There is no right/wrong answer on this...just curious to find out what others think.
And not one of you picked the article's pick!
The answer is: The
Ruger Mark II/III T512:
I'm a little more inclined towards the newer 22/45s because of their weight and balance, but overall if I had but one handgun to own, it would be a Ruger .22LR. I like their rate of fire, the fact that they take .22LR, that they last indefinitely without parts replacements and they do a respectful job at self defense and hunting.
The Rugers can be easily carried with substantial amounts of ammo and are accurate to a fault. In fact, they're so accurate that I can see why a 1980s might prefer it over a .357 as a duty weapon. I'm not quite to that point yet, but running and shooting are definitely easier with a Ruger .22LR, and if I could only have one handgun the Ruger would be it!
That said, on its heels would be a
Ruger Security-Six .357. And I might go with it if I could have an assortment of ammo and an unlimited supply of it. But if I could only have cases and cases of one type of ammo, stuff I could shove into my pockets and go with, the Ruger T-512 can't be beat! For the .357 to be worth it, I'd have to have .357 125gr JHPs, 158gr JHPs, 158gr JSPs, etc., etc., and I probably would need lower powered stuff as well. But a Ruger .22LR can pretty much eat anything and do anything.
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