Do you remember when a 22 was the coolest gun?

[Harrylee]

So how many of you have teethed yourself on a 22 in the younger days? Now we like the bigger stuff like our 45's, 9's, 40's and so on. But at times I love to get out a 22 just to have fun, can still reload a box of 45 cheaper than 22's with casting. Around $2.50 for 45's and 22's still higher than that, but dame they are fun to shoot. Found this video with hickok45 going thru some old times with his, makes me think I should get one of mine out again just to have some fun again, but then again I always have fun shooting!!! So all enjoy the video and all have a good Christmas :)



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VQlVWRvTuU

[Bawanna]

A 22 almost always comes with me to the range. If everything else goes badly and not the way I plan I can still have a good time with the 22's.

Until awhile back when we had a 22 conversation, I didn't realize how many 22's I actually have.

And Merry Christmas right back at ya. I dreamed about your snow removal machine the other night. It was a good dream too, not a nightmare.

[Armybrat]

Did some plinking the other day up at brother's place with my Model 63. Love to hear the ping on the steel swivel target:

http://images.yuku.com/image/jpeg/f692520441df9185b0f040c7dba27dce6dfc094.jpg

[AJBert]

A few years back I met some friends at the range. We all pulled out the "big" guns and did what we wanted to do. I then went to the 50 yard range and pulled out an old Rem .22 I had grown up with. They all laughed at me as I shot away.

The next week we met again and, surprise, surprise, they all brought along their .22's. We all had a BLAST! I still love to shoot my .22's and still bring one or more whenever I go out to shoot.

[kwh]

Ruger Mark 1,my first.
Ruger SR.22 my only (with Laser sight).
Ruger SP101,my latest.

[Bills1873]

We can get 22 for less than a dime a round. I can't reload anything for that! My son and I shoot the heck out of them, several times a week. Pistols and long guns. Cheap paper plates with a piece of tape centered and cans are targets of choice. Luckily, we have enough room to safely shoot down the hill behind our house. 22s rule for recreational shooting!

[deadeye]

I have a 1938 model H&R Sportsman .22 that my grandfather gave me in 1959. Tack driver and I really enjoy shooting it. My kids learned to shoot with it and my daughter in law who was completely against guns learned on it a year ago. She now has her CCW and carries a Glock G42.:D

[340pd]

We don't need no stinkin 22's unless you have grandkids.

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[Bills1873]

Right on 340! Best times of our lives!

[berettabone]

Never have owned a .22 pistol...........................cut the teeth with an old Remington bolt action .22 rifle.

[yqtszhj]

First gun I shot (and it was a gift) was a single shot bolt action .22 as a kid. A box of 100 rounds would last hours.

I still have that gun and after 40+ years the sights are 4 inches off some how at 25 yards. Dont remember them being like that as a kid but back then I probably didn't care. If I could hit the can or break the bottle life was good.

[gb6491]

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[Ken L]

Agree with Greg's shirt. Every time I go shooting, the Ruger MkI goes along too. I put at least 100 rounds thru it each trip to the range. It's a good break between shooting the big bores.

Also have 2 22 rifles. One, a Glenfield/Marlin Model 60 is my favorite plinker. The other, a Marlin bolt gun, has a Surefire flashlight mounted on the scope. With the CCI "Silent 22s" it controls the skunk population in the back yard. That flashlight makes sighting in with the scope at night just like shooting in the daytime, maybe even a bit brighter. And those Silent 22s make less noise than a door closing.

[yqtszhj]

Oh, Ive got to get me some of those quiet .22's. That is too cool. Wonder if those quiet .22's would take out an armadillo? I know 10 pumps on a pellet gun won't. Been there, done that. Darn armadillos wreck my yard and one was trying to make a burrow under my house. Told the wife if she would stop watering the flower beds they'd go dig and eat somewhere else.

They're so bold around here now that there is one that comes out and digs before sunset. They actually come out in heards.

