If you could name one as the most fun to shoot what would it be?
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If you could name one as the most fun to shoot what would it be?
S&W 617, 6 inch 10 shot.
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G'day , my favorite .22 revolver is my S&W model 17 with a 4 inch barrel and target trigger and hammer I just love it .
Regards Paul. :-)
It is a tossup between my 6 inch 17 and my 6 inch 617. Both shoot extremely well.
Hands down, my Ruger single 6!
For revolver, there’s nothing that compares to a SW 17 6”with hogue grip in my opinion. They are just great shooters and are fun for experienced shooter and perfect for teaching new shooters alike. Been shooting mine since Dad taught me with it when I was a boy and now I teach people with it.
Outside of revolvers though, the Ruger Mark IV Hunter SS is a pretty amazing shooter too. Wife’s anniversary present to me last year and it’s a tack driver too. Ends up being a toss up now for which 22 handgun I take anymore between these two.
Honorable mentions 50s era Buffalo 22 revolvers are fun just cause of how cheap they are but not great firearms, Ruger Standard Red Eagle, Ruger Mark I Bull Barrel (as good as MK IV but not as “cool” looking), Buckmark. All have their place and are fun to shoot but the 17 is definitely King of my 22 handguns.
Two …
* Ruger convertible Single Six, old model
* Ruger Mark IV Target
My choice , without a doubt is the S&W model 18 or a model 17 from the same era . All that is dependent on what barrel length you like .
Jack
Race between my M18 and Bearcat. Different horses for different courses, but both make me smile.
It's hard for me to decide. I have a S&W Model 17 with a 6 inch barrel and another 17 with an 8 3/8 inch barrel and target hammer and trigger. I try to give them equal time. Some days I take both to the range.
Me Colt diamondback action job by Jim Fish had it for over 35 years.
Model 18, and Mk IV. But, my K-22 Nd MK I are close seconds.
I have a bunch of .22 handguns, the ones I like the best is Ruger single 6!! I have 5 of them and looking for more!
Not the SP101 that I have. Years ago I had a 617 that was very accurate.
The 5-1/2" Single Six that I gave to my son, and the H&R model 999 top break that I gave to my wife are too much fun. I'm enjoying the Ruger Wrangler lately- not fancy but fun and accurate enough to fill the skillet.
There's a Single Ten here too- but I haven't even fired it. I ought to break it out if it's cool this evening.
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Hands down, it's the 1959 S&W Model 17, 4" barrel. It's also the only .22 handgun I own.:(
My favorite is a pre-17 K-22 5 screw 6" . Next is a 617 8 3/8" 6 shot.
1966 Colt Cobra 3"
My absolute funnest to shoot is a 1964 vintage Super Single Six Convertible (adjustable sights). It's been a dependable and accurate companion for lots and lots of years. I literally take it everywhere I go.
The only .22 revolver I own is a Ruger Single Six...so it must be my favorite.
Cannot see buying a better revolver for shooting .22's. I do not hunt with a revolver so I am looking at finding a good quality PCP for pistol plinking. Much less costly to shoot and shooting spinner targets anyway.
My favorite 22 revolver is my Smith & Wesson Model 34 Kitgun with a four inch barrel that I bought new on 1981. I have shot around 80,000 round through it and it only seems to shoot better with time. The double action trigger pull is silky smooth and shoots about the same if I were shooting single action. It's only quirk is that in order avoid leading it must shoot waxy lubed bullets.
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It's a tossup between my Colt Frontier Scout, my Ruger Bearcat, and my Ruger Magnum-only Single Six.
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Smith K22 6” with 2x scope
Best double action trigger training around, shooting chicken eggs start close and work to distance that you can hit 5 out of 6...you can’t not smile
My personal Favorite was my H&R 929 I used it on the ranch as my Rattler gun, Bird shot out of that little Snubby was hard to beat.
I only have one but it would be my favorite, a 1947 K-22, 6 inch. All the others got sold or traded as incomparable.
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Smith 63. The K-frames have their place, but if you have to teach women & kids, the 4" barrel and target sights on the J-frame are AWESOME! Pretty much couldn't NOT buy this one.
A year ago I let my daughter talk me out of my old Heritage Rough Rider 5 5/8ths" convertable .22lr or .22wmr.
Well I was able to replace it with a similar Heritage only with adjustable sights.
Now I have a Ruger NM Single six in .32H&Rmag which I dearly love. But a .22 it is not.
I also have a pair of Bond Arms revolvers in .22wmr but while they are small and easy to hide, they are not as much fun to shoot as the Heritage.
MY Smith-Wesson Pre-model 18, 5 screw, full target-orig 4" and have a fitted 8 3/8" barrel for it , too, for formal target shooting
Was a winner for me back in days of handgun Silhouette
beltfed/arnie
My only 22 revolver is a S&W model 17-5. Very accurate a on clay pigeons out to 30 yards. It’s so fun to plink with it.
My favorite .22 revolver was a Colt New Frontier Buntline Special (7½" barrel, adj sights) that I foolishly let get away from me 30+ years ago. It would outshoot some rifles.
My currently owned favorite is a 1953 S&W K22. Although it is heavier than a field .22 needs to be.
I wouldn't mind having a 4" Model 63 like Bigslug showed in his post.
I never really warmed up to the Ruger Single Six, it seems just a touch too big in .22. The exact same gun in .32 H&R is just about perfect.
Robert
Have several .22's, my go to favorite is the S&W model 617 with a 4" barrel. At real tack driver and good to teach new shooters.
5 1/2" Single Six.
Colt Officer's Model Match made in 1953.
Another vote for the S&W Model 63 4" kitgun. I've had it for 30 something years. Carried it for rabbit hunting, squirrel hunting, and creek fishing.
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I only have one and it is not my favorite anything. S&W 317 with the 2” barrel. If I shoot strings at a moderate pace it will lock up on me before I’m through a box. Have to wait for it to cool to open the cylinder.
Hmmm i like all if mine. Tough call. If i had to pick one. It would be my Ruger single six. Because it's better quality.
I have Two that I shoot. S$W model 41 and a H&R 9 shot 777.
My one and only 22 revolver is a Dan Wesson purchased new about 30 to 35 years ago maybe more. It has a very good trigger both SA and DA.
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