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TomD | 12-06-2009 06:37 PM
Out .22 plinking in the yard I'm lucky to live where I can walk outside a light off anything from 22 to centerfire rifle, though I do have to be careful of a backstop with large rifle rounds. A little while ago I decided that my life would be better if I burned a hundred or so rimfire rounds. I used this Browning Buckmark 22 target model. I've had this one for a while as you can probably tell. It has an adjustable trigger and is a very sweet shooter. After I shot a while, I noticed the situation in the bottom picture developing. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2545/...d5895a57_b.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2611/...7896c8d0d5.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2494/...51b65f20_b.jpg

GRP | 12-06-2009 06:41 PM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard Damn, I hate when you have a beautiful sunset and it all goes dark so that you can't shoot anymore............... It is only 24 degrees out here right now and blacker than you know what..... Nice! GRP

Mercenary | 12-06-2009 07:24 PM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard That pistol is on my christmas wish list. I've always liked Brownings. It felt pretty good when I checked it out in the gun store. TomD, do you like it? Been considering it as an indoor range gun to keep in practice without blowing loads of expensive ammo. Do you like the wooden grips?

elroy | 12-06-2009 07:30 PM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard I took the 2 grandkids on a tin can hunting trip yesterday afternoon with an old Remington model 33. We bagged several soup cans and a couple of plastic laundry detergent bottles. All in all a successful hunting trip.

TomD | 12-06-2009 08:00 PM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard Quote:
Originally Posted by Mercenary (Post 2063029) That pistol is on my christmas wish list. I've always liked Brownings. It felt pretty good when I checked it out in the gun store. TomD, do you like it? Been considering it as an indoor range gun to keep in practice without blowing loads of expensive ammo. Do you like the wooden grips?
I've always been a 22 pistol fan and have 4 of them: the Browning, a S&W 22, a Ruger and a Sig Trailside. Sig pictured below. I'm hard pressed to choose between the Sig and Browning, both are superb. The Browning is prettiest of the group. Another thing, failures to feed or cycle are VERY rare with the Browning, it is easily the most reliable of the group. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3516/...4609d537_b.jpg

Ironpig | 12-14-2009 10:58 PM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard I miss shooting .22 cal I had a foreman who would bring a .22 revolver to work. He would send me down to the basement where we had set up a makeshift range. We darkened a cicle in the center of a small paper plate and tacked it to a chunk of pine tree at about 25 feet. We had a pretty good contest of who could get the best grouping. What a great foreman! LOL

democopy | 12-15-2009 10:41 AM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard Tom, What do you think is the most "trouble free" , all around workhorse .22? Thanks

SilverCity | 12-15-2009 10:50 AM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard 1 Attachment(s) Not speaking for Tom, but the Ruger MKII stainless would be at the top of my list for an all-around, workhorse .22 pistol.

chad | 12-15-2009 10:55 AM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard http://www.lipseys.com/eImages/REAL-PINK-NEOS-2008.jpg

TomD | 12-15-2009 11:21 AM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard Quote:
Originally Posted by SilverCity (Post 2076791) Not speaking for Tom, but the Ruger MKII stainless would be at the top of my list for an "all-around", workhorse .22 pistol.
Be hard to argue with that but the Browning pictured above is my personal favorite. The main failing of the Ruger IMHO is the difficulty of stripping it for cleaning. First time I took it down I thought I was going to have to find a gun smith to reassemble it and I'm good at that sort of thing.

Caligula | 12-15-2009 11:37 AM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard Dumped my Ruger (with no problems) for the Browning. Big Browning fan! Thanks Tom!

tulsamal | 12-15-2009 11:45 AM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard I prefer the Ruger design myself. MKII. I rarely "take it down" all the way. .22's just don't need to have their bores scrubbed out all that often. But I long ago figured out the process when it needs to be done. It is a little bit of that "hold your tongue right" to do it but it isn't really hard. Detail stripping a 1911 is about 10x harder! That said..... that sure is a pretty Browning in the top photo. Wouldn't mind having one of those. The .22 pistol I grew up shooting belonged to my maternal grandfather. Browning Nomad with the longer barrel. That gun passed down to one of his sons when he died so I've not seen it or shot it since. A couple years ago I missed it enough to go on gunbroker and buy one for myself. Coming up with magazines was challenging but I'm happy with the gun. Sweet trigger, great sights, "Luger like" grip angle. All steel and made in 1968. Gregg

democopy | 12-15-2009 02:02 PM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard Good information! Browning have more than one model? If so, which one? I notice alot of MKIII for sale, I understand a .45 style frame. MKII or MKIII the way to go? Thanks

SilverCity | 12-15-2009 02:44 PM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard 1 Attachment(s) Quote:
Originally Posted by democopy (Post 2077133) Good information! Browning have more than one model? If so, which one? I notice alot of MKIII for sale, I understand a .45 style frame. MKII or MKIII the way to go? Thanks
Go with the MKII...the MKIII has a "loaded round indicator" that has been known to cause an occasional problem. And as for breaking the MKII down for cleaning...I don't. :wink:

Dave Thomas | 12-15-2009 03:29 PM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard Quote:
Originally Posted by TomD (Post 2076838) Be hard to argue with that but the Browning pictured above is my personal favorite. The main failing of the Ruger IMHO is the difficulty of stripping it for cleaning. First time I took it down I thought I was going to have to find a gun smith to reassemble it and I'm good at that sort of thing.
Just about everyone has had that experience with their Ruger. When the guy from Ruger asked if I had a phone book, and a rubber faced mallet, I knew there was something goofy about the field stripping process. Not to mention that all the safety features in the Mark III series have gotten a bit ridiculous.

