yagt: shot a bunch of handguns last night.... and I fell in love with a .22

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Antisocial Virge

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski

Originally posted by: daveshel
You shoot me with a .22 and I'll kick your ass if I find out about it!

you don't give the .22 enough credit. More cops are killed by .22's than any other caliber.

The nasty thing about them is they will have enough energy to penetrate, but not exit or break any other bones. What happens is the round bounces around your insides and just shreds it up.

If someone gets shot in the head there will only be one hole and a brain that resembles scrambled eggs.

This is so full of bunk. If the round had enough energy to bounce around it would keep going straight. This is one of the oldest gun myths in the book.

Wife and I each have 22's. Both are great guns.

My buckmark. Now has the sights removed and a red dot added.

Wifes stainless slabside. Probably the nicest 22 out there.

Those are some weird-looking guns...

<--only fired rifles and frankly little to no experience or time spent with handguns

 

[Antisocial Virge]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: Antisocial Virge

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski

Originally posted by: daveshel
You shoot me with a .22 and I'll kick your ass if I find out about it!

you don't give the .22 enough credit. More cops are killed by .22's than any other caliber.

The nasty thing about them is they will have enough energy to penetrate, but not exit or break any other bones. What happens is the round bounces around your insides and just shreds it up.

If someone gets shot in the head there will only be one hole and a brain that resembles scrambled eggs.

This is so full of bunk. If the round had enough energy to bounce around it would keep going straight. This is one of the oldest gun myths in the book.

Wife and I each have 22's. Both are great guns.

My buckmark. Now has the sights removed and a red dot added.

Wifes stainless slabside. Probably the nicest 22 out there.

Those are some weird-looking guns...

<--only fired rifles and frankly little to no experience or time spent with handguns

Maybe this will be more to your taste.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Antisocial Virge

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: Antisocial Virge

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski

Originally posted by: daveshel
You shoot me with a .22 and I'll kick your ass if I find out about it!

you don't give the .22 enough credit. More cops are killed by .22's than any other caliber.

The nasty thing about them is they will have enough energy to penetrate, but not exit or break any other bones. What happens is the round bounces around your insides and just shreds it up.

If someone gets shot in the head there will only be one hole and a brain that resembles scrambled eggs.

This is so full of bunk. If the round had enough energy to bounce around it would keep going straight. This is one of the oldest gun myths in the book.

Wife and I each have 22's. Both are great guns.

My buckmark. Now has the sights removed and a red dot added.

Wifes stainless slabside. Probably the nicest 22 out there.

Those are some weird-looking guns...

<--only fired rifles and frankly little to no experience or time spent with handguns

Maybe this will be more to your taste.

exxxcellent....

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:M1_Carbine.jpg

my fave...gotta love the bolt....I could shoot like 30 rounds at a few hundred yards in a quarter-sized circle....prone...standing....whatever...only gun that sounded good too


edit: and no scope....


just that little v-sight there to torment me...

Ok, I gotta call shens. At a few hudnred yards, I can probably barely see my target, much less a bullseye without a scope.

 

[0]

Originally posted by: IGBT
I want to get a 22.mag lever action in stainless or a 10/22 ruger if they ever make it in .22 mag.

They've been around a long time..

http://hunting.about.com/od/guns/l/aast1022magnum.htm

 

[YoungGun21]

Originally posted by: Kelvrick

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:M1_Carbine.jpg

my fave...gotta love the bolt....I could shoot like 30 rounds at a few hundred yards in a quarter-sized circle....prone...standing....whatever...only gun that sounded good too


edit: and no scope....


just that little v-sight there to torment me...

Ok, I gotta call shens. At a few hudnred yards, I can probably barely see my target, much less a bullseye without a scope.

I agree...

couple hundred feet maybe... but you can't even see a quarter from more than like 30yds with no scope

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: Kelvrick

Originally posted by: Nyati13

Originally posted by: Fike

Unfortunately, I don't think anyone makes an automatic 357....wait....actually glock makes a 357 auto. That't pretty cool..and versatile too.
.

