which would ya'll get? 22lr

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No revolver is easy to disassemble. Should not be a consideration. Shoot, hit, clean and repeat.
 
Bullet leaves barrel, hits target, does not mame shooter or bystanders. Does this over and over again, thousands of times.
 
I have a S&W K22, S&W 617 ten shot, and a Dan Wesson model 22. There is something very satisfying about shooting 22 out of a full sized revolver.
 
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My advice is save your money until you can find a Dan Wesson .22LR double-action revolver. Mine has an 8-3/8" barrel and is very accurate with a decent variety of ammunition.
I searched for a .22LR revolver for quite sometime. ..considering a S&W 617/17 and a Ruger Super Single-Six until I found my Dan Wesson.
I may eventually get one of those other two revolvers but for now my Dan Wesson does everything anyone could expect a .22LR revolver to do.
I think I gave about $400-450 about 3 years ago for it...money well spent.
 
It took a couple of seasons to get it done, but I did manage to take a squirrel with mine.
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Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once and awhile.
 
mustbe said:
No revolver is easy to disassemble. Should not be a consideration. Shoot, hit, clean and repeat.
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Some are easier to disassemble than others. Consideration of that would depend on the person buying the gun and if they would someday want to work on it themselves (or not).

I've taken apart at one time or another my Ruger GP100, Taurus 85UL, Ruger Single Six, and Pietta 1860. Usually for fixing a problem, or slicking up the trigger a little. I really like my H&R 999, but I really don't want to drive out those frame pins that look like they only go one way with the knurled end some of those pins have. My experience with knurled pins is they don't stay as tight after removal as they did when originally installed.

When you write, "Shoot, hit, clean and repeat.", I agree with you when it comes to an H&R. It's best to enjoy an H&R the way it is.
 
The NAA is a specialty last-ditch backup weapon. I have one in .22 Mag with the LaserMax.

All of my .22 LR handguns are Rugers: a Standard Model semi-auto from 1958, a Single-Six, and a Bearcat. All three are good solid performers.
 
I will offer my advice with the caveat of sticking with the four you listed.

Note that I have zero experience with any of the 4 that you listed:) With that being said, I'd look at that NAA Mini Master with the 4" barrel. Just because I always thought they looked neat and wanted one.

You have some good friends there!
 
The NAA Black Widow or Mini Master would be my choice. I had the LCR-22 and didn't like it. The Black Widow has real sights and real grips, yet can still be carried and concealed easily. I carry my Black Widow more often than my J-frame.
 
And.. The Ruger SR-22 would get the nod for the mid-size frame.

You can hunt and carry with that one and they are great pistols:D
 
I just picked up a new S&W M63 (3" 22LR). I feel sure it is going to be an excellent addition to my DA 22 revolvers. It will probably just about bounce out the other ones (at least for a while). It will be the 5" M63 and the 3" M63 that will get used. Should Ruger ever come out with a LCRx 22LR in 3", I may consider it.
 
sorry i haven't updated been busy, well me and my wife went to check at all the shops and one shop had a taurus 4 inch 94 in, trigger pull was so bad i had trouble with it so i passed. my wife mentioned possibly carrying as she can open carry till she can get her permit. so this put another idea in the gun we needed, she had surgery a few years ago and can't handle recoil on her wrist, her finger strength is good but when she shot my service six with low recoil 38's it hurt her for several days. when she mentioned about carry i thought of the lcr 22mag but she wanted to check the lcr 22 out. the shop that had the lcr 22 had caps to let her dry fire, she loved the gun and we got the lcr 22. so my Christmas present has turned into her's but thats ok as now we both can go in the back yard to shoot. she said i could carry and shoot it too, i'll have to see how it shoots first before hunting with it. so i have a new shootin buddy, so things turned out pretty good. thanks for all the help.
 
They are good little 22 revolvers. But they are no hunting 22 revolver. Congratulations on the LCR in 22. I have one and like it. I just got the much more expensive steel framed S&W M63 two days ago. So, I'm excited to get out and shoot it.
 
Since 10/2013, I've owned a blued, 22LR/22MAG convertible, 4" barrel, double action, revolver...
http://www.taurususa.com/product-details.cfm?id=844&category=Revolver&toggle=&breadcrumbseries=

This gun was a gift from Mark Kresser; the previous President and CEO of Taurus® Holdings International. It is very accurate in 22LR, and EXCEPTIONALLY accurate in 22 Magnum. Besides its' primary use as a plinking toy and target gun, I carry it during my state's (WA) Bear, Deer, and Elk season; and can attest to its' ability at harvesting Grouse. We have Blue, Spruce, and Ruffed Grouse and this gun is a superb tool for taking them.

My wife and my 12-year-old grandson love shooting this gun, both with 22LR and 22 Magnum.

This IMHO would be an OUTSTANDING gun for the OP and his wife.
 
Three pages of discussion, and no one has asked how the OP wants to use a 22lr revolver. Many different "favorite" 22lr revolvers have supporters here, which is great, but good decision should be tied to planned use. I can think of three different uses, and the set of "good" choices for each varies. For small caliber self defense carry, the LCR, NAA, and a few others fit the bill. For precision target practice, there are others. For just fun plinking, whether on a range or in the field, you have a third group. I bought a Heritage Rough Rider in 22LR/22 Mag for the third category. I love shooting it in that mode. My choices were a Heritage for about $200, a S&W revolver for about $400, or a Ruger Single Six for about $600. Since I wanted it for simple plinking, my choice was arithmetic: I could buy a lot of 22LR ammunition for the $200 to $400 savings by buying the Heritage over the S&W or Ruger. For precision target practice, I prefer semi-automatic 22LR over revolver. Think S&W 41 or Ruger Mark III--VI in that realm.
 
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Three pages of discussion, and no one has asked how the OP wants to use a 22lr revolver....
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The OP told us in the original post: "the gun will mostly be used for plinking and maybe rabbit or squirrel if they sit still, my wife is recoil shy and has said she may try it as well."

Then he came back and told us he got the LCR, his wife shot it, like it, and now it is her gun.
 
And as I said in his thread on another forum- he will not be hunting with that gun. :)
Not knocking his choice & hopefully it'll be fun for both he & wife, but rabbits & squirrels with a fixed-sight 2-inch barrel & internal-hammer DA-only trigger is no hunter.

Neither critter will hold THAT still THAT close THAT long.
Denis
 
"Since 10/2013, I've owned a blued, 22LR/22MAG convertible, 4" barrel, double action, revolver..."

I have one of those, too. The DA trigger on mine is stiff, but other than that it's been a very good revolver.
 
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