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Posted: 9/30/2014 9:07:51 PM EDT

Went to the range today brought my benelli m4 and ruger mk ii competition target. I really don't know why but the last 4 or 5 times I went out shooting my 22lr pistol just seems like no fun to shoot anymore. I just feel like I'm shooting a pellet gun or bb gun I really cant explain it but I feel like I should get rid of my 22's and my 22 ammo supply (my dad would love me to give him my 22 stash )

Does anyone else feel this way? Maybe it's a faze? Can someone elaborate if they have ever felt this way? Thanks

(p.s. been thinking of getting a fn five seven or ps90 to replace my 22's. They can hunt the same game but the 5.7 round has a big muzzle flash and seems like it would excite me as a shooter more.)

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:08:30 PM EDT

[#1]

My favorite guns to shoot are my buckmarks and my 10/22.

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:08:43 PM EDT

[#2]

You're the only one, and in my opinion you should be quarantined before your weird ideas infect someone else.

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:08:57 PM EDT

[#3]

I think you're the only one that feels that way.

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Posted: 9/30/2014 9:09:04 PM EDT

[#4]

.22 is no longer fun to shoot for me because it costs what .223 should.

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:09:46 PM EDT

[#5]

I love my .22s

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:10:11 PM EDT

[#6]

I never really enjoyed shooting .22 and do not currently own one. I'm right there with you.

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:10:17 PM EDT

[#7]

Even with .22 being in such short supply around here, my .22's are still my favorites to shoot.

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:10:46 PM EDT

[#8]

I love shooting .22, but since the prices went full retard, I no longer get to shoot like I used to. I used to go through 500-1000 rounds every weekend.... Not anymore

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:10:49 PM EDT

[#9]

what is wrong with you OP, got teh ebolas?

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:10:59 PM EDT

[#10]

I havent shot my 10/22 since I built my ar. The gf didnt even bring her 10/22 to the range last sunday. I know what you mean. It will come back. Start shooting some other stuff and put the 22s in the corner of the safe for a while. You will be glad you have them someday.

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:11:59 PM EDT

[#11]

I'll take the rest of the no fun 22 ammo, off of your hands.

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:13:05 PM EDT

[#12]

I'm thinking about asking Santa for a .17HMR for Christmas. My arthritis is getting to the point that center fires make my shoulder hurt the couple of days after.

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:13:31 PM EDT

[#13]

Go buy a Sparrow suppressor and get back with us.

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:13:37 PM EDT

[#14]

I love 22. I like to shoot it as far as I can and it is fun with a can.

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:14:18 PM EDT

[#15]

Looks like you need a suppresor

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:16:12 PM EDT

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You're the only one, and in my opinion you should be quarantined before your weird ideas infect someone else.

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Posted: 9/30/2014 9:17:11 PM EDT

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I never really enjoyed shooting .22 and do not currently own one. I'm right there with you.

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Crap, the outbreak is spreading!

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:17:49 PM EDT

[#18]

It must be you.

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:17:49 PM EDT

[#19]

Boy I love shooting .22LR. It's scarcity is a pain in the rump, though. I have plenty but it nags at the back of my head whenever I shoot it that I can't replenish it easily and the total on-hand drops.

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:18:24 PM EDT

[#20]

When I go shooting I always take something with some thunder; mosin T53 or PTR 91 PDW or something else that demands attention. Once I abuse everyone's ears and my shoulder I settle in with something lighter and enjoy myself.

Try mixing it up.

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:19:33 PM EDT

[#21]

No I like it a lot.

But I have nice .22's, not airsoft guns that shoot .22LR

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:19:47 PM EDT

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.22 is no longer fun to shoot for me because it costs what .223 should.

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No it doesn't.

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:20:06 PM EDT

[#23]

i really like my 22 wish the neckbeards would let me by ammo

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:20:15 PM EDT

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Posted: 9/30/2014 9:20:52 PM EDT

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nope. .22lr is very underwhelming

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:22:12 PM EDT

[#26]

It's just you.

