Why won’t I spend big $ on a .22LR handgun? Because I don’t have to, to get accuracy. My target pistols are a pair of Baikal IZH35M that cost less then $400 each. My plinker is a Ruger 22/45 that I paid $200 for. Then there’s the Ruger Single Six that I inherited, but rarely shoot. The IZH35M will shoot High Master scores in the right hand, and the 22/45 is more fun then any one person should be allowed to have. No need for more.
Why Won't you Spend More $$$ on a .22 LR?
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We all seem to have a different idea of "high cost" and thats fine. It also seems that we all are willing to spend big for HD/SD and thats fine as well. Then we find the "rubs" and here is mine. We "justify" $$ for SD/HD which is something we all hope we never have to use it for but we'll spend the $$ for it. Having to use anything to take a life in SD/HD is something I hope to NEVER do. I have spent the $$ just in case. So why wouldn't I spend the $$ for my enjoyment? Something that will go to the range more times than not? Something I can use with my family and friends and gives me great enjoyment should be of greater value. I didn't by a Yugo years ago when I had the chance, I bought a sports car instead. We don't always follow the $$ logic, sometimes are hearts are bigger than that! How many could have bought a scope for x that would do the job but bought a scope y for the cost of xxx+z? If we are honest there are a lot of guns that would never leave the shelf of the store. I think I'll just continue to save longer and buy what I like rather than settling for what I can afford today. We go through this life once ENJOY!
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I asked a friend of mine,,,
He has a Heritage revolver,,,
Can't get much cheaper than that.
On the other hand his centerfire pistols are all very high dollar.
He said when you only need minute of coke can at 25 yards,,
And all you really want is some cheap-n-easy trigger time,,,
Why go all freaky and buy more than you need.
He said that for him, shooting his .22 is all about relaxation,,,
It isn't about super serious target shooting.
I can buy that.
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He has a Heritage revolver,,,
Can't get much cheaper than that.
On the other hand his centerfire pistols are all very high dollar.
He said when you only need minute of coke can at 25 yards,,
And all you really want is some cheap-n-easy trigger time,,,
Why go all freaky and buy more than you need.
He said that for him, shooting his .22 is all about relaxation,,,
It isn't about super serious target shooting.
I can buy that.
.
I have a couple 1st model Colt Woodsman .22s, a German PPK, German PPK/S, and a German TPH. Took me a long time to find them and to scrounge the bucks, but something about serious quality in a firearm speaks to me, and these things have it in spades.
Personally, I wish fewer peopke would be interested in spending more than $200 on a .22, because then I could have gotten these things for less. But somehow someone out there seems to want one of these almost as much as I do, and they make me squeeze out the bucks.
I know they're not going to help much when the zombies are breaking down the front door, but until then they're cheap to shoot, and fun, and pretty pieces of engineering, and they make me happy. And I can shoot all day for almost nothing. Damn few zombies around any more, either.
Personally, I wish fewer peopke would be interested in spending more than $200 on a .22, because then I could have gotten these things for less. But somehow someone out there seems to want one of these almost as much as I do, and they make me squeeze out the bucks.
I know they're not going to help much when the zombies are breaking down the front door, but until then they're cheap to shoot, and fun, and pretty pieces of engineering, and they make me happy. And I can shoot all day for almost nothing. Damn few zombies around any more, either.
I don't need to spend more for a 22 because I'm totally satisfied shooting my cheap phoenix 22a range kit which i picked up used for $140.
Is it the best quality 22 out there? No way.
Has it been reliable, accurate, shoots cheap bulk 22 and is fun to shoot? Yes
I'd rather use the money I didn't spend on a better 22 for another 9 or 40 cal.
Of course I would never buy a $1000 Kimber either, just me.
Is it the best quality 22 out there? No way.
Has it been reliable, accurate, shoots cheap bulk 22 and is fun to shoot? Yes
I'd rather use the money I didn't spend on a better 22 for another 9 or 40 cal.
Of course I would never buy a $1000 Kimber either, just me.
I spent 400 bucks on this....
It is the best 400$ I have evr spent in my gun life...it has a Volquartsen accuracy upgrade(trigger, internals, etc), slide release, compensator, rear sight, and shoots like a dream....this thing NEVER jams, I am on my 3rd straight box of Federal bulk HPLR withought a single jam of any kind, its so accurate you could give a mosquito a wing trim at 25 yards, to me its beautifull and extremely well made...knowing know, what I didnt know when I got it, I would be willing to spend twice that for the same gun all over again..
P.S. of course that was a used price, but the gun was hardly used and the aftermarket upgrades cost more than 400$, so I got a good deal
It is the best 400$ I have evr spent in my gun life...it has a Volquartsen accuracy upgrade(trigger, internals, etc), slide release, compensator, rear sight, and shoots like a dream....this thing NEVER jams, I am on my 3rd straight box of Federal bulk HPLR withought a single jam of any kind, its so accurate you could give a mosquito a wing trim at 25 yards, to me its beautifull and extremely well made...knowing know, what I didnt know when I got it, I would be willing to spend twice that for the same gun all over again..
P.S. of course that was a used price, but the gun was hardly used and the aftermarket upgrades cost more than 400$, so I got a good deal
"When Bill Ruger came out with the $37.50 auto loader, overpriced and finicky .22's became doomed."
That is a totally inaccurate statement. Not everyone bought into Mr. Ruger's clunky, inaccurate project rifle. I was 14 when they came out. Sure, there's a certain crowd who loves them, but don't believe for a minute that the love is universal.
Do you mean I could have saved $1400 a few years ago and skipped buying the Cooper to get a Ruger? I think a Custom Classic lists for well over 2 grand these days and it's worth every penny.
Heck, I spent $220 for a Jewell trigger to put on a $800 Sako Finnfire rifle for mostly plinking duty.
Okay, handguns. Back in the '60s my father picked up a High Standard revolver, a Double Nine iirc. When I went to buy my own .22 revolver a few years later I bought a Single-Six. The quality difference was clearcut for not too much more money.
The same goes for the Model 17 guns like the 17-4 with 8-3/8" barrel and 2x Burris scope and the 4" Model 17-6. I've forgotten what they cost, but the quality endures.
Life goes on and some folks focus on the money and not the quality. But tell me, if I offered to buy you ANY .22 rimfire gun, would you pick a cheap one?
That is a totally inaccurate statement. Not everyone bought into Mr. Ruger's clunky, inaccurate project rifle. I was 14 when they came out. Sure, there's a certain crowd who loves them, but don't believe for a minute that the love is universal.
Do you mean I could have saved $1400 a few years ago and skipped buying the Cooper to get a Ruger? I think a Custom Classic lists for well over 2 grand these days and it's worth every penny.
Heck, I spent $220 for a Jewell trigger to put on a $800 Sako Finnfire rifle for mostly plinking duty.
Okay, handguns. Back in the '60s my father picked up a High Standard revolver, a Double Nine iirc. When I went to buy my own .22 revolver a few years later I bought a Single-Six. The quality difference was clearcut for not too much more money.
The same goes for the Model 17 guns like the 17-4 with 8-3/8" barrel and 2x Burris scope and the 4" Model 17-6. I've forgotten what they cost, but the quality endures.
Life goes on and some folks focus on the money and not the quality. But tell me, if I offered to buy you ANY .22 rimfire gun, would you pick a cheap one?