Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Handguns How many have purchased a new .22LR handgun or started shooting one more often?

Not particularly more, no.

I've got a modest supply of .22 long rifle ammo but there's no replacement ammo here locally. I haven't seen .22 LR shells since about the same time the primers dried up. I've got enough for whackin' squirrels and an occasional tin can but I'm not just plinking for the hell of making noise.

I can still get .17 HMR, new stock comes in fairly frequently, and we can still get shotgun shells pretty easily. Otherwise "thar ain't no ammo." Though last week I saw 4-5 boxes of .30-30 on the shelf. I think things are slowly improving.

Tom

I'm down to my last brick of .22LR and haven't been shooting in a few weeks. Before that it was quite some time.

I love my .22s. Got a MkIII 22/45 like yours, a Ruger Single Six, and a Marlin 70HC carbine sporting a nice 4x Nikon. My gal really likes shooting the .22s and frankly so does my pocket book.

That's the same Ruger I chose and I haven't had a failure yet. It's nice to be able to plink as much as I want and not worry about denting the wallet.

George

I just traded a used Kahr K9 for a Taurus 9 shot snubbie and S&W 22A both of which are new in the box. Plan on using them in my handgun safety and shooting classes.

Oh, and I still have several thousand rounds of assorted brands of 22lr in the locker.

I have a 7.5" H&R 629 convertible that I used to hunt grouse with, but it's slow loading gate keeps it from being an efficient plinker. So, two yrs. ago I decided to pick up a 5.5" Ruger Mark II slabside before the Mark IIIs came out. That gun has pretty much replaced the H&R. The Ruger is more accurate and carries a little easier then the H&R. With half a dozen magazines and a speed loader I can go through a couple hundred rounds in a hurry. The 22 Mag. H&R still has its place, for example when I have to dispatch that 30 lb. porcupine stealing my raspberries.

It will be a while before I run out of 22 ammo. I stocked up on various 'deals' over the years and am well supplied with a variety of 22 shells. Unfortunately the Ruger doesn't like most hollow points, which I have a great number of because both my Cooey M60 and my Remington M12 like the Rem. target hollow points. Fortunately it likes Fed. GMs that I have an ample supply of from a sale several years ago. There is also a large ammo box full of Wal Mart packs that I used to pick up every time I went in that store. At my present rate of consumption I'll guess that ammo will last 7-8 yrs.

I am not getting any new ones, but I always have my Ruger Single Six with 9.5 inch barrel with me at the range.

ruffcutt,
My 317 Airweight likes CCI Velocitors realy well. At 8 yards off hand, it will put 8 into 1"
Seems to do best with these over standard high velocity.
Virgil B.

About fifteen years ago I bought 12,000 rounds of Russian 22LR.
It's crappy ammo and tends to foul semis due to some sort of coating but it works in revolvers and bolt actions. I still have something over 5K plus a couple of thousand good stuff and almost a thousand shorts I bought recently
I see signs that the ammo crunch is easing up. I think I can hold out with what I have but would not pass up reasonable chances to add my stock.

Well did a little horse trading yesterday and got these:



For this even up.