Just bought the .22 to go with the .45

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:23:22 PM EDT

[#27]

I'll play... Honestly, shooting 22 is fun and all but I'm not sure the 30 seconds it takes to load magazines outweighs the 7 seconds it takes to burn through them. Probably will liquidate my 22 supply and guns here soon

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:24:41 PM EDT

[#28]

Since I received a Ruger MKlll Hunter from my wife last Father's Day I've been shooting it at least twice a week and loving it.

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:24:45 PM EDT

[#29]

My ARs are my favorite to shoot. I'll shoot my .22's every once and a while just because I have ammo for it.

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:24:48 PM EDT

[#30]

It used to be fun when 550rds was 8.97...9.97...12.97...14.97 and even 18.97. Now its just stupid, you gotta stalk walmart or pay out the yang for it.

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:27:26 PM EDT

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No I like it a lot.

But I have nice .22's, not airsoft guns that shoot .22LR

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Ruger mk ii competition target stainless is a nice pistol (one of the most sought after 22's there is).

Yes the guy who said underwhelming is exactly what i'm getting at. I like a big flash and bang when i pull the trigger.

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:30:06 PM EDT

[#32]

I really enjoy shooting my .22s.

I shoot them a thousand to one over anything else I own.

But, enjoy shooting whatever you enjoy shooting.

Years ago I went through a phase where I wanted heavy recoil and loud booms. I got over it but that's just me.

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:31:07 PM EDT

[#33]

I had a blast shooting some .22 shorts out of an old single shot bolt gun with irons this weekend....

but I don't shoot 22 near as much as I used to - even with ammo being more available

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:31:43 PM EDT

[#34]

I went out one afternoon this summer with 200 rounds of .22 and my Henry pump.

Took my time with every shot, spent a couple hours before it was all gone,

and had a great time.

Spend your life in rapid fire, and before you know it,

it's all over.........

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:31:45 PM EDT

[#35]

Just put them in the back of the safe for a while. Shoot other guns and do other things.
Let a few months go by and pull them back out, if they still don't do anything for you then find them a good home.
Shot my buckmark and walther p22 today, my 1022 yesterday, taking out a speedmaster and nylon 66 tomorrow.
I love my 22's

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:33:14 PM EDT

[#36]

my last 2 guns I bought were .22's. A Henry and a Marlin Model 60

A few months ago I was at my club shooting them and another member started yelling at me to stop wasting my .22LR.
I just smiled and said I had plenty.

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:35:37 PM EDT

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I love 22. I like to shoot it as far as I can and it is fun with a can.

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Lobbing them at 200-300 yards may be nearly pointless but it sure is fun.

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:36:51 PM EDT

[#38]

I love shooting .22LRs, but I don't enjoy it now, since if I shoot up a box of ammo I have no idea when I'll come into some again.

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Posted: 9/30/2014 9:38:33 PM EDT

[#39]

I owned a walther P22 for like a week. First and last .22 ever. It's like a cap gun, I never saw the point.

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:38:35 PM EDT

[#40]

I have a Gemtech Outback II suppressor, with an SBR'd GSG5 and an M&P22 (the fullsize pistol, not the 15-22 AR variant), and a CMMG 22LR kit.

I haven't used any of them in over 8 months. I'd rather just pay a bit more to shoot 9mm or .223 (I reload, so those cost me 2 and 3 times what 22LR does, respectively).

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:38:36 PM EDT

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Since I received a Ruger MKlll Hunter from my wife last Father's Day I've been shooting it at least twice a week and loving it.

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I love my Hunter- got it for a birthday a couple years ago.

Wives can be so.......

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:39:08 PM EDT

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Just put them in the back of the safe for a while. Shoot other guns and do other things.

Let a few months go by and pull them back out, if they still don't do anything for you then find them a good home.

