Your favorite 22 pistol - Page 2

fmacsin1 · 07-25-2009, 07:56 AM

Still my favorite until I get a Walther

TechTeach · 07-25-2009, 08:16 AM

My favorite is my Ruger MKIII 22/45 with aftermarket grips and extended base pad. Use it for Steel Challenge shooting.

Next favorite is my STI Open Gun use it for Steel Challenge and USPSA

Louisiana boy · 08-13-2009, 12:29 AM

Mine would have to be my Ruger Single Six Stainless 6" barrel. I keep it in my truck all the time. Dont have a picture, my camera went swimming last canoe trip..

USMC-03 · 08-13-2009, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fmacsin1

Still my favorite until I get a Walther

I bought one just like it in high school for my first .22 pistol and still have it. Not terribly well built but pretty accurate and lots of fun; it took quite a few rabbits and grouse during deer season.

Dragoon · 08-13-2009, 10:46 AM

Certainly one of the last I'd ever get rid of - Smith & Wesson K-22 Outdoorsman.

hkruss · 08-13-2009, 07:20 PM

The only .22 pistol I have is a early 60's Ruger Standard. Very accurate and fun to shoot. Wish I could find a couple more original mags for it!

FloridaFialaFan · 09-03-2009, 10:11 PM

This is difficult! Got a bunch of favorites. But since I specialize in the Fialas, I'll just put a couple of pics of some of my Fialas in here.

The above are examples of the Fiala 3-bbl sets in fitted case with detachable walnut buttstock. This fancy rig sold for $35 back in the 1920s. It has a 3" bbl for carry; 7 1/2" for tartget/plinking; and 20" with wooden forestock which converts the pistol to a carbine with the buttstock attached.

And below are some of my Fialas wearing their "Carbine Disguise." The bottom one is a factory "Special Order" 12 1/2" barrel.

The Fiala is a UNIQUE magazine-fed single-shot that must be hand-cycled after each shot. They were made in New Haven, CT by four different owners so a few have a different name on them, or are NOT marked.

Best regards ~ ~ ~ FFF

Big ugly · 09-04-2009, 09:07 PM

My MKIII is my favorite. As I said before this thing has killed more treerats than rabbies.

JimInMontana · 09-06-2009, 04:50 AM

I inherited my dad's .22 Colt Match Target with a 6+ inch barrel, made 1955. Shoots a 5 shot ragged hole at 25 yards on sandbags and feels so natural in the hand when pointing. I snap shot a running rabbit at 40 steps with the 3rd shot not even really aiming because it's a natural shooter -- an extension of the shooter.

arellbee51 · 09-06-2009, 04:47 PM

I have a Ruger MK II with the 6 7/8" tapered bbl. I used it for many years as my Bullseye .22 and was never disapointed with it. My other favorite (can't have just one fav!) is a 4" Colt Diamondback. Great little pistol. It's usually the one I carry in the field if I'm not carrying a big gun. RLB

Airdale · 09-06-2009, 05:44 PM

Couple of years back my Mom presented me with her Ruger Single Six before she moved to California to live with my sister and brother in law. The gun had been a unwelcomed Christmas gift from my father in the early 50s. My Mom wasn't opposed to guns but she probably thought that a second Single Six (my dad already had one) was a waste of money. Even as young as I was I knew dad was in the doghouse and, as I remember, he remained there for a while.

Anyway, when she presented the gun she tried to be a little formal but couldn't because tears interupted the presentation. The only other person that will have this Ruger will be my wife.

My Dad recently passed and I insisted my brother in law take my Dad's Single Six.

Xaiver56 · 09-06-2009, 08:34 PM

My Two favorite .22's are in this order:

Beretta Neos

Sig Mosquito

keokeboy · 09-06-2009, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pinecone70

This is my Smith & Wesson 422, the first pistol I purchased.

my wife has one and it's the most accurate and trouble free semi auto ever made by s&w

dragonfly · 09-07-2009, 10:06 AM

I am really torn between my Buck Mark, Challenger II and my Medalist. But, I like the feel of my Challenger the best I think. It just seems to meld into my hand the best. My Medalist, even without the scope ( I have a holo red dot on it now) is just a little heavy. The Camo Camper is fun, but not the quality of the other two. My Challenger is just a really fun, accurate pistol to shoot.

FloridaFialaFan · 10-12-2009, 01:00 AM

Second favorite .22rf pistol, AFTER the Fialas mentioned above, is the Founding Father of the O.F.Mossberg & Sons Co.: The Mossberg Brownie.

