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Thod24 · 05-31-2008, 08:14 AM

I'm looking for a 22 handgun for plinking since ammo prices are through the roof. I'm trying to keep this project within a budget of around $300.00. The purpose of this gun is just to go out and have fun, get my wife interested in shooting and also to use as a snake gun when I'm camping or hiking. The sound of a .45 going off attracks a little attention in the woods.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, and if you could provide pictures it will make the decision making process a little easier as well as add a little spice to this otherwise boring topic.

Thanks in advance.

tbhahn · 05-31-2008, 08:40 AM

I have a Browning Buckmark, and my Dad has a Ruger 22/45...both are nice little plinkers bought for the same reason that you are looking for one: cheaper ammo.

I will say that Dad had some trouble with his Ruger, but I'd chalk most of it up to just getting the thing broken in. You really can't go wrong with a Browning or a Ruger...but that is my .02

**magnumize** · 05-31-2008, 08:41 AM

I bought a Ruger MKIII Hunter last year and its very accurate.This model runs about $400 but you can find the non-hunter models within your budget.I had a Ruger MKII bull barrel a few years ago and it to was very accurate.No malfuctions of any kind with either one of them.Ruger makes a great 22.

twkenny · 05-31-2008, 12:25 PM

Totally agree with the Mark II suggestion. I picked this LNIB up for $250 I think, with the sights and grips.

It's very accurate and fun to shoot.

Etta Place · 05-31-2008, 12:39 PM

Everyone always recommends the Ruger or the Browning .22 pistols. I have a Beretta Neos and I really like it. I think your wife would find it very easy to shoot. I think it would be a good starting pistol for teaching a young child to shoot.

Here is a pic of mine:

**hobocircus** · 05-31-2008, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Thod24

The purpose of this gun is just to go out and have fun, get my wife interested in shooting and also to use as a snake gun when I'm camping or hiking.

If snakes are on the menu, then you will get better results with a revolver. Snakeshot .22 cartridges will function in a revolver and not in a semi auto. Then again, I could never understand the snake concept as far as guns go.

If you can see the snake, you can avoid it.

If it's right next to your leg (it's too late), I doubt any sane person will share a mini shotgun pattern on the snake and the other half on your leg!

Any of the semis already mentioned will be good fun to shoot. I like the Rugers

**BOFH** · 05-31-2008, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Etta Place

Everyone always recommends the Ruger or the Browning .22 pistols. I have a Beretta Neos and I really like it. I think your wife would find it very easy to shoot. I think it would be a good starting pistol for teaching a young child to shoot.

Here is a pic of mine:

We have a Neos and know a few other people that own them as well. Everyone I know that has one really likes 'em. Very accurate for a .22 of its price, and pretty well made. We have the 6" and the 4.5" barrel for ours....its been money well spent. Beretta even has a kit to convert the Neos into a carbine rifle but I think they are still waiting for some sort of legal approval before they release it, not sure if it will ever be released, but it sure would be cool...

Joeywhat · 05-31-2008, 03:36 PM

I love my Walther P22.

rickett · 05-31-2008, 03:49 PM

Heritage Rough Rider .22LR/.22MAG interchangeable cylinder. This was my first handgun for about $180 NIB. It's a fun gun. My wife loves it. She calls it "Cowboy Gun"

afmo · 05-31-2008, 04:57 PM

Love my Ruger MkIII 22/45. I really like the 45 grip angle and controls. I got the blued 5.5" barrel, but you can get in 6 7/8" or 4" too.

