.22lr addiction.

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Hey all, I've come to the conclusion that I'm addicted to .22lr.

As in, I don't know if I'm ever going to buy another centerfire at this point.

I love .22's. I love how cheap they are, I love how fun they are too shoot, I love that every person I take out shooting grin's from ear to ear with a .22!

Quite frankly, I think I may just buy .22lr guns from here on out. Maybe my mind will change as my education (and paycheck) progresses, but lately I keep coming to the conclusion that .22lr is the best thing for me in shooting.

I don't hunt (Although I do tag along on some hunts), and I do have a couple centerfires for SD/HD. (Although my shot placement is tons better with my rimfires).

Anyone else have this "Condition"?
 
I don't have a problem ... I can stop any time I want!

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Actually this is an old picture ...
Not shown, American Arms 5-shot derringer, High Standard Trophy, Smith & Wesson 41, SiG-P522 (pistol version of the 522 carbine), Colt 22(originally known as the Cadet), ISSG MK-II SCAR
 
I think that while the .22lr caliber has long been a popular choice, it has become MUCH more so in the past five or so years due IMO to simple economics. Where it used to be a "Father/Son" type round so to speak you now regularly see tactical professionals practicing with .22lr AR's and copies of their carry gun like the M&P 22, SIG 1911-22 etc. again due to simple economics. None of this is to disparage the .22lr caliber in any way but, on the contrary, reinforce its effectiveness in so many different capacities (heck, Mossad has used them for some time).

Myself, I have several with the most recent one purchased last Christmas when I had an inkling for an old Western Style .22lr Lever Gun mixed with Missouri Walnut--this logically resulted in a Henry Rifle which is quite sweet to say the least :).
 
Took my grandkids shooting Saturday, went out yesterday and bought a Ruger Bearcat revolver (smaller single action revolver), great for kids or people with small hands. i also ordered a Chiappa little Badger single shot break-open survival rifle, also small and light, great for the grandkids.
 
Ever see the movie "Panic In Needle Park"? Think .22 withdrawl. That's what I've been going through the last year. I go out and shoot (up?) once in a while but it seems I can't just stop at one. Once I get started...

Compulsion gets us all in the end. I shot exactly 35 rounds of .22 today. I felt like I wasted too much ammo. That's just sick. I've got a .22 monkey on my back. :eek:
 
Love all of my .22's from a single action revolver to semi-auto plinkers to dedicated target pistols. All of them are accurate, extremely reliable, and just plain fun to shoot.
 
Odd man out here. While I have an old .22/ 410 long gun and a .22 upper converter for my Kimber 1911, I have never really shot .22. I did pick up a mini Uzi in .22 but only shot it a couple of times. I never carry a .22 for personal protection, so I am accustomed to shooting 9mm, .40 and .45.
 
In you post you mentioned you already have a few center fires for home defense. I see no problem if you want to mostly shoot and purchase 22s going forward. You can learn lots of marksmanship from a 22 and have lots of fun shooting them.
 
I can see why you would want to stick with .22lr because OF the higher prices of pretty much anything else. It is a kick in the junk to have any meaningfully full day at the range with larger calibers. Perhaps some Russian caliber guns are still decently priced, but even they have become rather pricey.

So yeah, . . . shooting for me is mostly the .22lr, unless I just have to test out a 9mm pistol.

Having said that, . . . there is a great deal of satisfaction when I drill small groups with my Mark II G.T.M. :D
 
CoyoteSix said:
Excellent collection!

I'm incredibly jealous!
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Closing in on 60 years old; being a gun-nut all my life, and having a very understanding wife that knows I'd never cut short the household budget or if necessary sell any or all of my toys in a time of need ... and yes there are some that I no longer have but I also don't miss them enough to go out and replace them.

Being an "older" gun-nut, I also used to pick up spare bricks of 22LR when I didn't need it ... I never considered it hoarding because it wasn't in short supply. For instance in 2010 I picked up a 5K case of 22lr for $110 even though I had no need for it ... but then I do that with all the caliburs I shoot when the opportunity presented itself ... Remember when 308 surplus was available and 7.62x39 surplus was $69.95 per 1,000?
 
I like my 22lr pistols and rifles better than my CF ones. Something more fun about shooting them...
 
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I love .22's. I love how cheap they are...

Ah, I see. You have yet to venture out of the shallow end of the pool. The depths you find at the other end might blow your mind.

Exactly....In the deep end, dropping 2 grand is easy to do on just the rifle not counting optics, then you gotta feed it $10-20 a box ammo for it to perform.
 
I had to get out the list. I have thirty-eight, 22 rimfire firearms, and 2 conversions. I would say I am addicted.
 
I wish I could get in on this love of 22LR, but I just don't have as much fun with .22 as I do with 45 colt. Part of it could be that I can see the holes a 45 makes, while even at seven yards, I'm left wondering if I'm even hitting with the 22.

More power to you though!
 
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