Shot my buckmark and walther p22 today, my 1022 yesterday, taking out a speedmaster and nylon 66 tomorrow.

TI love my 22's

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This is what i will do. I just hope when I return to 22lr I can enjoy it again.

I do go through gun fazes where i'm fixed on one rifle or pistol for awhile then get tired of it and switch haha..

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:41:22 PM EDT

[#43]

I haven't shot any 22 in the few years since the retardation.

It's obviously not a full power shot, but plinking all day just because is fun.

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Posted: 9/30/2014 9:42:17 PM EDT

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I love shooting .22LRs, but I don't enjoy it now, since if I shoot up a box of ammo I have no idea when I'll come into some again.

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This

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:42:30 PM EDT

[#45]

I still love shooting my .22s.

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:43:09 PM EDT

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I have a Gemtech Outback II suppressor, with an SBR'd GSG5 and an M&P22 (the fullsize pistol, not the 15-22 AR variant), and a CMMG 22LR kit.

I haven't used any of them in over 8 months. I'd rather just pay a bit more to shoot 9mm or .223 (I reload, so those cost me 2 and 3 times what 22LR does, respectively).

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This is how I feel as well. I really really like shooting AR's that could be my only gun and I'd still be pretty happy...

with a 100 round value pack of 223 being like 35 bucks.. I would rather shoot 100 rounds out of an ar then 325 rounds of 22lr in one day...

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:48:01 PM EDT

[#47]

I totally agree. Shooting a .22 bores me out of my mind. It has been years since I have shot my 22s. In fact, I recently sold 5000 rounds of 22lr because I never shoot it and don't really intend to anytime in the near future.

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:49:22 PM EDT

[#48]

I started a similar thread years ago saying the same thing. To me, its the kids caliber I outgrew just like BB guns. For years I didn't own anything in .22. I just started to change that in preparation for my 2 Yo son starting to shoot.

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:50:37 PM EDT

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This is how I feel as well. I really really like shooting AR's that could be my only gun and I'd still be pretty happy...

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I have a Gemtech Outback II suppressor, with an SBR'd GSG5 and an M&P22 (the fullsize pistol, not the 15-22 AR variant), and a CMMG 22LR kit.

I haven't used any of them in over 8 months. I'd rather just pay a bit more to shoot 9mm or .223 (I reload, so those cost me 2 and 3 times what 22LR does, respectively).

This is how I feel as well. I really really like shooting AR's that could be my only gun and I'd still be pretty happy...

with a 100 round value pack of 223 being like 35 bucks.. I would rather shoot 100 rounds out of an ar then 325 rounds of 22lr in one day...

I have just as much fun shooting my .22LR dedicated AR and 1911 conversion as I do when I'm shooting my .223 or 6.8spc AR's and .45acp 1911's.

My .22LR stuff.

Posted: 9/30/2014 9:51:48 PM EDT

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Went to the range today brought my benelli m4 and ruger mk ii competition target. I really don't know why but the last 4 or 5 times I went out shooting my 22lr pistol just seems like no fun to shoot anymore. I just feel like I'm shooting a pellet gun or bb gun I really cant explain it but I feel like I should get rid of my 22's and my 22 ammo supply (my dad would love me to give him my 22 stash )

Does anyone else feel this way? Maybe it's a faze? Can someone elaborate if they have ever felt this way? Thanks

(p.s. been thinking of getting a fn five seven or ps90 to replace my 22's. They can hunt the same game but the 5.7 round has a big muzzle flash and seems like it would excite me as a shooter more.)

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I share a similar sentiment, but it is partly because of the shortage of .22LR caused by resellers, and the fact that .223/5.56 is far more exciting to shoot for a variety of reasons. Plus, .223/5.56 is obviously reloadable.

I sold my .22LR firearm, so I make sport of what I currently own anyways. I am done with .22LR. Resellers and hoarders ruined the cartridge. My son will appreciate .223 for the same reasons I do.

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