Looking to own a 22cal wheel gun - just because - any thoughts?

[Tijeras_Slim]

The new Ruger you have pictured is nice. If you’re thinking double action, either that or an older Smith model 17 or 18 (pre-70’s vintage) is easy to find and usually economical.

Taurus? *spit*

[JRandomFreeper]

Somewhere, out there, is a legal .22 cal Gatling. I'm sure you can find the pix.

Brother has a 4 shot .22 mag derringer. I used it on feral pigs in a trap. It worked. Hurt my ears more than a .38 would have.

/johnny

[Standing Wolf]

The single best of all the .22 long rifle revolvers I've owned over the years was a 1951 Smith & Wesson K-22 with a six-inch barrel and a pretty good, albeit less than mint finish. It took me over twenty years to find it after foolishly selling a much newer model 17 for a good price.

Guns you really like are harder to come by than dollars.

[mnehring]

I haven’t heard someone call a revolver a ‘wheel gun’ in a long time.

[JoeProBono]

double action - single action - pros cons?

[donozark]

COLT Diamondback. Sort of a mini-Python.

[txnativegop]

“wheel gun” it has a pleasing ring to the ears doesn’t it?

[riverrunner]

Ruger S@W if you want to get spendy a colt python or trooper.

[JoeProBono]

>I haven’t heard someone call a revolver a ‘wheel gun’ in a long time.

I’ve been around a long time.

[varmintman]

Want something truly evil along similar lines??

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=321714162

http://www.hornady.com/store/22-WMR-45gr-Critical-Defense/

[IMR 4350]

Most of the single actions come with 2 cylinders, one for ,22 LR and a second for .22 mag.

Two for the price of one.

I'm not a big fan of the new model Rugers, but they are built like a tank and shoot good.

[LouD]

I like these. American made and around $250. Everyone needs a .22/.22 mag SAA.

http://www.heritagemfg.com/site/department.cfm?id=50

[JoeProBono]

[yarddog]

If it is made by Colt, Smith & Wesson or Ruger it will be a quality gun.

I probably like the S&W model 17 with a 6 inch barrel as well as any and more than most. The Ruger Single Six is probably the most durable one tho they are all pretty much so.

I have also heard the Taurus model 94 is OK. I looked one over and it did look fine but I didn’t get to shoot it.

My first decent quality gun was a Harrington and Richardson model 49er. It was not in the same ball park as the better ones and had a heavy DA trigger but it would shoot accurately which is saying a lot.

[Joe 6-pack]

If you could live with a SA, I'd recommend a Ruger Single Six Convertible (or similar revolver from a few other manufacturers). You get two cylinders that swap out with ease and allow you to use either .22LR or .22WMRF.

Although it's not manufactured anymore, my other favorite was the H&R 999, which was a double action .22LR. I was always fascinated by Webley breaktops, and the H&R opens up the same way...

If you can find one used and in decent condition, go for it!

[JoeProBono]

SWEET!

[JoeProBono]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz6FZhGqtKE

[OKSooner]

Say WHAT? That looks like a GP-100 in .22lr? I knew there was an SP101 .22, with adjustable sights but this is news...

Off to the Ruger website to see what I've missed.

[Tijeras_Slim]

For plinking, both are nice. The Ruger Super Single Six is pretty much top of the heap. Double action, particularly the Smith Model 18 (4” K frame, adjustable sights, sort of a trainer for the .38 model 15) is good for practicing a smooth trigger pull for a larger gun.