22 Revolver Recommendations
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BigBoar
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Grips
Herretts will make grips to fit your hand to correctly position the finger on the trigger. You send them a hand tracing and based upon your use and hand size will recommend a grip style. Their website is at:
http://www.herrett-stocks.com/
They say Hogue will also make a grip to fit your hand and they have a large number of woods and configurations. The website is at:
http://www.getgrip.com/
Two other manufacturers are Badger and Eagle. The websites are at:
http://www.pistolgrips.com/coltgrips.html
http://www.eaglegrips.com/
One other outfit offering grips is at:
http://handgungrips.com/
As you get used to the short barrel of the Detective Special I think, as you note, it will really grow on you. Due to short sight radius they can be hard to shoot accurately at long range but the gun itself can be intrinsically accurate and there are some who can shoot them accurately at relatively long range.
Herretts will make grips to fit your hand to correctly position the finger on the trigger. You send them a hand tracing and based upon your use and hand size will recommend a grip style. Their website is at:
http://www.herrett-stocks.com/
They say Hogue will also make a grip to fit your hand and they have a large number of woods and configurations. The website is at:
http://www.getgrip.com/
Two other manufacturers are Badger and Eagle. The websites are at:
http://www.pistolgrips.com/coltgrips.html
http://www.eaglegrips.com/
One other outfit offering grips is at:
http://handgungrips.com/
As you get used to the short barrel of the Detective Special I think, as you note, it will really grow on you. Due to short sight radius they can be hard to shoot accurately at long range but the gun itself can be intrinsically accurate and there are some who can shoot them accurately at relatively long range.
22-rimfire
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I would look for either a Smith K22 or one of the following Colts. I won't list the Diamondback, but it would do the job nicely. Trooper Mark III in either 4 or 6" barrel, Officers Model Target, or and a Official Police. Trooper would be the cheapest and they are typically very accurate.
I like the Pachmyr grips for shooting guns. They fit my hands very nicely and are cheap.
I like the Pachmyr grips for shooting guns. They fit my hands very nicely and are cheap.
JMusic
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I'm sorry I was not as specific as I should have been. For a 22 LR I would go with a Smith K model 17 or 617. For a conversion I would pick a single action Ruger. I had one with both cylinders and it shot well. Because of timing and some other things it is difficult to switch cylinders on double action revolvers.
NewShooter
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Are those 22/22mag combos accurate? I understand the mag is slightly larger bore. Wouldnt that make the 22lr less accurate?
JMusic
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I like cartridge specific models but the combo's don't seem to shoot that bad. I have bought several NAA's in this combo. Advantage is cheap ammo for practice then more power for hunting or what have you. 22 MAG is an underrated cartridge. I have a J frame Smith (kit gun) stainless in 22 mag. It will shoot some of the premium brands almost 15oo fps out of a 4 inch barrel. You can also get a 50 grn solid made by federal for this. It is a minor defence round but you could do worse. For a hunting round they will handle most small game.
Jim
Jim
I have the S&W 617 (6" barrel, 6 rounds) which is extremely accurate, reliable and has an excellent trigger (DA/SA).
I also have a Ruger 50th Anniversary Single Six (.22LR and .22Magnum-i.e. it came with two cylinders) which is a single action only revolver. The Ruger is fun to shoot but not as accurate as the S&W 617.
I also have a Ruger 50th Anniversary Single Six (.22LR and .22Magnum-i.e. it came with two cylinders) which is a single action only revolver. The Ruger is fun to shoot but not as accurate as the S&W 617.
Peter M. Eick said:
I'm seeing a few Dan Wesson's on GunsAmerica, but can't seem to find them in the Gun Blue Book to do a reality check on prices. A Google search takes me to the CZ website, so they seem to have picked up the brand. Any clues on finding these in the Blue Book or on alternate sources of pricing guidlines for DW revolvers?
Peter M. Eick
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The last 3 I have bought were all for $400 or less, 2 were under $300 as I remember it. Unless you are buying for something special (my one I bought for about $400 had my favorite number as the serial number, see picture above), I would not pay over $300 for a DW used. They are too common and generally very cheap. Just don't be the guy who buys them from the factory. The factory prices are "high" compared to the aftermarket prices.
Great guns by the way. I can swap a barrel in less then 30 seconds. Once you figure it out, it is really quick and you can eyeball the cylinder gap pretty darn accurately.
Great guns by the way. I can swap a barrel in less then 30 seconds. Once you figure it out, it is really quick and you can eyeball the cylinder gap pretty darn accurately.
screwman said:
After doing a lot of reading and some looking around, I'm starting to lean towards the 617 as well. There's a local range that rents and sells used guns. Hopefully they'll have a 617 to try, or at least any S&W revolver to give me a feel for them.
One thing that I haven't found for a 617 is a speedloader.
May want to have one or more for the club bowling pin shoots, at least based on a discussion I had with the guy that sets up the competion. Any ideas on that?borrowedtime69
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worth a look...
try to find a Taurus Tracker in .22 LR. i hear alot of good stuff about these revolvers, they are mostly used for hunting. see how it fits, points and feels for you. i think it'll be a good gun for less money than a smith. heres a link directly to the Tracker in .22 LR:
http://www.taurususa.com/products/product-details.cfm?model=970SS6&category=Revolver
Good luck! -Eric
try to find a Taurus Tracker in .22 LR. i hear alot of good stuff about these revolvers, they are mostly used for hunting. see how it fits, points and feels for you. i think it'll be a good gun for less money than a smith. heres a link directly to the Tracker in .22 LR:
http://www.taurususa.com/products/product-details.cfm?model=970SS6&category=Revolver
Good luck! -Eric
.22 Revolver
JV 2108, I tought myself to shoot pistols with a Ruger Single Six, but I think with what you have already, I'd recommend the Diamondback or the S&W Mod 17 (used) or Mod 617 (6 shot)
If you can afford the Colt, and want to keep all your horses in the same corral, I have no problem with it.
