Who here DOESN'T own a .22lr?

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We have 8... 9 if you count the handgun that shoots lr

I know alot of people who don't own a .22 lr but we have one for each of the kids and one each for me and the Mrs. and the old pistol we got as a housewarming gift.

3 Marlins (2 semi, 1 bolt)
2 Mossbergs (1 semi, 1 bolt)
1 Ranger (bolt)
1 Stevens (semi)
1 Remington (bolt)

1 Charter (SA/DA)
 
I have never owned a .22, but .22s occupy 2 of the top 3 spots on my list of future acquisitions and one of them will be my next firearm purchase.
 
I don't have one, but tomorrow that will most likely change. I came across a Marlin 60 w/ a Nikon Prostaff 3-9x40 scope at the store and I think I might buy it. Hear that they are excellent for dove season!
 
Guess I'm not a serious shooter. I've owned a couple in the past and thought about a 10/22 pretty seriously not too long ago but I don't own one now and really don't miss one.
 
my mother would not let me get a "real" gun, but i do have an NAA companion (.22 LR equivalent) and an NAA super companion (.22 Magnum equivalent) i don't know if it counts because it's a cap and ball but i don't have a gun that will fir .22 LR cased ammo.
 
My first was a Ruger Standard, did double duty as HD weapon in my dad's sock drawer. He went in halves with me on my 11th birthday. I took him to the range a couple of years ago, now my 1950s colt sits in his sock drawer, and I feel much better about that. ;)
 
I don't, although my father did, and I used to use it for target shooting back in the day. I might get a Walther P22 one of these years as a plinker, but there are a lot of other things I want to buy (firearms and non-firearms related) before I'll devote the money to that....
 
Marlin Model 60 was my first gun, first thing I did was buy the ATI Dragnov stock for it. I lost the front sight and havent been able to shoot it in years. I think brownells or numrichs sells them. someday i will get around to it. Until then I will keep plinking with my Heritage rough rider .22/.22mag
 
1/3 of my collection is 22's.

fun to shoot
cheep to shoot
anyone can handle the noise and recoil
shtf a 22 might be the number 1 gun to have for survival , (food getter, zombie wounder)
one could carry a pocket of 22 lr all day long and not run out of ammo

i see a lot of talk about the Walter p22 had 1 for 1 day at the range it sucked for accuracy, i was told they were out fast , i guess after shooting any target 22 pistol anything less is just a plinker anyway.

for the money i would look for a HS SK100 OR A BROWNING NOMAD you wont believe how accurate they are, i have 1 of each and just bought another nomad that should be here next week. mags are high but accuracy is outstanding, i also have a decked out ruger mkII bull barrel target that cant hold a candle to the plan Jain 60's guns.
 
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Nope, I don't own 'A' .22lr ............
A quick inventory check and (among all of the others) it appears that I own 29 handguns and 17 rifles chambered for .22LR .
Of my most recent pistol purchases in the past couple of months, 3 out of 5 have been .22's (the other two were .380acp and 9x19mm). Been a big fan of .22LR for many decades.
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My first gun that I ever had I bought for myself when I was 22. It was a 22, a 10/22. Every time I think of selling it, I say to myself: "How can I not have a .22 rifle in my collection of arms?" And so I don't.
 
I like to shoot. I like to shoot a whole bunch of rounds. I like to shoot a whole bunch of rounds real often. My kids like to shoot now. They like to shoot all dang day on Saturdays. 22's let me do just that.

My eldest just shot his first centerfire pistol Saturday. I loaded him up with 1 round mags just to be safe, then slowly upped the round count. 15 yards, first 10 rounds were all with in a 6" shoot-n-c target. I've seen grown men at the public range who can't duplicate my pre-teen's efforts (factor in the fact that a glock isn't exactly built for a pre-teen's hand and his feat becomes all the more impressive!). I'm %110 positive that this has to do with being well prepared and already having lots of trigger time to get his grip, trigger pull and technique well established prior to ever shooting centerfire. I think 22's make great practice for any level shooter. If you can afford to have yourself and your family send at least 2000+ (since we shoot outdoors, that number doubles during the summer)rounds a month downrange with another caliber, that is great for you. I can't.

Anything that turns a day of shooting into a family outing is more than worthwhile in my book.
 
My hobby is shooting 22lr at long distance (300yards). My firearm is a TC Contender(G2) pistol (with Bullberry 10.5" barrel) and a Tac-65 silencer. Sitting on top is a Super Sniper 16x. This is plinking to the extreme. It is a lot of fun.

For carry defense I carry a p3at. For car defense I carry a Judge. BUT THE 22LR IS THE FUN GUN. The centerfire guys had better have their firearm tuned in and practiced up if they want to take on my 22lr. I can group 1.5moa at 300 yards on a regular basis (windless conditions).
 
The first gun I bought for myself was my 12gauge. The second gun I bought for myself was my .22LR.

It's great for plinking, teaching the kids shooting fundamentals, squirrel hunting, etc. I don't see any need for a .22 hand gun, but I'll probably pick up a .22 revolver at some point for S&G.
 
2- 10/22 rifles, 1 single shot that has been in the family more than 60 years, 1 bolt action tube mag, 1- 22/410 over under. Kinda like potato chips, no one can own just one.
 
First off yes I have .22's and am shopping for another one now, I am looking for a full size frame .22 handgun or maybe some model with a .22 conversion kit.

I grew up in the country, and as a teenager would carry a gun when going out into the woods or fields around the house (you never know when you might need to defend yourself from a wild animal, coyote, pack of wild dogs, hogs, etc. ), that gun was almost always a slide action .22.
 
One thing that prevents many people from enjoying a 22 is lack of appropriate shooting environments.

Reactive targets like spinners, plates, paintballs, evil soup cans or what have you are what make shooting 22's FUN.

Every once in a blue moon I will visit a local indoor range instead of shooting outside on my property. Shooting alone gives me a chance to prepare for many things, except distraction. Occasional I'll visit the range just to shoot with other shooters. In that environment, I discovered that punching holes in a static piece of paper while standing in a designated spot where double taps or rapid fire are banned...well, it gets really boring really fast with a 22.

Case in point: I have a good friend that thought shooting 22's just completely sucked. She was an indoor range shooter because that was all she had access to. I invited her out to my place to shoot a few times. I offered her my 22 revolver to shoot with, to which she replied that 22's were boring and she didn't understand what all the fuss was about. I gave her a box of cci and setup a few spinners, a race tree, some tin cans and a resetting 4 plate spinner target. As soon as one or two shots connected, she was grinning from ear to ear. Next time she came over, she brought a ton of 22 ammo. :)
 
9MMare, step outside the box. Between CraigC and Oldfool, your "argument" will not work.
If shooting a 22 will not make you a better shooter, then I suppose you are against dryfire practice.No recoil, no "feel of recoil".
This is another old shooter who has this to practice:
(22s)
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To be proficient with these:
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And that is a 22 3rd from the top that gets me familiar with the aluminum framed 38s.
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And I use this:

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to train for this:

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Since I have taken up PCCA with this (big hands-experimenting with grips):

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and this:

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Guess what revolver caliber I am getting.
 
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