IVIYTH0S Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 By all means get a .22, it's a real gun in every sense. The best reason is low ammo cost, around 1/10th. the cost of centerfire ammo. Many .22 semi autos are picky about ammo and/or need to be broken in, just use the ammo it likes! .22 is a very versitile caliber, every gun owner should have one. (or three, or five. ) Have fun! Thanks for the vote!! Any particular models you find favorable?? M61 Lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 By all means get a .22, it's a real gun in every sense. The best reason is low ammo cost, around 1/10th. the cost of centerfire ammo. Many .22 semi autos are picky about ammo and/or need to be broken in, just use the ammo it likes! .22 is a very versitile caliber, every gun owner should have one. (or three, or five. ) Have fun! Thanks for the vote!! Any particular models you find favorable?? You've already mentiuoned a few, any of those. I like single action revolvers best myself, but the smaller semi autos can be a carry gun as well as for practice. Depends on your budget to a large extent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroFight Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 (edited) Flamethrower; for when enemy is 'over there somewhere'. Edited February 3, 2013 by EuroFight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkypoo7 Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 I learned how to shoot at the local-ish range with a Colt Huntsman .22. Granted, I didn't buy it, it is my father's piece but it's an excellent learning pistol, or so I think. It was enjoyable to use with targets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy_Nate Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 The first question is...what do you want to do with the firearm? Are you looking at autoloaders only? What is the maximum that you're willing to spend? If you just want an economical (to shoot) handgun, I don't think you can go wrong with a .22 LR. Ruger makes very good .22's (Mark 1-3, single six/ten, 10/22, 77/22). I'll probably pick up a Mark 3 comp...but, only after I can find .22 LR locally... No point in buying a firearm when I can't shoot it. Rent 'em if you can. See if you like the trigger and can shoot them decently. Some people are really picky about triggers, especially with all of the variations, DA/SA, DAO, SAO, etc. They are very very different. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 The first question is...what do you want to do with the firearm? Are you looking at autoloaders only? What is the maximum that you're willing to spend? If you just want an economical (to shoot) handgun, I don't think you can go wrong with a .22 LR. Ruger makes very good .22's (Mark 1-3, single six/ten, 10/22, 77/22). I'll probably pick up a Mark 3 comp...but, only after I can find .22 LR locally... No point in buying a firearm when I can't shoot it. Rent 'em if you can. See if you like the trigger and can shoot them decently. Some people are really picky about triggers, especially with all of the variations, DA/SA, DAO, SAO, etc. They are very very different. I wouldn't be terribly opposed to non semi-auto (like a revolver) but haven't looked into them at all. I'm not greatly versed in typicall "good" and "bad" gun pricing for what I'm getting so budget is still fairly open...Hopefully $500 absolute max, and it better be new for that price. Yeah I haven't heard one bad Ruger recommendation yet, certainly will have to look at those models too. My friend has been to the local gun store and says they have .22LR there (he's getting the P22) so I'm set like that, or our other friend can order from wherever because he lives in Pennsylvania and then bring it over the bridge lol. I learned how to shoot at the local-ish range with a Colt Huntsman .22. Granted, I didn't buy it, it is my father's piece but it's an excellent learning pistol, or so I think. It was enjoyable to use with targets. Thanks for the recommendation!! Flamethrower; for when enemy is 'over there somewhere'. I'll get there You've already mentiuoned a few, any of those. I like single action revolvers best myself, but the smaller semi autos can be a carry gun as well as for practice. Depends on your budget to a large extent. Yeah I'll have to see how everything goes. Maybe my "bigger" gun in the future will be a revolver, because I've always found them so neat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy_Nate Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 Double action revolver and DAO pistol triggers are very different than the single action revolvers / pistols. They're long, sometimes very heavy trigger pulls. You probably can't dry fire a .22 revolver in a shop (the firing pin will damage the gun). You can probably dry fire a centerfire revolver to get a feeling for the triggers. I really like revolvers, but I don't really have a use for one at the moment. Maybe if I have $$ to burn. .38 special is pretty cheap to shoot (probably around the same price as 9mm). .357 magnum revolvers will shoot both .38 special and .357 magnum. I'd love a S&W 686 or GP100. Very nice guns Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjloki Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 You dead set on a 22? right frank, i was thinking of big number Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccokeman Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 You dead set on a 22? right frank, i was thinking of big number Go big or go home! I started with a 9mm and .38 special. Bought an .40 over xmas and am happy with it. After spending time yesterday with a .45 that will be my next purchase. Its has much less whip than my .40 and is almost as easy to shoot as my 9mm. Range time is improving my accuracy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjloki Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 well yea but i was thinking of a big number Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjloki Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 You dead set on a 22? right frank, i was thinking of big number Go big or go home! I started with a 9mm and .38 special. Bought an .40 over xmas and am happy with it. After spending time yesterday with a .45 that will be my next purchase. Its has much less whip than my .40 and is almost as easy to shoot as my 9mm. Range time is improving my accuracy. well bigger than 22 anyway,...like 41 or 44 or 45 / eh wahtta i know ? schrug stupid calif is gettin ridiculous to get handguns these days,...whatever you decide to get, get it anywhere but here... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccokeman Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 You dead set on a 22? right frank, i was thinking of big number Go big or go home! I started with a 9mm and .38 special. Bought an .40 over xmas and am happy with it. After spending time yesterday with a .45 that will be my next purchase. Its has much less whip than my .40 and is almost as easy to shoot as my 9mm. Range time is improving my accuracy. well bigger than 22 anyway,...like 41 or 44 or 45 / eh wahtta i know ? schrug stupid calif is gettin ridiculous to get handguns these days,...whatever you decide to get, get it anywhere but here... As bad as they are New York is worse. But then again they share many of the same philosophies........ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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