I'm a newbie since May.
I have had much fun buying and selling and renting at the range a bevy of 9mm and .38 specials to know which to choose.
I have ended up with a S/W Shield 9mm ($280) and a .45 ($320 w/ammo), a Smith revolver 642 for personal carry (Carelas $300, from a tip here, (I'm a revolver guy), and a Smith 64-8 model for the home.
But, my heart is in the .22.
I bought a new Ruger GP100 ($600 at Hoosier Armory) and a single-action western style ($110). Love to have the Ruger single-action but unwilling to spend the money since I went wild with the $600 Ruger 10 shot SS, which I love. Love to try out the Smith 617 to see if it is any "better" or more to my liking. I intended to buy the best since I'm old and I owned a dozen or more of cheap .22s from the late 70s to 1990 when I sold almost everything.
I also discovered the 1911-22 and bought a Sig Sauer for $200 (cost me $100 to repair it : it was new, unfired, but had issues due to upgraded parts that weren't good, from CW Accessories). I have found a Colt/Walther for $200 and almost bought it also, but controlled myself.
I recently wanted to revive my love (from the late 80s when I had a Beretta) for tilt-up barrels and bought a Taurus PT22 ($160) and a Beretta 950 .25 ($225). Both were both from guys here, one of which has bought 3 guns off me and I have bought 2 off him: wonderful world, this INGO.
I'm looking and waiting to get a Beretta .32 but I'm only willing to pay $300, and I missed my chance to buy one 3 weeks ago b/c of my ignorance (didn't recognize it was a tilt-up barrel).
I have been tempted to buy other .22 handguns that have come along, but the revolvers are pricey (to me, b/c I try to pay around $200ish).
There is a Ruger SR22 that a member here is selling for $225 that I am interested in, but I have done research and it seems the S/W M&P compact .22 is rated a little better, but I wonder if it is much of a different flavor than my 1911-22.
I'm looking for different flavors of .22 not more of the same.
I bought and sold a Smith Victory early on: did nothing for me, being a revolver guy, which is why I was so surprised the 1911-22 lite me up so much.
I would love to try out the Browning 1911-22 (b/c I've read such good things about them), but they are pricey, even at Hoosier Armory used there is one for $499, and to me they are over-priced.
I want one for $300, but it isn't going to happen, and maybe it isn't any different than my Sig anyway.
I'm buying/selling houses right now, so my usual buy, try, then sell has to be constrained, or I would have already picked up the Ruger SR22 from pointer (priced right ar $225).
Anyone into .22s that has owned this and that?
I have had much fun buying and selling and renting at the range a bevy of 9mm and .38 specials to know which to choose.
I have ended up with a S/W Shield 9mm ($280) and a .45 ($320 w/ammo), a Smith revolver 642 for personal carry (Carelas $300, from a tip here, (I'm a revolver guy), and a Smith 64-8 model for the home.
But, my heart is in the .22.
I bought a new Ruger GP100 ($600 at Hoosier Armory) and a single-action western style ($110). Love to have the Ruger single-action but unwilling to spend the money since I went wild with the $600 Ruger 10 shot SS, which I love. Love to try out the Smith 617 to see if it is any "better" or more to my liking. I intended to buy the best since I'm old and I owned a dozen or more of cheap .22s from the late 70s to 1990 when I sold almost everything.
I also discovered the 1911-22 and bought a Sig Sauer for $200 (cost me $100 to repair it : it was new, unfired, but had issues due to upgraded parts that weren't good, from CW Accessories). I have found a Colt/Walther for $200 and almost bought it also, but controlled myself.
I recently wanted to revive my love (from the late 80s when I had a Beretta) for tilt-up barrels and bought a Taurus PT22 ($160) and a Beretta 950 .25 ($225). Both were both from guys here, one of which has bought 3 guns off me and I have bought 2 off him: wonderful world, this INGO.
I'm looking and waiting to get a Beretta .32 but I'm only willing to pay $300, and I missed my chance to buy one 3 weeks ago b/c of my ignorance (didn't recognize it was a tilt-up barrel).
I have been tempted to buy other .22 handguns that have come along, but the revolvers are pricey (to me, b/c I try to pay around $200ish).
There is a Ruger SR22 that a member here is selling for $225 that I am interested in, but I have done research and it seems the S/W M&P compact .22 is rated a little better, but I wonder if it is much of a different flavor than my 1911-22.
I'm looking for different flavors of .22 not more of the same.
I bought and sold a Smith Victory early on: did nothing for me, being a revolver guy, which is why I was so surprised the 1911-22 lite me up so much.
I would love to try out the Browning 1911-22 (b/c I've read such good things about them), but they are pricey, even at Hoosier Armory used there is one for $499, and to me they are over-priced.
I want one for $300, but it isn't going to happen, and maybe it isn't any different than my Sig anyway.
I'm buying/selling houses right now, so my usual buy, try, then sell has to be constrained, or I would have already picked up the Ruger SR22 from pointer (priced right ar $225).
Anyone into .22s that has owned this and that?
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