just use a bore snake, and go.
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To be fair, the Ruger design is, in fact, a bit more complicated to field-strip than most other .22 pistols. However, as Pilot advised, little difficulty in cleaning the Ruger will be encountered by following the instructions in the manual. I also agree that the pistol doesn't need to be cleaned nearly as often as some shooters insist on doing. Furthermore, a lot of cleaning can be accomplished without having to field-strip the pistol everytime you shoot it. You can access most of its innards with cleaning implements without tearing it down. My Rugers will generally chew through an entire brick (500 rounds) of ammunition before any attention is needed in terms of cleaning.
 
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To be fair, the Ruger design is, in fact, a bit more complicated to field-strip than most other .22 pistols. However, as Pilot advised, little difficulty in cleaning the Ruger will be encountered by following the instructions in the manual. I also agree that the pistol doesn't need to be cleaned nearly as often as some shooters insist on doing. Furthermore, a lot of cleaning can be accomplished without having to field-strip the pistol everytime you shoot it. You can access most of its innards with cleaning implements without tearing it down. My Rugers will generally chew through an entire brick (500 rounds) of ammunition before any attention is needed in terms of cleaning.
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The Ruger is of an older design. Isn't the magazine clip also older style?
 
Don't worry about the polymer. It's a .22 and Ruger's polymer is tough as nails, probably outlast metal, though you'd have to measure that over several generations.

I own a SR22 (2K rounds about) and a Mk2. I'd suggest the Mk2 if as you say size doesn't matter. The Mk2 is more accurate and easier to shoot, takes less concentration since it's heavier and tends to be more stable on target.

My SR22's take down catch is fine. If it breaks, I'll get Ruger to send me the part, but it hasn't so far. Ruger is very good about such things. I bought it for pocket portability on my fishing excursions. I like to take a little .22 along and my 4" kit gun (revolver) isn't pocketable. I bought the SR22 to replace a Phoenix Arms HP22 (accurate, but not durable) for this application. The SR22 is on a different planet from the HP22, way higher durability and quality of materials and workmanship and don't cost THAT much more.

As to cleaning. I've got bricks upon bricks through my Mk2 now and never stripped it. I just lock open the bolt and clean what I can see. It keeps on keepin' on. If I have to strip it, hell, I'm a motorcycle and small engine mechanic, I ain't skirt. :D There's plenty of tutorials on the net. Once you've done it a few times, it ain't that tough, or so I'm told.
 
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