22 Handgun Recommendation

[Galeth005]

i am a huge fan of the ruger single six's... get one that has 22lr and 22 mag chambers.. everyonce in a while its fun to have the little bigger bang... but if ur looking at a semi auto 22 i would go with the walther p22... its a very comfortable and fun gun to shoot

[notsobigal]

I have had a ruger mark II and a single six and both are fine guns but my walther p22 is much more fun to shoot due to its light weight and its similarity to a center fire pistol. The grip on the walther is small enough for a woman or child plus its a piece of cake to strip, clean and reassemble. It depends on what you want. If you want better accuracy go with one of the longer barreled rugers. If you want light weight and something that replicates a center fire pistol go with the walther. Plus the walther has the cool factor on its side.

[hollandm]

Lots of great comments!  I really appreciate them.

I've added the Walther P22 to the watch list.

Let's see what tomorrow brings.

[ericire12]

Ruger Single Six is a good gun. A friend of mine has one. Ruger MKII and Browning Buck Mark are fine guns. I have a Ruger MKII, and my uncle has a Browning. The Ruger is a pain to field strip and put back together right, though. Even after you've done it 30 times. I don't know how easy the browning is to strip. It would be hard to go wrong with either of those 3. 

There it is in a nutshell. Close thread.

[Rastus]

There it is in a nutshell. Close thread.

No kiddin.  The Ruger is tough to clean.

The Walther P22 (old model) is nice...wish I had one.  Still some floating around.

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[Big Frank]

The Ruger Mark I, Mark II, Mark III, and 22/45s are simple and easy to take down if you have a Speed Strip Kit from Majestic Arms installed. It only take a matter of seconds to unscrew the pin, and the bolt slides right out so you can clean the barrel from the breech end and not damage your rifling at the muzzle.  http://www.majesticarms.com/id10.html

Did everyone miss this on page one? Instead of taking 2 or 3 screws out of a Buckmark to get it apart, you take one screw out of the Ruger with the Speed Strip. I can do it a lot faster than I just typed this. I was hoping someone else who has one would back me up on that.

[Rastus]

Did everyone miss this on page one? Instead of taking 2 or 3 screws out of a Buckmark to get it apart, you take one screw out of the Ruger with the Speed Strip. I can do it a lot faster than I just typed this. I was hoping someone else who has one would back me up on that.

Kewl...did not know this.  I'm thinking you like it a lot.  How 'bout the barrels?  Try a barrel yet?

[Big Frank]

Kewl...did not know this.  I'm thinking you like it a lot.  How 'bout the barrels?  Try a barrel yet?

I haven't tried any of those barrels but I really like the Speed-Strip kit. I ordered mine from Dino before he even started Majestic Arms. Back then it was just Custom by Dino, The Gun Shop, New York, New York. It does exactly what he said and it works just as well today as it did 10 years ago. When I mentioned it before, another forum member and I talked about it and he got one too. I think he likes it even more than I do!

I thought the grip on my 22/45 was too smooth and too small for my hand. I put a Hogue HandAll on it that was actually made for a Glock and it's textured and has finger grooves. http://www.getgrip.com/main/overview/handall.html That makes it almost impossible to field strip the pistol since the rubber grip is over top of the mainspring and latch. I installed the Speed-Strip and now it takes 10 seconds to get the bolt out instead of 10 minutes trying to slide the HandAll back off.

[tombogan03884]

I haven't tried any of those barrels but I really like the Speed-Strip kit. I ordered mine from Dino before he even started Majestic Arms. Back then it was just Custom by Dino, The Gun Shop, New York, New York. It does exactly what he said and it works just as well today as it did 10 years ago. When I mentioned it before, another forum member and I talked about it and he got one too. I think he likes it even more than I do!

I thought the grip on my 22/45 was too smooth and too small for my hand. I put a Hogue HandAll on it that was actually made for a Glock and it's textured and has finger grooves. http://www.getgrip.com/main/overview/handall.html That makes it almost impossible to field strip the pistol since the rubber grip is over top of the mainspring and latch. I installed the Speed-Strip and now it takes 10 seconds to get the bolt out instead of 10 minutes trying to slide the HandAll back off.

I could be wrong but I believe I read somewhere that even Ruger approves the speed strip

[PegLeg45]

I love the Ruger's, but at $45 for the speed strip kit, a $2 screwdriver and 2 extra minutes ain't a big issue when it comes to the Brownings.
Not trying to ruffle feathers...just an opinion....I like BOTH guns immensely so the kit would be a nice addition to someone who already owns a Ruger.