.22LR pistol recommendation

[Tweed Ring]

I doubt a video would have helped my friend. He and his son decided to spread out the printed directions on their kitchen table, and began to "experiment." The next day, they schlepped into Black Wing with a bag of parts.

I shall wait for mine to fail.

[AnthemBassMan]

Haven't seen the recommendation for the Ruger SR22 yet.


L8R,
Matt

[westsidebestside]

All,

Just wanted to jump in to thank everyone for their contributions so far, you're a very generous group with your knowledge and opinions.

We're headed to the range at the beginning of the week, and plan or renting and shooting a couple (or three) models. It appears from all the love here that one of the Ruger pistols will be one, perhaps the Browning and/or S&W?

[buckeye43210]

Maybe something like this 9mm/22lr combo would work for you:



Currently selling for less than $390 on Bud's. The 9mm incarnation takes CZ 75 magazines and is very similar to the CZ 75 P-07 Duty...

[techmike]

I bought myself a used GSG 1911-22 a few years ago. It is the same thing as the Sig Sauer 1911-22s, minus the branding.

It irks me a little bit to admit this, but it is the ONLY firearm in my collection that has never had a failure of any kind with the exception of cheap 22LR ammo not igniting. It feeds, fires, and extracts excellent.

I sold ^this^ to AA, and bought a GSG 922 - same amount of fun, just a shorter barrel.

LINK to PICTURE

[AnthemBassMan]

Took my CCW class today. We were only allowed to use .22s for qualifying. They had a variety to use ranging from the SR22, to a couple S&W 22As, to a Colt Gold Cup 1911. Had to try the Colt. I have to say, that pistol handled beautifully! Now I may have to look for one of those to use for plinking!

L8R,
Matt

[Bama.45]

Took my CCW class today. We were only allowed to use .22s for qualifying. They had a variety to use ranging from the SR22, to a couple S&W 22As, to a Colt Gold Cup 1911. Had to try the Colt. I have to say, that pistol handled beautifully! Now I may have to look for one of those to use for plinking!

L8R,
Matt

Only allowed to use .22s?..WHat if you had your own pistol?..That seems heavey handed and I would want my students shooting what they were planning on carrying.

[mreising]

I have used my Mark II stainless Ruger .22 extensively in training venues, and for personal use for over a decade. I estimate it has fired close to 10K rounds. It has never been stripped for cleaning, as I want to see if and when it will fail. I run a bore snake through it, and oil the obvious moving parts. I endorse the Mark II stainless Ruger .22 as a starter gun, and as a training gun.

Now, if you purchase this gun, do not take it apart, as it can be frustrating and expensive to reassemble it. This is a lesson I preached this wisdom to a friend who chose not to listen, to his detriment.

You just have to know which way to tip the gun at the right time as you reassemble it so the hammer is in the right position and the hammer strut falls into place in the mainspring, which is located in the "takedown lever". I've got a Mark 1, I've had for ~40 years.

[buckeye43210]

Took my CCW class today. We were only allowed to use .22s for qualifying. They had a variety to use ranging from the SR22, to a couple S&W 22As, to a Colt Gold Cup 1911. Had to try the Colt. I have to say, that pistol handled beautifully! Now I may have to look for one of those to use for plinking!

L8R,
Matt

Only allowed to use .22s?..WHat if you had your own pistol?..That seems heavey handed and I would want my students shooting what they were planning on carrying.

Could have been a limitation due to the range back stop.

[Bama.45]

Took my CCW class today. We were only allowed to use .22s for qualifying. They had a variety to use ranging from the SR22, to a couple S&W 22As, to a Colt Gold Cup 1911. Had to try the Colt. I have to say, that pistol handled beautifully! Now I may have to look for one of those to use for plinking!

L8R,
Matt

Only allowed to use .22s?..WHat if you had your own pistol?..That seems heavey handed and I would want my students shooting what they were planning on carrying.

Could have been a limitation due to the range back stop.

Possibly..I have just never heard of someone limiting a qualifying range session...Just doesn't sit well with me...Like I said most won't be carrying a .22 for protection, why limit them to that when you are supposed to be instructing them..If that was the case, the instructor should find a better range..I can see allowing first time shooters to use .22s.

[Tweed Ring]

My brand of Irish don't do technical. We view most technology as a form of black magic.

My Ruger .22 has never been taken apart for cleaning. My friend, who is of German descent and enjoys the challenges of technology, had to go to the Wing with a bag of parts to have his Ruger .22 put back together for him. Gunsmith told him he was lucky; some people break a very expensive part trying to put one back together.

At my age, I have learned my limitations.

So...tell me...which one of us, my friend or me, is ahead of the game?

[Bama.45]

My brand of Irish don't do technical. We view most technology as a form of black magic.

My Ruger .22 has never been taken apart for cleaning. My friend, who is of German descent and enjoys the challenges of technology, had to go to the Wing with a bag of parts to have his Ruger .22 put back together for him. Gunsmith told him he was lucky; some people break a very expensive part trying to put one back together.

At my age, I have learned my limitations.

So...tell me...which one of us, my friend or me, is ahead of the game?

I learned at a very young age not to take something apart that you weren't 100% comfortable doing..Kinda like the old saying "Don't fix what isn't broken."I would say you're at the head of the game TR..I'm a firm believer in "Know your limitations."

[BobK]

Could have been a limitation due to the range back stop.

Possibly....If that was the case, the instructor should find a better range..I can see allowing first time shooters to use .22s.

I know that buckeye43210 is aware of at least one range where every lane but one is limited to .22, because he and I used to shoot there regularly together: the basement of the ROTC building on OSU campus.

If students were getting the CHL training, qualifying with .22 on campus is better than not qualifying at all because someone does not have transportation or funds to go shoot up at Bethel Rd.

[Bama.45]

Could have been a limitation due to the range back stop.

Possibly....If that was the case, the instructor should find a better range..I can see allowing first time shooters to use .22s.

I know that buckeye43210 is aware of at least one range where every lane but one is limited to .22, because he and I used to shoot there regularly together: the basement of the ROTC building on OSU campus.

If students were getting the CHL training, qualifying with .22 on campus is better than not qualifying at all because someone does not have transportation or funds to go shoot up at Bethel Rd.

This is true...I just think the ideal way to go is to use what you will be carrying, or something relatively close.

[AnthemBassMan]

This is true...I just think the ideal way to go is to use what you will be carrying, or something relatively close.

Yeah, there are a couple indoor ranges around me where they only allow .22LR. But luckily I have my SD40 that I love to shoot. But honestly, with a couple of the people in our group, I'm glad they had us use .22s. They had absolutely no clue about pistol shooting. But the instructor worked with them and by the end of the range time, they were decently hitting the targets. Oh, and I was wrong on the Colt .22. It was a Government Model, not the Gold Cup. Either way it was made for Colt by Walther and was a sweet shooter! I may have to hunt one of these down for some affordable plinking...

L8R,
Matt