Ruger Mark IV Tactical 22 Pistol

[Holladay]

I looked for the conceal carry thread, not that is works for the Ruger.

Is this a good gun? Everything I have researched is yes.

But why own a 22 LR pistol? No stopping power? Not CC. Just for fun plunking? Cheap ammo? Home defense? Fun factor?

I can pick it up for $500. Tad steep for a plunking pistol.

Thoughts?

[notorious]

THERE'S A GUN THREAD MOTHER ****ERS.

USE IT.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by JudasRising20

My favorite .9mm gun. They make CZs right here in KCK. My favorites are the 75D Compact PCR and the SP-01. Best looking would be the regular CZ 75B.

I'm pretty sure they just import then to KCK. Mine say "Kansas City, KS" on one side but "Made in Czech Republic" on the other.

Of course, I don't give a shit where they're made. CZs are awesome.

[Frazod]

As for .22s, I fired my first one nearly 50 years ago, when I was still riding a big wheel and playing with my Fisher Price garage. I know people enjoy them, and to each their own, but to me it's just a childhood toy, nothing more than a glorified BB gun. Haven't owned one in decades.

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by notorious

THERE'S A GUN THREAD MOTHER ****ERS.

USE IT.

[LiveSteam]

Originally Posted by Frazod

As for .22s, I fired my first one nearly 50 years ago, when I was still riding a big wheel and playing with my Fisher Price garage. I know people enjoy them, and to each their own, but to me it's just a childhood toy, nothing more than a glorified BB gun. Haven't owned one in decades.

Shot any of the 17 rimfires on the market?
They ain't your grand dad's rimfires

[notorious]

Originally Posted by Frazod

As for .22s, I fired my first one nearly 50 years ago, when I was still riding a big wheel and firing a shot through my Little Tikes First Fridge.

Fyp

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by LiveSteam

Shot any of the 17 rimfires on the market?
They ain't your grand dad's rimfires

Nope. Never even heard of that.

[Fish]

.22 is a fun caliber that is still super cheap to shoot compared to others. I shoot mine pretty regularly. My buddies and I have been doing some target games recently.

[Holladay]

Those look like fun!

I just picked this up.



Rated For . 38 - . 44 Caliber Pistols: This Steel Target Is Specifically Rated For Soft Nose Lead . 38 - . 44 Caliber Ammunition Only (At A Minimum Of 30 Yards).
High Visibility Targets: This Auto Reset Target Features Three Huge 4. 5 Inch Targets, Giving You A Fair Shot At Hitting These High Visibility Target.
Reset Without Walking Down Range: The 2 Side Targets Spin And Lock In An Upright Position When Hit. Simply Shoot The Center Reset Target Or Each Individual Target To Send Them Back Down And Begin Another Round Of Practice Or Competition.
Increased Deflection Safety: This Target Is Designed To Be Forward Leaning To Provide Safer Downward Bullet Deflection. It Also Includes Stainless Steel Stabilizing Spikes To Help Ground The Target And Provide Optimal Stability.

I think it will be fun.

Some dufus asked in the comment section if he could use his 300 win mag rifle on it. The "expert" remark, "I don't know what a 300 win mag is, but it's for .38-.44 cal".

I got a 300 a few years ago. Damn fun rifle to shoot. I would be able to use it 3 times on that target set up

THERE'S A GUN THREAD MOTHER ****ERS.

USE IT.

As mentioned in the OP, I looked for the conceal carry thread.

[LiveSteam]

Originally Posted by Frazod

Nope. Never even heard of that.

17HMR is pretty popular caliber. Savage makes an excellent rifle in this 22mag necked down to a .177
Popular enough that they now make a mag version.
IIRC they had to find a rimfire that would hold more powder than a necked down 22mag.
So they ended up going with some rimfire blank they use for framing nails.
My cousin ran right out and bought one.
He blew apart a coyote at 80 yards last month. Blew it all to hell
https://www.google.com/search?q=17+r...e-gws-wiz-serp

[Fish]

.17HMR is really fast, but it's not that much better than .22 LR as far as impact energy though. 20gr .17 is less than 50 ft/lbf more than 31gr .22LR for what it's worth. Super Mag thumps a bit more though.

.17HMR:
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy
17 gr. (1.1 g) 2,650 ft/s (810 m/s) 245 ft⋅lbf (332 J)
20 gr. (1.3 g) 2,350 ft/s (720 m/s) 250 ft⋅lbf (340 J)

.17 Super Mag
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy
20 gr. (1.3 g) 3,000 ft/s (910 m/s) 400 ft⋅lbf (540 J)
25 gr. (1.6 g) 2,600 ft/s (790 m/s) 375 ft⋅lbf (508 J)


.22 LR:
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy
32 gr (2.1 g) copper-plated HP[2] 1,430 ft/s (440 m/s) 141 ft⋅lbf (191 J)
31 gr (2.0 g) copper-plated RN[3] 1,750 ft/s (530 m/s) 204 ft⋅lbf (277 J)
30 gr (1.9 g) copper-plated HP[3] 1,640 ft/s (500 m/s) 191 ft⋅lbf (259 J)

.223:
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy
36 gr (2 g) JHP 3,750 ft/s (1,140 m/s) 959 ft⋅lbf (1,300 J)
55 gr (4 g) Nosler ballistic tip 3,240 ft/s (990 m/s) 1,265 ft⋅lbf (1,715 J)
60 gr (4 g) Nosler partition 3,160 ft/s (960 m/s) 1,325 ft⋅lbf (1,796 J)
69 gr (4 g) BTHP 2,950 ft/s (900 m/s) 1,338 ft⋅lbf (1,814 J)
77 gr (5 g) BTHP 2,750 ft/s (840 m/s) 1,301 ft⋅lbf (1,764 J)

[Frazod]

If I still lived in the country or had access to family-owned country land, perhaps I'd feel differently about .22s and other lower caliber guns. But those days are gone forever. Plinking varmints is kind of frowned upon in the suburbs.

[raybec 4]

Originally Posted by Frazod

If I still lived in the country or had access to family-owned country land, perhaps I'd feel differently about .22s and other lower caliber guns. But those days are gone forever. Plinking varmints is kind of frowned upon in the suburbs.

That's why you need the suppressor.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by raybec 4

That's why you need the suppressor.

Just possessing one would carry a felony conviction in the Peoples Republik of Illinois.

[Holladay]

Damn son, move back to the country