05-31-2008, 08:14 AM	#1
Thod24 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 553	Looking for a .22 handgun for plinking...Any advice (with pictures) I'm looking for a 22 handgun for plinking since ammo prices are through the roof. I'm trying to keep this project within a budget of around $300.00. The purpose of this gun is just to go out and have fun, get my wife interested in shooting and also to use as a snake gun when I'm camping or hiking. The sound of a .45 going off attracks a little attention in the woods. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, and if you could provide pictures it will make the decision making process a little easier as well as add a little spice to this otherwise boring topic. Thanks in advance. __________________ XD 45 Tactical Taurus PT145 Stainless Mossberg 500 Winchester M70 XTR Sporter 270 My father's old JC Higgins 22 Red Rider BB (don't laugh...it'll put your eye out ) There is no problem that cannot be solved by the use of high explosives. - Bumper Sticker

05-31-2008, 08:40 AM	#2
tbhahn XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Valdosta (Titletown USA) Posts: 724	I have a Browning Buckmark, and my Dad has a Ruger 22/45...both are nice little plinkers bought for the same reason that you are looking for one: cheaper ammo. I will say that Dad had some trouble with his Ruger, but I'd chalk most of it up to just getting the thing broken in. You really can't go wrong with a Browning or a Ruger...but that is my .02 __________________ A government big enough to give you all that you want is big enough to take it all away. - Barry Goldwater

05-31-2008, 08:41 AM	#3
magnumize XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ky Posts: 2,263	I bought a Ruger MKIII Hunter last year and its very accurate.This model runs about $400 but you can find the non-hunter models within your budget.I had a Ruger MKII bull barrel a few years ago and it to was very accurate.No malfuctions of any kind with either one of them.Ruger makes a great 22. __________________ The enemy teaches their kids how to handle RPGs and Ak-47s...our schools suspend kids for drawing a picture of a gun and teach Earth Day and putting a Trojan on a banana. Whats wrong with this picture? Brickboy240

05-31-2008, 12:25 PM	#4
twkenny XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 60	Totally agree with the Mark II suggestion. I picked this LNIB up for $250 I think, with the sights and grips. It's very accurate and fun to shoot. __________________ Kimber Raptor II XD9 Service Black CZ75B Compact Ruger Mark II Target Walther P22 Ruger LCP Remington 700 Savage 110 Ruger 10/22 Cricket .22 Mossberg 314

05-31-2008, 12:39 PM	#5
Etta Place XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,727	Everyone always recommends the Ruger or the Browning .22 pistols. I have a Beretta Neos and I really like it. I think your wife would find it very easy to shoot. I think it would be a good starting pistol for teaching a young child to shoot. Here is a pic of mine: __________________ "No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare." (– James Madison)

05-31-2008, 03:36 PM	#8
Joeywhat XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ypsi, MI Posts: 1,480	I love my Walther P22. __________________ Ruger LCP GLOCK 19 RRA AR 15 (DONE!) WASR 2

05-31-2008, 03:49 PM	#9
rickett XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 654	Heritage Rough Rider .22LR/.22MAG interchangeable cylinder. This was my first handgun for about $180 NIB. It's a fun gun. My wife loves it. She calls it "Cowboy Gun" __________________ XD-45 service with Trijicon night sights GP-100 6" stainless .357Mag. Heritage Rough Rider 4 3/4" 22LR/22Mag. Savage 99 EG .300 Savage "At long last I have discovered that most shooters are not interested in firearms as tools, but rather as toys. Such people do not acquire their weapons because of what they will do, but rather to gratify the "Christmas morning joy" that we largely left behind in our childhood." -Jeff Cooper Last edited by rickett : 05-31-2008 at 09:22 PM.

05-31-2008, 04:57 PM	#10
afmo XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,161	Love my Ruger MkIII 22/45. I really like the 45 grip angle and controls. I got the blued 5.5" barrel, but you can get in 6 7/8" or 4" too. __________________ There are just two rules of governance in a free society: Mind your own business and keep your hands to yourself. - P.J. O'Rourke Guy Fawkes: The only person to enter parliament with honest intentions. Ruger 22/45 MKIII Springfield XD-9 Service Stevens Model 67 Series E 12g 1948 M44 Mosin-Nagant

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