best .22 plinker

If a revolver feels okay in your hand, get the Single Six. Excellent! But if you test out a Mark III, you'll like it just as much.
 
Heritage Rough Riders, while not pretty seem to shoot well enough for what you're talking about.
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I would be really careful. All the ones I have seen shoot horribly. You can't go wrong with a Ruger though.
 
If you go with the Ruger Single Six you will be very happy. I have both semi autos and revolvers, and the revolvers make rimfire shooting so much more fun.
 
For a .22 on a short budget, consider something like this Iver Johnson model 55 or any of the similar .22's from IJ or H&R.
I picked this one up over the weekend for about $100, and while it's no S&W 617 (I owned one for a while) or Pre War Colt Officers Model Target(currently own one of those) it IS a reasonably well made plinker. It's a hoot to shoot, and these are around for short short money. There are a bunch of variations around on this basic theme. Eight shots of .22 plinking fun for the cost of a nice set of grips for a S&W or Colt! :) I actually almost feel a bit guilty about the amount of fun I'm having with this little plinker.

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Go to your local range and try a couple before you buy. Or if you have some friends that have any, try theirs at the range. You'll get to see how it feels in your own hands and how it shoots. Don't want you to spend your hard-earned money on something that you'll end up regretting later.

There really is no best, since everyone has their own bias.

I like the S&W 63 and S&W 617. I tried and like a Browning Buckmark, as well.

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I agree with Jixer. I prefer the ruger single six cause of the old west feeling of a single action, for me a heck of alot of fun. I have had a ruger mark I, great gun also. Had a walther p22 and gave it a fair shake, but it jammed alot, inaccurate, feeding problems, took all the fun out of plinking, sold it. Used my dad's old IJ top break-open double action .22, it was fun. Let us know what you get.
 
I have both the single-six and mark III, they are both excellent quality and very fun to shoot, I just have more fun with my single six and if I want more power I can just switch cylinders. Put them both in yours hands and feel them out, they are built like tanks and I've never seen one worn out, both nice investments!
 
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