.22 for Mom

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Country Boy

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Here's the situation:

My mother currently has a Ruger Single-Six .22 handgun that she uses for pest control around the farm. She originally bought the single action Ruger because she was concerned about safe gun handling, but she has mentioned that the SA design is slow to load. Now, she has asked me to look for a different .22 handgun for her. She's looking for a 4-5 inch barrel, something that is reasonably quick to load, and holds more than six rounds. Most of the time, it will be stored unloaded in the house. BTW, she really likes her Ruger 10/22, partly because she can leave the magazines loaded and keep the rifle unloaded. I'm not too recent on .22 handguns, so does anybody out there have any thoughts?

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What is popular is not always right.
What is right is not always popular.
 
Country Boy,
You might want to look at the Taurus Model 94 in SS with a 4 1/2 in bbl.
This is a well made revolver and a lot of fun to shoot and its a 9 shot.

Take care. :)

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[This message has been edited by DorGunR (edited June 29, 2000).]
 
Country Boy,

I have a good deal of experience with both the Ruger 22-45 and the Browning Buckmark Target. Both would serve mom well with ten easy to load rounds. IMHO the Browning is slightly more accurate while the Ruger is slightly more rugged. The Browning semi-auto .22 comes in several flavors to suit your personal choices (field, micro, camper, etc.) Can't go wrong with either.

Good shooting!
 
When I went looking for a .22 semi-auto pistol, I narrowed my choices down to the Ruger (the Mark whatever, not the 22/45), the S&W 22S (which I eventually got), and the Browning Buckmark.

We can argue all day long about which is better (personally, I got the S&W because of the magazine release, the sighting set up, and the way it looked and felt). While I'm happy with the 22S, sny of those guns will serve (or your mom) you well.
 
If she wants to stick with a revolver, I've been happy with an H&R 1871 Model 999. It's a top-break nine-shot with adjustable sights. Granted, the double action trigger pull is not great, but she would probably never use it double action anyway. You can even get speedloaders for it! (Midway has them.) Also, H&R supports the NRA Instructor program with discounted guns and supports the Boy Scouts and other youth programs with loaner guns. You can get it with a 4 or 6 inch barrel. And, it's cheap! Gun Test Magazine recently reviewed it and had good things to say about it.
 
If she wants to stick with a revolver, I've been happy with an H&R 1871 Model 999. It's a top-break nine-shot with adjustable sights. Granted, the double action trigger pull is not great, but she would probably never use it double action anyway. You can even get speedloaders for it! (Midway has them.) Also, H&R supports the NRA Instructor program with discounted guns and supports the Boy Scouts and other youth programs with loaner guns. You can get it with a 4 or 6 inch barrel. And, it's cheap! Gun Test Magazine recently reviewed it and had good things to say about it.
(SORRY ABOUT THE DUPLICATE POST - the thing hiccupped and won't let me delete it.)

[This message has been edited by Calif Hunter (edited June 29, 2000).]
 
I'll second the H&R 999. I had one that I literly wore out after firing in excease of 10,000 rounds through. It is extremely accurate, fast to reload and inexpensive enough to throw down in the dirt if need be. I believe H&R stopped the manufacture of handguns this year due to law suits but new examples are still available with a little looking. H&R is a small company and rather than sell out they choice to stop one line of their guns to protect themselves from frivilous suits.

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Gunslinger
 
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