Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Handguns Recommend a 22 pistol for my son

mine is cursed.

I can shoot cans and targets till the cows come home but if I need it to function to shoot a critter it will jam every time.

I know how you feel Dave.
That is one thing I can say for the 22A. I bought it well used.
Bore looked fine but the outside is missing 'paint' in a few spots.
But it shoots any and all ammo I stuff in it.
AND, when I do my part, I can hold 10's and X's all day at 25 feet. All the black at 50.
One day soon, I'll get a 100!

The wife's Buckmark , golden trigger target pistol will shoot as well. But ony with CCI or Blazers. Every other brand or type with jamb at least one per mag.

I'll take a look at mine tonight maybe. Tear it all the way down & clean it really good. check the extractor & stuff. Check the magazine over really good. Stupid thing shoots awesome when I can get it to feed.

Just my humble opinion, but I would not get a semi-auto for a person who knew very little about guns in general. Add in the low maintenance and you not able to be there and it�s an accident waiting to happen. For example, lots and lots of folks think that when you remove the magazine the pistol is safe and have no idea they have to clear the chamber (although I understand the latest Mk III Ruger does have a magazine disconnect). Or, lacking well ingrained gun handling skills, they pull the trigger and presto there is another one up the spout that only takes a slight tug on the trigger to set off.

I would strongly recommend a revolver of some kind, either double or single action. They don�t promote safe skills by themselves or totally make up for their lack but do offer a little extra protection against the more common mistakes.

That's my preference, too, but he did specify a pistol.

The Ruger's are easy to shoot well. I prefer the MK II. My wife has a MK III and it has some features I don't like. I don't care for the loaded chamber indicator and, as the gun comes from the factory, it will not fire with the magazine out. This feature also prevents the magazine from falling clear of the gun when the mag release button is pressed. She didn't like this feature either, so I deactivated it for her. It was no simple matter and required alteration of a couple of parts. I don't reccomend it unless you are familiar with these guns. For a first handgun, I would not reccomend an auto pistol at all. I'd go with a .22 revolver. A Ruger Single Six single action. It's easy to maintain and simple to operate. It's also accurate and a lot of fun to shoot.

I'd keep my eye on this one. It ends in a little over 1 day.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=194587229

That's a nice looking one. I'd like to have that myself.

Hey Northern Dave You have a freak gun I have 2 Mark IIs one regular and one with a Leupold scope I have fired thousands of rounds mostly non scoped NEVER an issue.Every one I know with one would say the same.

I crossed this bridge two years ago my daughters 16th B Day.Yes I would have liked a S&W for a life investment but I was so happy with her Taurus tracker that I bought one for my. Father and Daughter (we also have custom pearl handle folding knives) someone get me a tissue I am tearing up. They shoot well are relatively light and have really nice grips. She has 4in I have 6in.When I walk the woods I carry mine.

I have a few 22 autos the standard I measure all by is the Ruger Mark II SS with bull barrel

Hank

Sig Mosquito's a good one; I've also got a Buckmark.

Of course, if you REALLY cared, you'd pick him up a Diamondback.

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I'm a revolver guy. If I was looking for a reasonably priced .22 handgun to buy my son, I'd look around for a nice H&R Model 999.

They're widely considered one of the best revolvers H&R ever made. The downside is, people have started to appreciate them and the prices are starting to get a bit high for a nice example.

In fact, I'm going to have to keep my eye on this one.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=195312103

thanks all- I am enjoying this thread and have been bouncing all over gunbroker. The buckmark was a great find. I don't know how he would like a revolver. If tallying up the score a nice priced Ruger MK III might have the edge right now (if the buckmark gets gobbled up) but hope you all keep it coming.

thanks Bristoe- gotta say the mention of an H&R didn't so much for me but then I took a look. Looks like a lot of gun for the money.

I'll admit,..most of the offerings from H&R are fairly "ho-hum"

But they hit a home run when they put a 6" barrel, 9 shot .22 cylinder, and adjustable sights on their late model break down frame. The full size, hand checkered grips are a nice touch, also.

Back when they were still making them they got a lot of very good reviews from the gunwriters who tried them out.

I have three Ruger .22 autos. A MKI 4" standard, a MKII 5 1/2" bull barrel target, and a MKIII 4" 22/45 heavy barrel with adj sights. None has ever missed a shell.

+1 on the H&R 999 revolver, but they are getting harder to sneak up on.

I have a Browning Buckmark which has served me well.

+1

My Ruger Mark II Hunter shoots more like a rifle than a pistol.

I've owned most of the 22 wheel guns and none of the revolvers have ever come close to this kind of accuracy.

I just could stands no more! Yep, that .22 Ruger kept playing on my mind like a bad tune from the juke box. I had to do something about that noise in my head......So I went down and purchased the Ruger MK-3 with heavy barrel. Now I can say I got a real FUN GUN!!!