The Glock is a 357SIG, not .357MAG. The 357SIG is a .40S&W case necked down to a regular 9mm bullet. It's a really fun screamer of a round, but it isn't up to the .357MAG's level of power.

There are Desert Eagles chambered in .357MAG, as far as I know that's the only semi-auto in that caliber.

I actually don't like the 357sig that much. I just stick to the .40 in my P229. I was considering getting a Browning Buckmark stainless standard for fun plinking but ended up getting a s&w MP in 9mm.

I carry my 229, and my USP compat in .357 Sig. Markedly better penetration through barriers\cover than most other pistol rounds. Ammo is ridiculously expensive for it though.

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: Kelvrick

Originally posted by: Nyati13

Originally posted by: Fike

Unfortunately, I don't think anyone makes an automatic 357....wait....actually glock makes a 357 auto. That't pretty cool..and versatile too.
.

The Glock is a 357SIG, not .357MAG. The 357SIG is a .40S&W case necked down to a regular 9mm bullet. It's a really fun screamer of a round, but it isn't up to the .357MAG's level of power.

There are Desert Eagles chambered in .357MAG, as far as I know that's the only semi-auto in that caliber.

I actually don't like the 357sig that much. I just stick to the .40 in my P229. I was considering getting a Browning Buckmark stainless standard for fun plinking but ended up getting a s&w MP in 9mm.

I carry my 229, and my USP compat in .357 Sig. Markedly better penetration through barriers\cover than most other pistol rounds. Ammo is ridiculously expensive for it though.

One of the main reasons why I don't like it. Only actually.

 

[skyking]

Originally posted by: IGBT
..after years of handloading for .44, .45, .357 I now cary a .22mag S&W stainless revolver. Great shooter. Takes down coyotes..bob cats and with snake shot rattles snakes. I want to get a 22.mag lever action in stainless or a 10/22 ruger if they ever make it in .22 mag.

They made them for a while, but are now discontinued.
Keep looking, a used one may turn up.
OP, I've had more fun with .22 rifles and pistols than any other.
One of my favorites was the H&R 999
Link to a collector's item auction.
It was a top break 9 shot DA revolver.

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: Kelvrick

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: Kelvrick

Originally posted by: Nyati13

Originally posted by: Fike

Unfortunately, I don't think anyone makes an automatic 357....wait....actually glock makes a 357 auto. That't pretty cool..and versatile too.
.

The Glock is a 357SIG, not .357MAG. The 357SIG is a .40S&W case necked down to a regular 9mm bullet. It's a really fun screamer of a round, but it isn't up to the .357MAG's level of power.

There are Desert Eagles chambered in .357MAG, as far as I know that's the only semi-auto in that caliber.

I actually don't like the 357sig that much. I just stick to the .40 in my P229. I was considering getting a Browning Buckmark stainless standard for fun plinking but ended up getting a s&w MP in 9mm.

I carry my 229, and my USP compat in .357 Sig. Markedly better penetration through barriers\cover than most other pistol rounds. Ammo is ridiculously expensive for it though.

One of the main reasons why I don't like it. Only actually.

Shouldn't be a problem if you hit a person. Just don't miss.

Texas Highway Patrol and Secret Service both use it. Only thing I don't like about it is the cost. Plus it's pretty snappy in a compact, compared to a .40 s&w.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Kelvrick

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:M1_Carbine.jpg

my fave...gotta love the bolt....I could shoot like 30 rounds at a few hundred yards in a quarter-sized circle....prone...standing....whatever...only gun that sounded good too


edit: and no scope....


just that little v-sight there to torment me...

Ok, I gotta call shens. At a few hudnred yards, I can probably barely see my target, much less a bullseye without a scope.

which is why it was a great accomplishment for me...as a kid...did it only once for a merit badge or something....odds are ever again