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What is your favorite all-around rimfire handgun AND why??
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Campfire Regular
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Ruger 22/45, 4" bull barrel. Because it's easy to hit little little things with it. I sold it once, bought a Browning buckmark, but got to missing the Ruger and had to buy it back. Lost a little on that affair. Sold the buckmark, still have the Ruger. It's a little heavy to carry but worth it if you want to hit something.
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Campfire Ranger
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Favorite all around would be any of several variations of the Ruger Mk II or III. The all time favorite would be the 5 �� bull barrel models.
Why � very reliable and way more accurate than they have a right to be for the cost, good pointers. The same pistol can pour rounds downrange to make tin cans dance and then used for serious target competition, or carried in a holster under less than clean conditions and still be counted on to work when the time comes.
I have some nice S&W .22 revolvers which I do love, and have had some nice Browning .22�s and a Smith Model 41, but the Rugers win as all around favorite.
Gunnery, gunnery, gunnery.
Hit the target, all else is twaddle!
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
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I agree with Jim on the 5.5" Gov't model bull-barrel MkII.
For a revolver: Ruger Bearcat.
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Campfire Tracker
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Campfire Tracker
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Ruger MkIII, 5 1/2" bull stainless.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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I like my revolvers, because they always work. My MKII, not so much with the "always" I like this high standard double nine. (that's a fly on my rear sight about to experience recoil  ) ![[Linked Image]](http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e364/northerndave/gunfly.jpg)
Something clever here.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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Colt Woodsman, 1946 Series I, with target grips. Why? Nothing I can put my finger on. It just feels good in my hand and is more accurate than I can hold.
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"You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz
"Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty
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Campfire Outfitter
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Campfire Outfitter
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![[Linked Image]](http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/ww15/Donmartin29/pix291992640.jpg) Carried one since 1957.
All guns should be locked up when not in use!
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Campfire Tracker
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Campfire Tracker
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Revolver- S&W K-22
Pistol- S&W Model 41
μολὼν λαβέ
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Campfire Ranger
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Really liking my Kel Tech PMR30, 30 shot 22 Magnum semi auto. 13 ounces empty, 19.5 oz with 30 rounds aboard. Fun x 100
LOVE God, LOVE your family, LOVE your country, LIKE guns and sports.
About 2016 team "R" candidates "We definitely need a crew with a sack of balls the size of hot water bottles, bloviated estrogen leaking feel-gooders need not apply." Gunner 500
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
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My all time fav is my 4 digits SN Bearcat and it goes out in the pasture & such a LOT. ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/TLEEF/GUNSMITHING/SWITCH003.jpg) My Walther P-22 has been a frequent flyer to the range for the past couple of years and lives in the truck.
George Orwell was a Prophet, not a novelist. Read 1984 and then look around you!
Old cat turd!
"Some men just need killing." ~ Clay Allison.
I am too old to fight but I can still pull a trigger. ~ Me
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Campfire Outfitter
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22/45 5.5 inch. Accurate, easy to shoot, affordable....just a lot of fun.
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Campfire Regular
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Campfire Regular
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Colt Woodsman Match Target
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Revolver S&W 17-3 I have.
Pistol Colt Woodsman 4" that is just a nice patina now. Been riding in a holster for many, many years.
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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Campfire Outfitter
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Campfire Outfitter
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Ruger single-six. Custom grips by Charlie Conoyer. The best fun gun ever for my family and I. ![[Linked Image]](http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt260/jackpine44/ruger22.jpg)
You're Welcome At My Fire Anytime
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Campfire Outfitter
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Revolver- S&W K-22
Pistol- S&W Model 41 Agreed! ![[Linked Image]](http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g287/RufusXG/Revolvers/DSC03053.jpg)
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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I should add that my wife just LOVES her early, old model aluminum framed Ruger Bearcat. Says she thinks it is 'Cute'.... and just loves the scroll machine engraving on the cylinder. Whatever it takes! She shoots up CB longs and or Colibri low noise zero recoil ammo by the semi load when we go plinking or shooting.
LOVE God, LOVE your family, LOVE your country, LIKE guns and sports.
About 2016 team "R" candidates "We definitely need a crew with a sack of balls the size of hot water bottles, bloviated estrogen leaking feel-gooders need not apply." Gunner 500
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Campfire Outfitter
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Right now it's my Ruger Single-Six, 17 HMR!
It's new and I haven't shot it yet, but it's my 'favorite'.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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"...the designer of the .270 Ingwe cartridge!..."
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Campfire Sage
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Just recently bought a .22 conversion unit for my Sig P220. I like it a lot as a .22. It's very lightweight, accurate, and I like the trigger.
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