[Ken L]

You should give them a try. I do know that they won't cycle the Ruger MkI though, and I don't know about the Model 60 as I've never tried them in it. But they're fun in the bolt gun. Head shots are the only way to go, although one skunk still sprayed. Maybe he was in the process before I shot. They do shoot to a different point of aim than the regular stuff though, so I did dial that gun in specifically for them.

Found the 1" scope tube/flashlight mount at Bass Pro Shops if you're interested. I can't find it on line right now, but it looks like this clamp, only without the flashlight! http://www.basspro.com/Pursuit-Predator-300-Lumens-Night-Hunting-Light-Kit/product/1511161536/

[Nytcrawler93]

22 goes with me every time I go to the range. Just built this one up, at least the frame part. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161221/d43cd50dbbaaadac2f48f034021c4742.jpg


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[AJBert]

I learned to shoot on an old Savage 1917 Favorite, which my brother has. The ejector broke on it many years ago so it is a wall hanger now. I ran across another one a few years but that have been completely refurbished with absolutely gorgeous wood and a new barrel for $100 and couldn't pass it up. It'll be going to my younger grandbabies very soon.

I carry my Ruger Single-Six Convertible when hunting elk and deer for mercy shots if need. Used to carry my Browning Buckmark. A .22 at the base of the skull is much nicer than a high powered rifle shot in the bread basket at short range, and much quicker and humane IMHO. Just ask someone in the Mafia!

[Bills1873]

First time I was allowed to take the Remington semi-auto 22 into the woods to squirrel hunt by myself, a transformation began. I felt on top of the world! It inspired resposibility, and I was going to contribute to my family by bringing home supper! I think I got one that day, but it didn't matter. I was trusted by my father to be right. Luckily, I was able to do the same for my son. Everyone I know shot 22 first, most still shoot it. Hope this thread goes on forever!

[Phish]

Picked up a new S&W 617 on Black Friday to compliment my Ruger Lite.
http://www.kahrtalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=14309&stc=1

[downtownv]

My 18-9 S&W pistol was alway fun to shoot. over 150 dead squirrels would tell you about their accuracy if the cold.
http://www.kahrtalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=14312&stc=1

[gb6491]

My 18-9 S&W pistol was alway fun to shoot. over 150 dead squirrels would tell you about their accuracy if the cold.
http://www.kahrtalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=14312&stc=1
Oh my, that's a lovely pair of Registered Magnums:)

I used to own a Model 18-3...that was until my wife commandeered it. She was gracious enough to allow my continued possession of the Model 63 :)
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Regards,
Greg

[Barth]

Ruger 10/22 was my first firearm.
Loved that gun :D

Don't currently own any .22 lr guns

[kenemoore]

Downtown, those are sweet looking firearms you have.

Me jealous.

[Phish]

Nice!

[JohnR]

Semiauto .22s are fun but frustrating for their ammo pickiness.

[Bobshouse]

As far as plinking and overall fun, the .22 wins hands down. People will argue what is the best overall caliber, but I know one thing, they all have .22's in their collection.

[WesLey]

Love shooting the 22's (although a 60 with tracer's is a lot of fun) .... I still want the first Kahr 22 off the assembly line (pm frame) ... when I got my first pension check I used it to buy our three grandsons Henry Goldenboy youths 22's ... they are 1,4 and 7 ... hope I'm still around to hand them to them .... we have a Stevens Savage that we play and learn on now ... one shot at a time I think they will remember for a life time.

[WMD]

My son has a Steven's Favorite falling block single shot that we have put a gazillion rounds through. We have had much fun with that gun. I have been through several Ruger's and now have a MK II Stainless slab side and an old 3 screw super single six in .22LR and .22Mag. In the rifle department, I have an old Remington 513T target rifle (incredibally accurate) and a "Hiawatha" tube feed semi-auto 22 my dad bought from Gambles when I was a kid. I forget who actually made the gun. Wifey has the best 22 rifle however. She has one of the Magnum Research MLR's with a pepper stock. That little beaty is a fun gun. Was drilling the 100 yard target with that gun a few weeks ago. .22's are definitely the way to go.