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Battel of the .22 Pistols
Am Shooting Journal ^ | 12/7/2016 | J Hines

Posted on 12/07/2016 12:49:07 PM PST by w1n1

Do you like to shoot the .22 pistols? Have you tried the Ruger Mark 4, or the S&W Victory Pistol?

The all-new Ruger Mark 4 Pistol has lovers and haters. On the other hand, the S&W competition, the Victory Pistol, equally has fans and non-fans.

The guy from 22 Plinkster fired both and examined the pros and cons of both pistol models. He goes over which one is more simple to work with as far as taking apart and which has the better grip.See the full action here, what about you, which one do you like to use for plinking around?


TOPICS: Hobbies; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: 22pistols; banglist; battel; gunshooting
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To: DOC44

Have you dine the trigger mod, turning the spring upside down? Highly recommended if you want 2lb pull for free. You can blow through a mag.


21 posted on 12/07/2016 1:00:04 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: w1n1

Still favor my Ruger 22/45 LITE ‘race gun’. Started with standard over the counter model and then upgraded it for steel plate speed competitions. I love this model not only because it weighs next to nothing which is great for competition, but the 22/45 lower receiver handle has the same contours as the 1911 handle. I used to have a Ruger MK III, which the new MK IV design is based on, but it’s almost all steel. Don’t get me wrong, great firearm, but it weights a lot.


22 posted on 12/07/2016 1:01:24 PM PST by LoneStarGI (Vegetarian: Old Indian word for "BAD HUNTER.")
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To: w1n1

Heritage arms. The six shot revolver.

Best little firearm for the money.

I have no idea how the 45 is doing, but I got the 22mag and I love it.


23 posted on 12/07/2016 1:01:32 PM PST by crz
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To: Lurkinanloomin

I keep having to re-zero after every cleaning. I may try a the new ruger next time.


24 posted on 12/07/2016 1:03:17 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: w1n1

I love .22 pistols and revolvers. I must have owned at least 50 in my life and most of them were really fine guns.

Before I mention the good ones there were two dogs. One was when I was a kid and could only afford a ten dollar gun. It was a PIC revolver and the barrel-cylinder gap was huge. The other bad one was a Sterling. The Sterling was the worst thing I could imagine. It jammed every single shot. The only reason I bought it to start with was an article in a gun magazine thought it was great. Probably the author was paid to do the article.

Now for the good ones. My first great pistol was a Colt Huntsman. About as accurate and reliable as it is possible to make a gun.

Several Ruger standard models. Several Mark I and Mark II target models. and one they called a Government model because they sold some to the government. It was basically just a Mark II target with a 7 and a half inch barrel.

A bunch of High Standard target models and some standard models. All great guns.

Several S&W revolvers, all fine guns. A couple of Colt troopers in .22, several Colt single action .22s (not the single action army, but a scaled down replica complete with the color case hardening).

Several S&W autos but for some reason I never owned a model 41.

A whole slew of pocket models by various makers including Walther. Every single one was a good gun.

Day in and day out, the Rugers are about as good as any but they are really interesting to field strip.


25 posted on 12/07/2016 1:04:13 PM PST by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

I agree, and you made my point.


26 posted on 12/07/2016 1:04:36 PM PST by Yo-Yo ( Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: w1n1

I haven’t done much pistol shooting, I like long guns.
The only .22 pistol I’ve ever used was when I was in Vietnam.
I think it was a High Standard semi-auto with a suppressor and subsonic rounds. I don’t know where it stacks up with the stuff sold today.


27 posted on 12/07/2016 1:06:02 PM PST by BuffaloJack (Own a rifle. Be an American.)
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To: w1n1
My Victory is the easiest to clean that I've ever had...and I have a Ruger and a Browning.

The Victory outshoots them both, in my hands, ...your mileage may vary.

In fact, my Victory has already begun to pay for itself.

I won a $25.00 Walmart Gift card (in lieu of a turkey) at a local Turkey Shoot, the other day.

If I can keep that up, it'll pay for itself in about 8 years.

28 posted on 12/07/2016 1:06:12 PM PST by OldSmaj (The only thing washed on a filthy liberal is their damned brains.)
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To: w1n1

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Battel of the .22 Pistols, Anne of Green Gables, everyone wants a title these days...
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29 posted on 12/07/2016 1:06:47 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: GGpaX4DumpedTea

Have my Dad’s Mk I, circa 1955.

FWIW I acquired an Erma RX-22, a .22 copy of the Walther PPK. Fun to shoot & a good subcaliber stand-in for my Makarov & P-64. Not expensive, either.


30 posted on 12/07/2016 1:07:30 PM PST by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
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To: BuffaloJack

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Assassination gun???
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31 posted on 12/07/2016 1:08:08 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Yo-Yo

That’s on the buckmark. The that goes across the top holding the red dot. You gave to dismantle it all. That spring is tricky tii sometimes. The mkxx suck too.


32 posted on 12/07/2016 1:08:36 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: w1n1

Which one is easier to suppress? Ruger, hands down. Soon, you won’t need ATF tax stamp/permission.


33 posted on 12/07/2016 1:08:37 PM PST by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!)
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To: Lazamataz; AppyPappy; w1n1

Why choose?

Put ‘em together and you’ll have a .44!


34 posted on 12/07/2016 1:10:03 PM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: Larry Lucido
Get 4 and you have an 88!

I like the 88.

35 posted on 12/07/2016 1:12:37 PM PST by Lazamataz (TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!!)
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To: w1n1

The most fun pistol ever is the Colt Frontier. It is essentially a 7/8s model of the Peacemaker in .22


36 posted on 12/07/2016 1:13:14 PM PST by rey
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To: Lazamataz

When you carry, though, it prints. You’ll have a battel of the bluge.


37 posted on 12/07/2016 1:14:05 PM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: elcid1970

I have one of those Erma’s but mine doesn’t work anymore. It was cheap but worked fine. I got it used and the slide was pretty scratched up.

I hit upon an idea. I spray painted the slide with Krylon and then had a brilliant idea. I figured it would be better to bake the finish on.

I put it in my gas grill and maybe 15-20 minutes later took it out. To my surprise, the slide was warped. I have thought of ordering just the slide from Numrich etc. but never got around to it. I still have the bottom part or I guess they call it the frame.


38 posted on 12/07/2016 1:14:07 PM PST by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: Lazamataz

Or battel of the bugle.

(That was pretty cool though).


39 posted on 12/07/2016 1:15:51 PM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: Larry Lucido

I cannot help but notice that the original author spelt PISTLOS wrong.


40 posted on 12/07/2016 1:16:28 PM PST by Lazamataz (TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!!)
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