I do own the S&W Mod 17, and it is by far the most accurate gun I own...no let me put it another way...it's the gun I shoot best of all my guns.
I love .22's and own a bunch, but I've stayed away from colts becasue when I started shooting they had a reputation of being a bit fragile, and I knew mine would be going out in the woods a lot. I can't vouch for this, but that's what I've heard.
TAhe Dan Wesson is a good gun, maybe even a great gun, but out of productin and could be hard to have service in 10 or 15 years.
all in all I think the Diamondback or the 6 shot 617 in stainless would be your best choice. The Smith will last forever. Your Great grandson or grandaughter will thank you for it
Bill
JV 2108, I tought myself to shoot pistols with a Ruger Single Six, but I think with what you have already, I'd recommend the Diamondback or the S&W Mod 17 (used) or Mod 617 (6 shot)
If you can afford the Colt, and want to keep all your horses in the same corral, I have no problem with it.
I do own the S&W Mod 17, and it is by far the most accurate gun I own...no let me put it another way...it's the gun I shoot best of all my guns.
I love .22's and own a bunch, but I've stayed away from colts becasue when I started shooting they had a reputation of being a bit fragile, and I knew mine would be going out in the woods a lot. I can't vouch for this, but that's what I've heard.
TAhe Dan Wesson is a good gun, maybe even a great gun, but out of productin and could be hard to have service in 10 or 15 years.
all in all I think the Diamondback or the 6 shot 617 in stainless would be your best choice. The Smith will last forever. Your Great grandson or grandaughter will thank you for it
Bill
The indoor range I went to today http://migunshows.com/totalhome.html has a great collection of handguns on display and quite a few used ones. They let you rent a used one for trial on their range. If you buy the rental fee is waived. They didn't have a Taurus Tracker or S&W 617 in the used collection, but did have a Dan Wesson model 15 that I tried out by running 60 rounds through it.
It was fun to shoot, the action seemed a bit tricky to open, and most of the flutes on the cylinders had some tacky deposit in them. It also had a distinct cylinder dragline <sic?>. As for the sticky/tricky action, all three of the guys in the shop looked at it and agreed that acted like it was a DW, and that's how they are. I definitely liked the look of the wood grips and the fit of it in my hand, but passed on buying it right then and there. They were asking $398, and told me they would go down to $370 (if you buy it today).
Although they didn't have much of anything Taurus used, they did have a couple of S&W 15's and a 10 in 38 (and/or 357, through which I could shoot 38). Would it be worth renting those to get a feel for them? One of them had newer grips formed for finger placement (the guy at the store said the new ones come like that) and it seemed to fit my hands well.
It was also interesting for me to alternately shoot 6 rounds out of the DW and 6 out of the Detective Special. Both seem to have very smooth triggers. The 38 is much more surprising when it breaks. So much so, that I tended to pull the trigger a bit too fast in anticipation of what was coming. This tendency on my part made it much easier/more enjoyable for me to fire the DW in double action than the Detective Special.
FWIW, they need one week to get me either of the 6" 22s I could buy new from them: the Taurus Tracker for $375, or the S&W 617 for $570.
It was fun to shoot, the action seemed a bit tricky to open, and most of the flutes on the cylinders had some tacky deposit in them. It also had a distinct cylinder dragline <sic?>. As for the sticky/tricky action, all three of the guys in the shop looked at it and agreed that acted like it was a DW, and that's how they are. I definitely liked the look of the wood grips and the fit of it in my hand, but passed on buying it right then and there. They were asking $398, and told me they would go down to $370 (if you buy it today).
Although they didn't have much of anything Taurus used, they did have a couple of S&W 15's and a 10 in 38 (and/or 357, through which I could shoot 38). Would it be worth renting those to get a feel for them? One of them had newer grips formed for finger placement (the guy at the store said the new ones come like that) and it seemed to fit my hands well.
It was also interesting for me to alternately shoot 6 rounds out of the DW and 6 out of the Detective Special. Both seem to have very smooth triggers. The 38 is much more surprising when it breaks. So much so, that I tended to pull the trigger a bit too fast in anticipation of what was coming. This tendency on my part made it much easier/more enjoyable for me to fire the DW in double action than the Detective Special.
FWIW, they need one week to get me either of the 6" 22s I could buy new from them: the Taurus Tracker for $375, or the S&W 617 for $570.
KONY
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Did not read all other posts but can guess what they recommended. However, two 22 wheelguns they may have missed are by Charter Arms and Dan Wesson. Both of these companies have been shaky in terms of their existence but they both made quality wheelguns and are now re-emerging into the market. Dan Wesson is being manufactured by CZ-USA and Charter Arms by MKS-Supply (Hi-Point).
Ridge
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Another good smith is a Model 34,I have one and practice with it alot,it's very accurate and it helped me alot with getting used to only having 6 shots,(Plus I just love Smith&Wesson revolvers)
Matthew Temkin
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Is the 617 on a K frame or a L frame?screwman said:
Matthew Temkin said:
Their catalog doesn't actually say, calling the 617 a medium frame. It shows the model 10 and 67 as K frames and the 686 as an L, calling both of those medium frames as well. And the photos don't answer the question.
borrowedtime69
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Hey f4t9r...
I think he was calling Smith morons for dropping that model of gun, not calling anyone on the board morons.... i think,
I think he was calling Smith morons for dropping that model of gun, not calling anyone on the board morons.... i think,
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