Pictured are: 1) Variation #3 (NRA VG+) with original box (rough); 2) same as 1 but better original box with papers; 3) Variation #3 (NRA VG+); 4) Variation #2.5 (NRA VG+); 5) same as 4 but better finish; 6) "Lunchbox" gun only stamped with Brownie logo and serial number (?) on two parts; 7) Variation 2 (wrong patent date) in NRA VG; 8) same as 7 but NRA VG+; 9) Variation #1 found years ago in woods by a hiking ex-LEO (cost me 3 bags of dark chocolate M&Ms!; Still works, but right grip missing, left grip homemade, and barrel latch rebuilt. 10) Variation #1 (NRA VG with only blue wear on barrel cluster.

These little .22rf 4-shooters should rate highly on the collectible scale. It was the sales success of his little $5 hunk of iron and walnut that enabled Oscar and his sons to continue operating through really tough financial times, to become today America's oldest surviving, family-owned gunmaking company.

Only an estimated 33,400 were produced and there will be no more. Many have tried to copy its design and sales success. NONE have even came close to matching either!

It's not only the FIRST gun the company produced, it is also the ONLY handgun the company made for public sale. Yet some who say they're Mossberg collectors still write saying they weren't aware Mossberg ever made a pistol...

Best regards ~ ~ ~ FFF

If my brother was running as the Liberal candidate in my precinct, and a mongoloid monkey with rabies was the Conservative candidate, I would vote for the monkey.

Old Sensei · 10-12-2009, 07:16 PM

My jpg is too large to load. But...if you could see it...it is a Diamondback 6" that has been hard chromed.

BETH · 10-12-2009, 07:19 PM

no picture but i love my Walther p22 using mini mags its a great pistol especially for a women

berto64 · 10-12-2009, 09:07 PM

High Standard Mod B.

FloridaFialaFan · 10-12-2009, 09:41 PM

Old Sensei, IF you want, email me the oversized jpg pic, I'll reduce it to 800 pixels wide and email it back to you.

Best regards ~ ~ ~ FFF

wingspar · 10-14-2009, 03:17 PM

The only one I have. Bought brand new by my father in 1950.

jeepix · 11-13-2009, 03:21 PM

My High Standard Supermatic Trophy TX9248 with 7 3/4 barrel, Sile grips and Ultra Dot Pan-A-V holographic sight.

wpage · 11-13-2009, 06:09 PM

Colt Trooper II 6" double action 6 shooter. Sorry no pic...
Simple and relialble for over 30 years!

Teejay9 · 11-13-2009, 08:19 PM

Kind of like this one. A 1958 mod. 18:
http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/albu...&pictureid=997

Eddie N · 11-13-2009, 10:21 PM

No photo, but I also have a Beretta Neos. 4 1/2 in. barrel. Want to order the other two barrels for it- 6" and 7 1/2". Whenever I can find an extra $220 plus shipping.

Terry_P · 11-14-2009, 07:06 AM

Ruger Single Six, accurate and the one I reach for when I want a 22. It is convertible so I have the option of 22 Mag as well.

07-25-2009, 07:56 AM	#26
fmacsin1 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Moosehead Lake, Maine Posts: 433	Re: Your favorite 22 pistol Still my favorite until I get a Walther Attached Images

07-25-2009, 08:16 AM	#27
TechTeach Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 5	Re: Your favorite 22 pistol My favorite is my Ruger MKIII 22/45 with aftermarket grips and extended base pad. Use it for Steel Challenge shooting.Next favorite is my STI Open Gun use it for Steel Challenge and USPSA

08-13-2009, 12:29 AM	#28
Louisiana boy Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sulphur, LA Posts: 8	Re: Your favorite 22 pistol Mine would have to be my Ruger Single Six Stainless 6" barrel. I keep it in my truck all the time. Dont have a picture, my camera went swimming last canoe trip..

08-13-2009, 10:46 AM	#30
Dragoon Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Arizona Posts: 22	Re: Your favorite 22 pistol Certainly one of the last I'd ever get rid of - Smith & Wesson K-22 Outdoorsman. Last edited by Dragoon; 08-14-2009 at 09:56 PM..