Gaillo | 12-15-2009 03:30 PM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard I have owned both the Ruger MKII and the Browning Buckmark (mine is different than all the pictures on this page, it's a slabside with wood grips). I've found that the Browning is superior in the accuracy department, but about every 15-20 magazines worth of cartridges it will fail to feed the last cartridge reliably. They're both a bitch to detail strip, with the Ruger being slightely more so (in my opinion). I like the ergonomics of the Browning better, and think it looks a lot better too, but those are subjective factors that will be different depending on the person. I sold the Ruger several years ago and kept the Browning Buckmark. The occasional failure to feed the last round (again, once every 15-20 mags, far less than 1% of the time) is not a huge issue to me... this isn't a defensive handgun, it's a plinker and rabbit killer. Since I sold the Ruger, I've picked up a Beretta Neos (the same gun that has the pink grips in this thread, but the grips on mine are black not pink). It has a TERRIBLE trigger (which can be re-worked fairly easily), but is ironically also the most accurate handgun I've ever shot in my life... from bag rests with a 4x scope, using the right ammo, I've regularly printed 1" groups with boring regularity at 75 yards! I'm not sure if the Buckmark could accomplish such a thing, I'm highly dubious... as I shoot better with the Neos unsupported with iron sights than I do the Buckmark under the same conditions. In any case, .22LR handguns are just plain FUN! :biggrin:

chad | 12-15-2009 04:48 PM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard if oyu don't mind my asking, how did you rework your trigger? mine has the same problem...

illuminate10 | 12-15-2009 05:48 PM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard Quote:
Originally Posted by chad (Post 2077415) if oyu don't mind my asking, how did you rework your trigger? mine has the same problem...
Here's a link to show you how.http://hexidismal.awardspace.com/ I haven't done it myself but.....I think I'm gonna go ahead tonight and then take her to the range to check it out. :emotions16: By the way, love my Neos. It only seems to choke on the Winchester 333 bulk box occasionally.

Gaillo | 12-15-2009 05:57 PM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard Quote:
Originally Posted by illuminate10 (Post 2077509) Here's a link to show you how.http://hexidismal.awardspace.com/ I haven't done it myself but.....I think I'm gonna go ahead tonight and then take her to the range to check it out. :emotions16: By the way, love my Neos. It only seems to choke on the Winchester 333 bulk box occasionally.
Thanks for posting the link - I just got back to the computer and noticed Chad's question, that is the link I would have sent him to. I also love my Neos, very under-rated handgun in my opinion.

TTAZZMAN | 12-15-2009 05:58 PM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard Quote:
Originally Posted by TomD (Post 2063104) I've always been a 22 pistol fan and have 4 of them: the Browning, a S&W 22, a Ruger and a Sig Trailside. Sig pictured below. I'm hard pressed to choose between the Sig and Browning, both are superb. The Browning is prettiest of the group. Another thing, failures to feed or cycle are VERY rare with the Browning, it is easily the most reliable of the group. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3516/...4609d537_b.jpg
I have a Sig trailside comp model, browning, S&W 41 out of the 3 the sig is the most accurate for me in the competion model its fun and cheap to shoot 12ga shotgun hulls off a rail off hand at 25yds only chincy thing is the polymer mag (for those that have intrest the sig is a hammerli gun)(fantastic trigger) i am a browing fan overall great guns, great name, great wood, good shooters all around, and reliable the S&W 41 is a very fine crafted pistol and in my opinion the best overall gun of the 3 but they cost bout twice the price so it tends to stay in the cabinet never owned a ruger pistol tossin in a opinion fwiw THX TomD it was nice to see a Sig pictured once in a while ....if your S&W is a 41 i am sure it would make a great picture also

TomD | 12-15-2009 06:05 PM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard 1 Attachment(s) Very, very unfortunately, my S&W 22 is a Mod 22. I don't have one but I think the S&W Model 41 .22 is the absolute best of the .22's and one of the most desirable pistols in the world. They get a little pricey though. It's a good thing most of the world can't have pistols, we'd never have a chance of owning one of these beauties otherwise.

