I've been reading this forum for about a month now, and find all the first-hand pistol info from everyone very helpful.
I've been shooting handguns and rifles since I was but a wee lass, but I've yet to own one myself. I can't wait to inherit my family's gun collection, so I'll just have to buy some of my own. I miss shooting a whole lot, and am eager to get back into it
I want to buy two pistols, a .45 and a .22, mainly for target shooting (fun!) but for home defense too. I plan on going shooting a lot (for me, a lot is in excess of 250 rounds per week) and since .45 ammo is a bit on the expensive side, I thought I'd balance out the fun with a nice .22.
After doing months of research, renting several pistols, and going through several hundred rounds of ammo, I've narrowed my search down to three candidates:
CZ 97 B .45ACP
-or- Baby Eagle MR4500RS .45ACP
and the Ruger MII (MK-512) .22LR
I still don't know if I want to buy the CZ or the MRI, because both are quite fun and accurate. What differentiating features can you all give to help me choose between them?
The only thing holding me back from the Ruger is all the reports I've read about how difficult they are to take apart to clean, so I called Ruger and they are sending me a manual for the MK-512 so I can check it out. Any thoughts on another good .22 target pistol?
Any help will be greatly appreciated
Thanks,
NancyAnne
I've been shooting handguns and rifles since I was but a wee lass, but I've yet to own one myself. I can't wait to inherit my family's gun collection, so I'll just have to buy some of my own. I miss shooting a whole lot, and am eager to get back into it
I want to buy two pistols, a .45 and a .22, mainly for target shooting (fun!) but for home defense too. I plan on going shooting a lot (for me, a lot is in excess of 250 rounds per week) and since .45 ammo is a bit on the expensive side, I thought I'd balance out the fun with a nice .22.
After doing months of research, renting several pistols, and going through several hundred rounds of ammo, I've narrowed my search down to three candidates:
CZ 97 B .45ACP
-or- Baby Eagle MR4500RS .45ACP
and the Ruger MII (MK-512) .22LR
I still don't know if I want to buy the CZ or the MRI, because both are quite fun and accurate. What differentiating features can you all give to help me choose between them?
The only thing holding me back from the Ruger is all the reports I've read about how difficult they are to take apart to clean, so I called Ruger and they are sending me a manual for the MK-512 so I can check it out. Any thoughts on another good .22 target pistol?
Any help will be greatly appreciated
Thanks,
NancyAnne