08-13-2009, 07:20 PM	#31
hkruss Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mobile, Al. Posts: 1,092	Re: Your favorite 22 pistol The only .22 pistol I have is a early 60's Ruger Standard. Very accurate and fun to shoot. Wish I could find a couple more original mags for it! Attached Images __________________ obama - "non gratum anus rodentum"

09-03-2009, 10:11 PM	#32
FloridaFialaFan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: World's Most Famous Beach - Daytona Posts: 194	Re: Your favorite 22 pistol This is difficult! Got a bunch of favorites. But since I specialize in the Fialas, I'll just put a couple of pics of some of my Fialas in here. The above are examples of the Fiala 3-bbl sets in fitted case with detachable walnut buttstock. This fancy rig sold for $35 back in the 1920s. It has a 3" bbl for carry; 7 1/2" for tartget/plinking; and 20" with wooden forestock which converts the pistol to a carbine with the buttstock attached. And below are some of my Fialas wearing their "Carbine Disguise." The bottom one is a factory "Special Order" 12 1/2" barrel. The Fiala is a UNIQUE magazine-fed single-shot that must be hand-cycled after each shot. They were made in New Haven, CT by four different owners so a few have a different name on them, or are NOT marked. Best regards ~ ~ ~ FFF Last edited by FloridaFialaFan; 09-03-2009 at 10:12 PM.. Reason: Spelling correction.

09-04-2009, 09:07 PM	#33
Big ugly Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Knoxville Tennessee Contributor Posts: 2,603	Re: Your favorite 22 pistol My MKIII is my favorite. As I said before this thing has killed more treerats than rabbies. Attached Images __________________ "You say the Devil made do it with a smile. Raisin' hell and howlin at the moon. Well I'm gonna put your @$$ back in line. I'm gonna scare the Devil out of you." BlackBerry Smoke Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R513dA4peMg Nothing is "proof" against a truly talented fool. Swanshot

09-06-2009, 04:50 AM	#34
JimInMontana Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Helena, MT Posts: 5	Favorite 22 pistol = Colt Match Target I inherited my dad's .22 Colt Match Target with a 6+ inch barrel, made 1955. Shoots a 5 shot ragged hole at 25 yards on sandbags and feels so natural in the hand when pointing. I snap shot a running rabbit at 40 steps with the 3rd shot not even really aiming because it's a natural shooter -- an extension of the shooter.

09-06-2009, 04:47 PM	#35
arellbee51 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Silver City, NM Posts: 4	Re: Your favorite 22 pistol I have a Ruger MK II with the 6 7/8" tapered bbl. I used it for many years as my Bullseye .22 and was never disapointed with it. My other favorite (can't have just one fav!) is a 4" Colt Diamondback. Great little pistol. It's usually the one I carry in the field if I'm not carrying a big gun. RLB

09-06-2009, 05:44 PM	#36
Airdale Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: N.W. Arkansas Contributor Posts: 750	Re: Your favorite 22 pistol Couple of years back my Mom presented me with her Ruger Single Six before she moved to California to live with my sister and brother in law. The gun had been a unwelcomed Christmas gift from my father in the early 50s. My Mom wasn't opposed to guns but she probably thought that a second Single Six (my dad already had one) was a waste of money. Even as young as I was I knew dad was in the doghouse and, as I remember, he remained there for a while. Anyway, when she presented the gun she tried to be a little formal but couldn't because tears interupted the presentation. The only other person that will have this Ruger will be my wife. My Dad recently passed and I insisted my brother in law take my Dad's Single Six.

09-06-2009, 08:34 PM	#37
Xaiver56 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Grand Prairie, TX Posts: 526	Re: Your favorite 22 pistol My Two favorite .22's are in this order: Beretta Neos Sig Mosquito __________________ NRA Member GOA Member "Government's view on the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it" --Ronald Reagan “The United States leads the world in too many areas for us to start imitating those who are trailing behind.” --Thomas Sowell

09-07-2009, 10:06 AM	#39
dragonfly V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lilburn, Ga Posts: 100	Re: Your favorite 22 pistol I am really torn between my Buck Mark, Challenger II and my Medalist. But, I like the feel of my Challenger the best I think. It just seems to meld into my hand the best. My Medalist, even without the scope ( I have a holo red dot on it now) is just a little heavy. The Camo Camper is fun, but not the quality of the other two. My Challenger is just a really fun, accurate pistol to shoot. __________________ Hunters & Anglers are still the best environmentalists. Dragonfly

