Posted: 6/10/2004 7:58:57 AM EDT
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Hey Guys... I am in the process of teaching my daughter to shoot... and she loves it. I am looking for recommendatons on a nice .22LR Double Action revolver... I have a single action "cowboy" style colt now, but its kind of a family heirlom so I dont want to shoot it too much... can yall make any suggestions on a decent one that wont break the bank? |
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you can't go wrong with a J-frame smith. i think they have an ultralite model with a 3" barrel, 9 shot cylinder and dayglow sight. models to look up. firearms.smith-wesson.com/store/index.php3 317 2" 8 shot 317 Kit Gun 3" 8 shot. |
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DA .22 revolvers are entirely too expensive. I have been looking for a decent one for a while, but I can't find one at the right price. I suggest the Ruger MKII pistols. They are accurate, reliable with almost any ammo, and affordable. They have good triggers usually and decent sights. My 6 inch Bull Barreled model is as accurate as any .22 rifle out there. I used it to hit the primer of a .20 guage shotgun shell at 20 yards. You can't ask for better performance than that... |
Personally, the 22lr is one ctg. where I don't mind going to a semi-auto. You don't have to worry about picking up brass so it's no big deal. I'd look at Rugers 22/45, it's a nice pistol with controls in about the same place as a 1911a1 plus you can pick one up normally for less then a revolver would cost you. JMHO, talk to ya' later.
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| Well if you are going semi-auto for a youth, the Walther P22 deserves a look. Great size and weight for small hands and most kids think they look "cool". There were some issues with the early ones but it looks like they got that mostly straigtened out. For that reason though I would not buy a used one. New ones go for around $220-$230 |
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Taurus makes a .22 DA revolver that might be worth looking at. I’ve never shot one, so I can’t really recommend it. S&W also makes good DA revolvers, but as already mentioned, they’re expensive. Also the DA trigger pulls seem to be heavy. Assuming that she’s young and a really new shooter, I personally think a double action revolver with a swing out cylinder is the best way to go. It requires her to cock before firing each round (or go through a long, heavy DA pull). Plus the swing out cylinder allows her (or you) to quickly determine if it’s loaded or not. Other fine and only slightly less desirable .22’s IMHO are: Ruger Single Six or Bearcat revolvers Ruger .22 semi-auto Browning Buckmark semi-auto |
I have one... what a piece of crap... thats why I dont want an auto... revolvers dont jam, fail to feed, or fail to eject like my p22 does. |
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I've got a S&W 617, 10 shot. It's pretty big for a young lady, but then again, you didn't say how young? Mine was about 500 new (of course if my fiancee asks, "THEY WERE PRACTICALLY GIVING THEM AWAY!"). It initially had a bug in that the cylinder gap wasn't right, but that was proptly handled through the dealer. Now it's a tack driver. Very accurate. The Colt Trooper would be an excellent choice and are reasonably priced for a Colt. Ruger makes an SP101 in .22lr. It would probably fit small hands very well, check at "gunsamerica.com" for prices. |
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I am not fond of the P22 either. The Ruger MKII is a superb pistol that is not picky about ammo. That's why I reccomend it. It has never choked on me, and is accurate enough to use to hit tiny targets at 100 yards. (I used mine to shoot a .22 ammo box from 100 yards out...) |
What kind of ammo are you running through the p22? It jams like crazy with cheap low-velocity ammo, but with cheap high-velocity rounds, it works perfectly. I have had less than 5 ftf using the high-velocity stuff, and 3 of those were problems with the round. |
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Well I did a little experimenting with my P22 today... I went to wally world and bought every variety of .22lr ammo they had... most of it was cheap... ranging from .87 cents per box of 50 to 3.49 per box of 50. The Federal Cheap Crap is what had the most failures... Federal Lightning did fairly well... no failures there but I hesitate to shoot lead thru an auto. The Winchester High Velosity functioned perfectly and ran 1.98 per box of 50. The Stingers functioned perfectly as well, but seem a bit high powered for practice ammo (as well as expensive at nearly four dollars a box of 50) Minimags worked perfectly as well... but again a bit expensive compared to other practice ammo... My question is this... Federal Lightning did well but will shooting lead nosed bullets from this little auto create problems??? |
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If you go with the Ruger get a standard barrel. It will not be as heavy as the target barrel guns but will shoot just as nice. Might go with a 22/45 if you are going to steer her towards a 1911 later. Look for a Taurus model 94 for a revolver. Can be had with a 4 inch barrel and i think a 10 shot cylinder for around $250 or so. Great shooters. |
 Look for it in your next Toys-R-Us catalog. Hahahaha.Really though, that's what I learned on when I was a kid. Very nice weapon indeed. |
All of the ammo you shot was lead. Some of them were copper washed, but otherwise pure lead. No jackets on 22 lr bullets. Most of the expensive 22 Match ammo I shoot isn't copper washed. Never had a problem with any sort of lead fouling. |