.22 Handguns

[sprice]

Which would be best for my applications? A ruger single six or a browning buckmark? I want it for (in this order) fun range gun plinking, which I think the ruger wins at because single actions are the most fun guns ever (in my oppinion) small game hunting or trail gun, and bettering my pistolmanship (made up word for pistol marksman) in which the browning would win cuz I have semi auto pistols so the browning would have more in common with them for training purposes.


Oops, looks like I screwed up the pole!!!Alll Fixed, BW

 

[wow6599]

Hi-Power all the way.......13+1 of 9mm is better than a Ruger single six
Ok, Ok.....I would have to go with the Buckmark.

 

[LeontheProfessional]

I believe you meant Buckmark.

 

[DeepSouth]

I went to a go buy a Ruger 22 about a week and left with a Buckmark. I would do it again.

I recommend the Buckmark, the Single Six is a nice gun but would loose to the Buckmark every time.

 

[geologist]

OK it's not in the OP's list but a S&W 17 would be better than both and probably cheaper.

 

[Armored farmer]

If want to hunt with a big bore single action like many of us do...then the single six is good practice, and a great gun in its own right. The mag cyl is also a plus for the single six. A .22 mag is a very potent round.

if you want to plink away, and burn lots of ammo...like many of us do...lol, then go buckmark or ruger auto.

I have a single six and a MKII auto, I'll need to flip a coin to tell you which is my favorite.

 

[pikid89]

Ruger MKII over the buckmark...my moms got a buckmark and my mkII target will shoot circles around the buckmark...then again the single six with the mag cylinder is about the most versatile rimfire pistol ever IMO (have one of those too)

 

[chicharrones]

I want it for (in this order) fun range gun plinking, . . .

For me, that equals a semi-auto .22 pistol with extra magazines. I've done the SA revolver load and unload drill just enough to be satisfied not to do it so much anymore. That's just me, though.

 

[ozarkgunner]

I've only fired and currently own a Buckmark. I love it. Have never had a problem with. have had it for over 10 years. I know the rugers are good too and well liked, but i like the style of my buckmark better.

I've shot the single six before. Good learner. nice looking. Wouldn't mind getting one. But will still go with the Buckmark

 

[CajunBass]

I've never owned a Buckmark, but I have owned a Ruger MK III, 22/45. Good gun, but I got bored with it.

I've got three Single-Sixs, a Bearcat, and a Colt Frontier Scout now.

I kinda like single action 22's.

Why? There's just something about a cowboy gun.

 

[don]

I have owned the Ruger 22/45 and a Buckmark camper. Both are accurate, but the Buckmark eats what I feed it; not so the Ruger. The Buckmark has a better triger reset and is a whole lot easier to clean.

 

[GLOOB]

I LOVE cleaning my Ruger. It's amazingly easy, IMHO. But I think I was a watchmaker in a previous life.

 

[hardworker]

You're gonna get tired of loading those revolvers when it comes to plinking with a 22. Get a buckmark

 

[Nasty]

Either could be fun...but it's a lot easier to keep a pop can flying with a semiauto.

 

[oldfool]

"single actions are the most fun guns ever (in my opinion)"

I think you answered your own question right there, don't fight it
The Buckmarks are better target guns, as are the mentioned MKs (as are the mentioned k-17s, though not as cheap as implied)
but shooting 22s should first and foremost be FUN, and you already know where your fun factor is

Single-Six

 

[jamesb]

Out of your too options I would go with the buckmark, I owned a single six and found loading and unloading it to be anoying. Unlike my big centerfire single actions the ejector rod did not line up with the chamber so I had to hold the cylinder to align it. I also had a Ruger 22/45 which I liked but found that it was a bit heavy and I do not like to pick up 22 brass off the ground so ultimatly I went with a S&W 63 and am waiting for a 10 shot S&W 617 which I think combines the fun of a single action or double action if you want, is as easy to load as an auto and you do not have to pick up brass off the ground.

 

[azyogi]

I saw a High Standard Duramatic with extra barrel for less than either of those on consignment at a LGS. Keep your options open and don't commit to either too early.

 

[Jim K]

Hi, Azyogi,

The H-S Duramatic would be way down on the list, IMHO; they just are subject to too many problems, and so are the Duramatic clones, the Colt 22 and the Beretta NEOS.

Jim

 

[DeepSouth]

Not to mention a HSD for under $200 is the exception rather than the rule.

 

[JTHunter]

sprice - as one of the others has mentioned, the Ruger gives you the option of .22LR and .22 Mag, with both cylinders. Mine has a 6" barrel and I have used it to harvest both rabbits and squirrels that were too close for the shotty.
I also have rifles in both LR & Mag so I can use the ammo interchangeably with them and the revolver.
The Mag also makes a nice HD gun too!

 

[ArchAngelCD]

I own a Ruger Single-Six, a Ruger Mark II and a S&W M22A and like them all. I have to admit I shoot the Single-Six more often than the other two, it's just a great gun IMO.

 

[CZ223]

Consider the Ruger MarkII/III

I shot NRA Silhoutte competion for 10 years and tried a lot of pistols during that time. The Thompson Contender was the gun by which all others were judged. One day a friend of mine and I were ringing out our Conteners with 10" Match barrels with about a dozen different brands of ammo to find which was best. We were set up at 50 yards and all the guns were scoped. I slipped in my Ruger Mark II with 10 3/8" barrel as well. To make this as short and to the point as I can, the TC won but nut only by a Razor thin margin. My best groups with the TC's were right around the 1/2" mark. My best groups with Ruger were right at 5/8". The Ruger actually performed better on average if you factored in all groups shot. Since the TC's had 8 oz. triggers and the Ruger was around 4 pounds, I think I can safely say that with a better trigger the Ruger would have won.

I have owned a half dozen Mark II's over the years and they were al incredibly accurate and reliable. I never saw a Buck mark that could come close. Okay, maybe close. Single sixes always seem to have at least one chamber that wants to throw a shot way out of the main group. I would get a used 6" Mark II/III if I were you.

 

[TH3180]

Here is what I did not to long ago.
-Get the Buck Mark.
-Put a TacSol rail on it.
-Put a good Red Dot on it.
-Put a trigger with an over travel screw in it.
-Do the heggies flip.
-Love you gun for a long long time.

 

[Al LaVodka]

You need the discipline to target shoot, not be forced by the limits of the gun like a single six. Most starting and average competitive shooters go with a Ruger slab-sided bull-barrel semi auto .22, break it in a little, and then have the trigger necessarily tuned. Once you get used to the assembly/disassembly, you've got a gun for life...

I did not vote in poll.

Al

 

[BlkHawk73]

SA revolver v semi-auto pistol...apples v oranges. More of a SA person myself. It's ALL personal preference.