10-12-2009, 01:00 AM	#40
FloridaFialaFan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: World's Most Famous Beach - Daytona Posts: 194	Re: Your favorite 22 pistol Second favorite .22rf pistol, AFTER the Fialas mentioned above, is the Founding Father of the O.F.Mossberg & Sons Co.: The Mossberg Brownie. Pictured are: 1) Variation #3 (NRA VG+) with original box (rough); 2) same as 1 but better original box with papers; 3) Variation #3 (NRA VG+); 4) Variation #2.5 (NRA VG+); 5) same as 4 but better finish; 6) "Lunchbox" gun only stamped with Brownie logo and serial number (?) on two parts; 7) Variation 2 (wrong patent date) in NRA VG; 8) same as 7 but NRA VG+; 9) Variation #1 found years ago in woods by a hiking ex-LEO (cost me 3 bags of dark chocolate M&Ms!; Still works, but right grip missing, left grip homemade, and barrel latch rebuilt. 10) Variation #1 (NRA VG with only blue wear on barrel cluster. These little .22rf 4-shooters should rate highly on the collectible scale. It was the sales success of his little $5 hunk of iron and walnut that enabled Oscar and his sons to continue operating through really tough financial times, to become today America's oldest surviving, family-owned gunmaking company. Only an estimated 33,400 were produced and there will be no more. Many have tried to copy its design and sales success. NONE have even came close to matching either! It's not only the FIRST gun the company produced, it is also the ONLY handgun the company made for public sale. Yet some who say they're Mossberg collectors still write saying they weren't aware Mossberg ever made a pistol... Best regards ~ ~ ~ FFF *If my brother was running as the Liberal candidate in my precinct, and a mongoloid monkey with rabies was the Conservative candidate, I would vote for the monkey.*

10-12-2009, 07:16 PM	#41
Old Sensei Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2	Re: Your favorite 22 pistol My jpg is too large to load. But...if you could see it...it is a Diamondback 6" that has been hard chromed.

10-12-2009, 07:19 PM	#42
BETH Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: naugatuck,Ct. Contributor Posts: 6,666	Re: Your favorite 22 pistol no picture but i love my Walther p22 using mini mags its a great pistol especially for a women

10-12-2009, 09:07 PM	#43
berto64 VMBB Admin Staff Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Owyhee County, Idaho Contributor Posts: 7,385	Re: Your favorite 22 pistol High Standard Mod B. __________________ Be who you are & say what you will, Those that matter won't mind and those that mind don't matter. I'm a bitter clinger, One Nation Under God.

10-12-2009, 09:41 PM	#44
FloridaFialaFan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: World's Most Famous Beach - Daytona Posts: 194	Re: Your favorite 22 pistol Old Sensei, IF you want, email me the oversized jpg pic, I'll reduce it to 800 pixels wide and email it back to you. Best regards ~ ~ ~ FFF

10-14-2009, 03:17 PM	#45
wingspar V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 479	Re: Your favorite 22 pistol The only one I have. Bought brand new by my father in 1950. __________________ Gary Will Fly for Food

11-13-2009, 03:21 PM	#46
jeepix Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 43	Re: Your favorite 22 pistol My High Standard Supermatic Trophy TX9248 with 7 3/4 barrel, Sile grips and Ultra Dot Pan-A-V holographic sight.

11-13-2009, 06:09 PM	#47
wpage Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,471	Re: Your favorite 22 pistol Colt Trooper II 6" double action 6 shooter. Sorry no pic... Simple and relialble for over 30 years!

11-13-2009, 08:19 PM	#48
Teejay9 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Southwest Corner of the US, "Where no stinking fence will stop us!!" Posts: 1,257	Re: Your favorite 22 pistol Kind of like this one. A 1958 mod. 18: http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/albu...&pictureid=997 __________________ A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have". Thomas Jefferson Last edited by Teejay9; 11-15-2009 at 07:38 PM..

11-13-2009, 10:21 PM	#49
Eddie N Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Colorado Contributor Posts: 1,192	Re: Your favorite 22 pistol No photo, but I also have a Beretta Neos. 4 1/2 in. barrel. Want to order the other two barrels for it- 6" and 7 1/2". Whenever I can find an extra $220 plus shipping.

11-14-2009, 07:06 AM	#50
Terry_P Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NH Posts: 2,513	Re: Your favorite 22 pistol Ruger Single Six, accurate and the one I reach for when I want a 22. It is convertible so I have the option of 22 Mag as well. __________________ NRA and NAHC Life "Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms." -Aristotle