Who shoots .22 Handguns?

[jve153]

Sig mosquito. Only shoots higher end ammo but its still cheap and a blast. My only real complaint is that extra mags cost 40 bucks each.

 

[2cool9031]

A couple of 22's go with me on every range trip...along with a couple of Mosins.

 

[jkirby]

MKIII 22/45

another one with a 22/45 MKIII. I have only had it a month or so but it hasn't missed a single visit i have made to the range. It has quickly became my favorite pistol to shoot and its right up there with my marlin 1894c .357/38 as my favorite gun i own. Both the marlin and the ruger are heading to the range with me tomorrow, just put a reflex sight on the ruger so time to sight it in.

 

[WebSnyper]

Glock 27 with Advantage Arms conversion kit

 

[HD_darla]

The first handgun I shot was a .22! I still have it and love to plink with it!

 

[YETB]

ISSC (Austrian Arms m22) and a Tanfoglio Witness Full Frame 9mm with the 22 Slide/barrel conversion.

I shoot them every trip to MCF&G

 

[jajwrigh]

Love my Ruger 22/45 and my Walther P22

X2!! I have and enjoy the same two!

 

[daspurlock]

would agree that one of my favorite things to do is 100 yrd targets with a 22 hand gun. Gsg 1911, browning buckmark, ruger mkIII 22/45 for me.

 

[sepe]

I've got 1 .22 handgun. I picked up a German (Herbert Schmidt) single action at an auction for next to nothing. It is a pretty nice little plinker. Accurate and always a good time. Not the best sights on it but once you get use to them, we were able to hit where we wanted on a 12" prairie dog target.

Looks pretty much like this one, grips are slightly different coloring.

 

[MarkRW]

I have a Ruger MK III Target (SS/5.5") and a 1948 S&W K-22. I prefer the S&W quite a bit, while my 16 year old likes the Ruger.

I've started daydreaming about the Colt (Trooper, Offiicer, and Diamondback) and S&W (K22/M17/M18) DA .22LR revolvers, and these older guns are where its at for me - they look nice and hold their value, you can shoot them for cheap, you can shoot them more places than you can shoot anything else, and they shoot any ammo you can stick in there with no cycle issues.

The rest of my stuff is a Marlin 795 and a Savage Mark II with heavy barrel.

 

[686 Shooter]

I've got a few .22s, a S&W 617 and 317, a Ruger MK II and MK III, Ruger Charger, Benelli MP95E, NAA Mini, and a derringer I bought when I was a teenager. They are all fun guns. I would recommend anyone that doesn't have a 22, go out and buy one, or a dozen.

 

[Wheezy50]

My Smith and Wesson 22a goes with me to the range virtually everytime

 

[swany11]

Just shot an MKIII rental the other day. Been a few years since I last shot a handgun, so it was a good way to ease back into it. Could have spent all day shooting. Great gun.

 

[JohnP82]

Love the .22lr

Can shoot all day for cheap! I have a semiauto and a revolver for range fun. P22 and a Charter Arms Pathfinder.

 

[willfine]

One more nod to the Ruger MkIII 22/45 (another slab side). Great to shoot, eats everything, and it does get easier to disassemble/reassemble over time. Just the right weight and balance.

 

[Deet]

I have a Phoenix Arms HP22. It is a cheap gun, and cheap to shoot. Win/Win.

 

[actaeon277]

Baretta Neos. Glad I saw this thread. Everyone I know makes fun of 22 pistols. You cant beat the price, or low recoil/shoot all day.

 

[nicajack]

I see that there are lots of .22 shooters out there. Any one who ridicules the .22 pistol probably doesn't know a lot about shooting. All serious shooters are well aware of the advantages of the .22 handgun for practice, training and downright fun.
I believe the first .22 gun made was a derringer that fired the then new .22 short. Been around for about 150 years now and still going strong.
I know that if I was told that I had to pick one handgun to own, period, that I would have a hard decision between a good .38 special revolver and a semi-auto .22.
Keep em coming, guys. I used to own about 40 beautiful High Standards but lost all but 2 in a divorce in 1994. Had woman anti-gun judge.
Here is one from about 1900 that still shoots O.K.

 

[Simon6101]

Here ya go

Ruger MK I
Several Ruger MK II
Several Modified Ruger MK III
Ruger Charger
Single six
SP101 in .22
S&W 317

 

[hueycrew]

Ruger MKll target. Its my favorite for Steel Plate Matches at NPCCC.