BellevueBully | 12-15-2009 06:08 PM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard I'm a very jealous Canadian. Very jealous. Y'all have fun now.

skyvike | 12-15-2009 06:21 PM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard I don't have a picture but I have had good fun with my Colt Huntsman.... :23_28_100s:

TomD | 12-15-2009 06:33 PM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard Here's a pict of my S&W Mod 22S. It's a fine shooting pistol and flat death on squirrels with the red dot sight. You can see where some holster time has rubbed off some of the barrel finish. This pistol has to be cleaned more than the others, it has a tight chamber and won't extract properly after several hundred rounds. A couple of patches without disassembly fixes it. It strips easily for a good cleaning every couple thousand rounds. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2653/...c9753495_b.jpg

Ironpig | 12-15-2009 09:27 PM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard Quote:
Originally Posted by SilverCity (Post 2076791) Not speaking for Tom, but the Ruger MKII stainless would be at the top of my list for an all-around, workhorse .22 pistol.
I whole heartedly agree. My brother and I share one of these magnificent pistols. It is definately fun to shoot and for some odd reason it makes me look good.

tulsamal | 12-15-2009 10:04 PM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard Yes, I would prefer a MKII to a MKIII. I like the bolt hold open on the MKIII but I would rather not have a loaded chamber indicator or a hole for the lock. The whole MKII/MKIII thing is related to the .45 model. The standard MKII/MKIII has a Luger type grip angle. People wanted one that mimiced the 1911. So Ruger started producing the 22/45. Same gun under the skin but they feel quite different. Both styles still in production. And Ruger has made a bunch of different barrel lengths and styles. My personal favorite is the 5.5" bull barrel. It can shoot in any target competition but it isn't that heavy so it can be used easily in the field. You can even get an aftermarket barrel for them if you want to go super lightweight! http://www.gunblast.com/Pac-Lite-22Barrels.htm As far as "more than one model of Browning," I'm afraid that's my fault for mentioning the 1960's Nomad. Browning used the design of the Woodsman for a bunch of different models of .22's. The Nomad was the least expensive. They went all the way up to fancy engraved and Olympic target pistol models. There was the Challenger and later the Challenger II. All of these are out of production but worth looking for on gunbroker. They were made out of steel and in Belgium so they will last for decades if cared for properly. I agree on the S&W M41. I would very much like to own one but the prices always scare me away!

Igotyour6 | 12-15-2009 10:49 PM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard isn't it great to just walk out side and start shooting when ever you want! I have me a nice 100 m, 200m, and a 500m location to practice from. I can sit on the west porch and plink with .22's

flying | 12-16-2009 01:01 AM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard 1 Attachment(s) Quote:
Originally Posted by TomD (Post 2077540) Very, very unfortunately, my S&W 22 is a Mod 22. I don't have one but I think the S&W Model 41 .22 is the absolute best of the .22's and one of the most desirable pistols in the world. They get a little pricey though. It's a good thing most of the world can't have pistols, we'd never have a chance of owning one of these beauties otherwise.
Man that is nice! I have had one like this for many many years now. model 2206 They make some nice 22 pistols

LukeNM | 12-16-2009 01:01 AM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard I shot my Ruger 22/45 the other day for the first time in quite a while. Needed a reason to clean it. I remembered it was tricky to reassemble and needed this to help get it back together... http://guntalk-online.com/fsprocedures.htm

morganchaser | 12-16-2009 01:23 AM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard I'm about to get my GF a Ruger LCP but I'm tempted to wait and get her something like the P22 so that she'll actually want to go shooting.

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democopy | 12-16-2009 11:03 AM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard Will start searching..... Quote:
Originally Posted by tulsamal (Post 2077949) Yes, I would prefer a MKII to a MKIII. I like the bolt hold open on the MKIII but I would rather not have a loaded chamber indicator or a hole for the lock. The whole MKII/MKIII thing is related to the .45 model. The standard MKII/MKIII has a Luger type grip angle. People wanted one that mimiced the 1911. So Ruger started producing the 22/45. Same gun under the skin but they feel quite different. Both styles still in production. And Ruger has made a bunch of different barrel lengths and styles. My personal favorite is the 5.5" bull barrel. It can shoot in any target competition but it isn't that heavy so it can be used easily in the field. You can even get an aftermarket barrel for them if you want to go super lightweight! http://www.gunblast.com/Pac-Lite-22Barrels.htm As far as "more than one model of Browning," I'm afraid that's my fault for mentioning the 1960's Nomad. Browning used the design of the Woodsman for a bunch of different models of .22's. The Nomad was the least expensive. They went all the way up to fancy engraved and Olympic target pistol models. There was the Challenger and later the Challenger II. All of these are out of production but worth looking for on gunbroker. They were made out of steel and in Belgium so they will last for decades if cared for properly. I agree on the S&W M41. I would very much like to own one but the prices always scare me away!

OutlawJoseyWalesJr | 12-20-2009 11:44 AM
Re: Out .22 plinking in the yard During the Thanksgiving weekend (and previous times before that), I went to see my parents and there is a shooting range near my parents home and my dad takes me out there for shooting targets with his guns . I like going out to the shooting range with my dad to shoot his guns whenever I get a chance to go and visit him. Each time I do that, I feel much better with handling a gun and I do not feel as nervous about handling a gun. My dad has a .22 pistol (not sure what brand) and a .22 rifle (not sure what brand) and he lets me use those on the shooting range. I feel comfortable shooting those two guns that my dad owns and that helps me overcome my nervousness and hesitation of using a gun.

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