Wanting .22 New Revolver

New 22 Revolver

  • Ruger SP101 SS

    Votes: 72 47.4%

  • Ruger Single-Six Convertible SS

    Votes: 51 33.6%

  • Taurus 992 Convertible SS

    Votes: 7 4.6%

  • Ruger Single "Ten" SS

    Votes: 22 14.5%
  • Total voters
    152
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Today I looked at .22 Revolvers:

Here are my contenders: ( All Stainless Steel )
Ruger SP101
Ruger Single - Six Convertible
Taurus 992 Convertible
Ruger Single "Ten"

I have 2 double action and 2 single action
I have 2 Convertibles

This is mainly to see opinions...I kinda want a convertible, but not deal breaker!

And I know there will be info on all four contenders.

I looked at some cheaper brands such as Heritage...and decided I wanted more in a revolver. Not Dissing Heritage although, just in a different market!
 
I am biased for double action

because when I shoot my New Vaquero or Colt .22 Peacemaker I get impatient with emptying the brass with the ejector rod one at a time. I like Smith and Wesson revolvers partly because you flip that cylinder out and hit the ejector rod and refill it. Note that I usually shoot my double-actions in single-action mode. So, I cannot support your candidates but would narrow them down to either the single-six convertible or the double-ten. I have a .22 Convertible, the .22 Peacemaker, but never have much desire to shoot magnum. So, if I were telling you what to do I would tell you to buy the double-ten because you get more shots before working the ejector rod. My wish for you, though, is buy an excellent used Smith and Wesson .22 made back in the 70s or before.
 
I'd rather have the 3" 63 in that poll - it was my choice. I A-B-ed it with the new 4" SP-101 a friend brought to the range last Thanksgiving. My 3" 63, bought new a year earlier, was slicker - and grouped tighter. Oddly, he paid a premium to get an early SP-101 and actually paid just over what my 63 cost me a year earlier. Now, the Ruger is about a C-note less. It's not a bad choice - I just like my 63 better.

SA-only rimfires? Been there... done that... didn't want the tee-shirt. I shoot mostly DA, but a deal on new commemorative blued fixed sight Single Six came about some years ago. I owned it a month. Horribly inaccurate with .22LR - worse with the .22 WMR cylinder. If you get a Single Six, get one in SS and with an adjustable sight. Besides, $20/550 of Fed 36gr HP .22 LR is a lot more fun to blast away with than .22 WMR at $9-$15+/50.

Heck, I'll go back and vote for the new 4" SP-101! Like the 3" & 5" 63's, it is an 8-shooter.

Stainz
 
I'd go with a DA, especially for heavy plinking. After about 3 cylinders full of loading/unloading a SA, I am finished for the day and move on to something else...With that said, out of your list I would pick the SP101.
 
You guys need to spend more time with your SA's. I reckon it's all a matter of what you're used to and what you like because I have no problem at all burning through a 550rd bulk pack in a couple hours with the Single Six.

Of those listed, Single Ten all the way but I would prefer the blued 4 5/8" model from Lipsey's.

Of all, I prefer an Old Model with the dovetail rear sight and XR3 grip frame.
 
Ruger Bearcat SS - very cute. Not expensive and beginners like it.

I like it to plink and its size.
 
550 rounds in 2 hours is about 5 rounds a minute. That is some fast loading/shooting...I guess I need more practice. I can't do it that fast for that long.
 
I should have listed the Bearcat! ....... :banghead:

I know the Convertible Bearcats have hit collector status at well over 1k!

And as far as Taurus.... I have NO quams about buying them!

I may be lucky?? But luck only goes so far! I have had and still have a lot of them autos and revolvers....never a dissapointment!

The Single Ten is probably at top of list.... I just wish they made it in convertible!

For that reason I was looking at the new Taurus 992...
 
I'm a little biased toward the Single Six because I like them so much.
Never had a problem with Taurus, but I love the S6.
 
I voted for the SP101 22LR. That is because I own one. I also own a single six and love the revolver. Slower loading never bothered me using single actions. I think for a all around revolver a SP101 is the best option. I love the S&W revolvers but they are just priced too high.
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Howard
 
I actually looked at a S&W 617 Stainless Saturday, but it was North of $650....

I have seen a SP101 at $400.00 used ... should have grabbed it! Hind sight is 20/20 I suppose.

And I was even setting the budget for that $400-$450 range.

The SP101 is probably out of budget, but I was interested in it enough to make it a contender.

They have one on Gunbroker for $690, but some "jack-wagon" bobbed the hammer!......:banghead:

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=278463062
 
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The SP's are not cheap but you should be able to find one for not much over $500. It's the only new DA .22LR I would consider. IMHO, the new SP's would rank higher on the list than the first run of .22's.
 
The SP101 and Bearcat come with .221-2" barrels. In other words, true .22lr.
The SS come with up to .226" barrels, and are really .22 mags that shoot .22lr in a pinch.

The Ruger Single 10 is weird. It comes with the bigger barrel, sometimes as small as .223", which my Stainless Single Six has. According to Jeff Quinn, and the woman I talked to at Ruger, the 10 was VERY accurate.

Strange stuff.

The Bear Cat is too small for my hands. The SSS I have is as well, and the frame is small enough so I don't feel I get the benefit of having it for practice with my big guns.

Acceptable SSS dimensions for Ruger are a long way off from Freedom Arms.

If you want a .22 mag, get a Ruger SSS. I like accurate .22lrs, and you get what you pay for.
 
I love my .22's and have shot them twice in the last 3 days.
I got my first SS6 back in '77, when I was 13.
.....just a thought here, if you will...
Without the aid of speedloaders, you can't reload a d/a any faster than you can a s/a.
with a little practice, you can have the sixth empty in the air, before the first and second empty has had a good bounce on the ground.
I say SS6 convertable, then you can get .22mags for it too.
 
Sorry chiccarones ..... :uhoh:

I meant I had 2 Double Action revolvers listed as choices..Taurus/SP101 the Taurus being a Convertible!
The Ruger SA-Single-Six and Single Ten...the six being a Convertible as well.

2 Double action
2 Convertible

My Bad!

Right now I have .22 autos...traded my revolvers off a short time ago!...Now regretting it! I had a single -six and a Taurus 94 and wish I still had them!
 
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Without the aid of speedloaders, you can't reload a d/a any faster than you can a s/a.
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Exactly! Folks don't seem to realize this and while a DA certainly unloads faster, I've always been able to charge a single action quicker than a double action.
 
Well,3 of your choices are Rugers and 2 are single actions how about a Ruger Bearcat.I just picked one up several days ago and I love it.I filled my right pocket full of 22lr and loaded and shot it for an hour and half the first day.They shoot great and make a neat snappy noise out the barrel.



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I can't get behind the SP101 because it's too heavy and I hate the triggers on all SP101's. I do however like the Ruger Single-Six convertible and that's what I voted for.

The Bearcat is a great SA .22 and it can be easily carried as a pocket pistol. IMO Ruger makes great SA revolvers, I own a bunch of them! I'm not sure about the Ruger Single-Ten yet but I guess time will tell...
 
None of the above.

Smith & Wesson "22 Combat Masterpiece" (AKA Model 18). I got one for about the same price as a Ruger SP-101, in 22 about six months ago. You just have to hunt for them a little.
 
It was said that

You cannot reload a D/A any faster than a S/A without speed loaders but you can unload the empties of a D/A a heck of a lot faster. That was my point above.
 
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