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.22 Pistols for Plinking out in the Wild
Am Shooting Journal ^ | 5/8/2018 | J Hines

Posted on 05/08/2018 4:50:22 AM PDT by w1n1

Going on a walkabout with your favorite .22 caliber pistol is not only handy but fun.
These .22 pistols are very fun to have on your nature hikes so you can plink at rusty cans or going after small game. Here’s a list of fun .22s pistol that many shooters would love to carry afield.
If you don’t have any of these pistols, you might want to start with these:

Sicario Ruger MK IV
I know this is a suppressed pistol and we couldn’t resist not mentioning, but its just awesome for not just plinking but shooting at small pests around the house without letting the neighbor know.

Ruger GP100 Revolver
When you hear revolver, most think it being chambered in a .357 magnum, but Ruger also makes it chambered for the .22 LR.
Triple-locking cylinder is locked into the frame at the front, rear and bottom for more positive alignment and dependable operation shot after shot.
Did you know this double-action gives you a full 10 shots before a reload? See the rest of the plinking .22 pistols here.


TOPICS: Hobbies; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: 22pistols; banglist
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To: catman67

I love the H&R 999. When I was a kid, my uncle had one and we shot countless rounds through it at our camp during the summers. My cousin inherited it upon my uncle’s passing so I know it’s still in good hands, but I have many fond memories of that revolver :)


21 posted on 05/08/2018 6:22:02 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: w1n1

http://www.gunblast.com/KelTec-PMR30-2.htm

Regardless of job, location, need, animal, foe, 31 rounds are just hard to beat.


22 posted on 05/08/2018 6:31:10 AM PDT by wita (Always and forever, under oath in defense of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
K 22 Masterpiece.


23 posted on 05/08/2018 6:34:38 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: w1n1
Nothing like a nice light, handy woods gun I always say!😎


24 posted on 05/08/2018 6:39:16 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Bonemaker

Erle Stanley Gardiner wrote an article on survival back around 1960.

That is the exact same gun in the same barrel length he recommended. One of the all time great revolvers.


25 posted on 05/08/2018 6:41:09 AM PDT by yarddog
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To: eartick

The major drawback of the Mark II IMO is the fact that once you take it apart to clean it they’re damned near impossible to reassemble correctly.

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26 posted on 05/08/2018 6:42:34 AM PDT by Lurker (President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
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To: w1n1
I have the Ruger MARK IV Target, which is great for plinking. I bought it a couple of years ago used, but they do run a little high in price new.
27 posted on 05/08/2018 6:47:56 AM PDT by corlorde
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To: catman67

I am a proud owner of one and I love it...


28 posted on 05/08/2018 7:15:28 AM PDT by Enduro Guy (Always cov fe'fe)
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To: w1n1

Cans? No, seems that road and trail signs are tha favorites.

Along with that is leaving all the shells and blown up stuff in pits to make shooters look like lowlifes.

I support the 2nd amendment but outdoor recreational shooting is totally out of hand and harms the rights of decent gun owners.


29 posted on 05/08/2018 7:18:08 AM PDT by Professional
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To: KingLudd

I’ve got a Keltec PMR 30 which is fun to shoot but louder than a You know what.


30 posted on 05/08/2018 7:43:25 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: catman67; Joe 6-pack
Wish they still made the H&R 999 top-break revolver!

The H&R .22s have a lot going for them, including a lower price tag than S&Ws (and also possibly C&R status ;^)...

31 posted on 05/08/2018 8:15:48 AM PDT by Who is John Galt? ("He therefore who may resist, must be allowed to strike.")
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To: Georgia Girl 2
I’ve got a Keltec PMR 30 which is fun to shoot but louder than a You know what...

(But a .22 WMR will do things to a potato at 50 yards, that a .22 LR can only dream about... ;^)

32 posted on 05/08/2018 8:21:29 AM PDT by Who is John Galt? ("He therefore who may resist, must be allowed to strike.")
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To: Lurker
The major drawback of the Mark II IMO is the fact that once you take it apart to clean it they’re damned near impossible to reassemble correctly

Agree. I have a 1981 Mark II that probably the first year after Ruger brought in on line after the Ruger Standard. The other major drawback that I have was the feeding of HP ammo. I thought about taking the ramp down a little but hate to mess with it since it has such a low SN.

33 posted on 05/08/2018 9:11:55 AM PDT by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it, but ready to go again)
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To: Bonemaker

Well named.


34 posted on 05/08/2018 9:11:56 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: Bonemaker

RUGER GP 100. In .22

A close 2nd?


35 posted on 05/08/2018 9:27:31 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: Who is John Galt?
So true! 😂
36 posted on 05/08/2018 9:34:33 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Lurker
-- The major drawback of the Mark II IMO is the fact that once you take it apart to clean it they're damned near impossible to reassemble correctly. --

There's a technique for that. Took me awhile to find it. Let gravity do the alignment work and it goes together easy-peasy.

37 posted on 05/08/2018 9:35:35 AM PDT by Cboldt
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