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Re: another 22 revolver post [Re: jbyrd63] #6754419
02/02/20 12:54 AM
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Pondered all the 22 options for a trapping gun. I figured the semi-autos were out since if I fell in the mud on a slippery bank it would mess up the mechanism whereas a revolver I could rinse it in the water and still work till I got it home. Tried out the S&W 317 kit gun 8 shot 22. Bought it and never looked back. Fits in my Carhartt pocket when cutting wood.Leave it on an empty chamber and completely safe. Pricey but worth it IMO.

Re: another 22 revolver post [Re: jbyrd63] #6754422
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S/W 422 been using it for over 40 years.

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Re: another 22 revolver post [Re: jbyrd63] #6754426
02/02/20 01:07 AM
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Interesting thread ...lots of suggestions


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Re: another 22 revolver post [Re: jbyrd63] #6754753
02/02/20 11:52 AM
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Ive got both a Rough Rider I picked up for $109 new, and a stainless Ruger Single Six. I wont be without either for as long as I run a trapline the way i do. When I run to and from work where Im not permitted to have a weapon, the Heritage goes with me in an ammo can lined with foam and painted cammo. It gets hidden at my last farm before work, and picked up on my way home. I look at it as a tool that will be replaced if it should fail, a "consumable good. I keep it lubed well, shoot only 22 shorts in it, and it hasnt had a hiccup that way for 3 years now. For every year it still works the cost of using it as a "consumable good" goes down. When I can wear a gun on my trapline, the Ruger is what Ive got on. Its overbuilt, and pretty, and will be an heirloom.

Re: another 22 revolver post [Re: jbyrd63] #6754766
02/02/20 12:03 PM
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My Heritage is the worst revolver I ever owned, it doesn’t hit worth a crap! I put a 3”x3” piece of paper on a fence post one time got ten feet away and missed the post! And no it wasn’t me I used to have a Ruger Single Six I could hit a snake in the head while it was moving


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Re: another 22 revolver post [Re: jbyrd63] #6754769
02/02/20 12:04 PM
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I have the 7 1/2 inch barrel on my Rough Rider with Tru Glow adjustable sites, factory. I hunt rabbits with it often, in brushy bottoms where our cottontails live. I also use a Jimenez J/A 22 for dispatch. Using good CCI ammo seems to be the trick for both pistols for accuracy. The Jimenez is very small 6 shot semi auto and was $139.00 new a year ago, takes a 100 rounds to break it in then reliable as can be.


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Re: another 22 revolver post [Re: Mr. Ed] #6754777
02/02/20 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Ed
Pondered all the 22 options for a trapping gun. I figured the semi-autos were out since if I fell in the mud on a slippery bank it would mess up the mechanism whereas a revolver I could rinse it in the water and still work till I got it home. Tried out the S&W 317 kit gun 8 shot 22. Bought it and never looked back. Fits in my Carhartt pocket when cutting wood.Leave it on an empty chamber and completely safe. Pricey but worth it IMO.


It isn't necassary to have the hammer on an empty chamber with the S+W 317.Like the rest of their double actions,it has a hammer block and is completely safe.I have carried my S+W 63,fully loaded for over 40 years.

Re: another 22 revolver post [Re: jbyrd63] #6924861
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Ya get what ya pay for is a rule that has stood the test of time.

Re: another 22 revolver post [Re: jbyrd63] #6924872
07/09/20 12:21 PM
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H&r 9 shot revolver double action bought it in 1970 for 29.95. Still use it on the line it’s ugly but it does the job.have dropped it in rivers, ponds mud holes ect. Just rinse the mud off and keep going. Spray it with WD40 at the end of the day.


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Re: another 22 revolver post [Re: jbyrd63] #6924878
07/09/20 12:24 PM
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A baseball bat is cheap,,and works also,,but maybe not the best choice.SO,,I will stick with my Ruger Single Six.You get what you pay for.Buy once cry once.


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Re: another 22 revolver post [Re: Taximan] #6924892
07/09/20 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Taximan
Originally Posted by Mr. Ed
Pondered all the 22 options for a trapping gun. I figured the semi-autos were out since if I fell in the mud on a slippery bank it would mess up the mechanism whereas a revolver I could rinse it in the water and still work till I got it home. Tried out the S&W 317 kit gun 8 shot 22. Bought it and never looked back. Fits in my Carhartt pocket when cutting wood.Leave it on an empty chamber and completely safe. Pricey but worth it IMO.


It isn't necassary to have the hammer on an empty chamber with the S+W 317.Like the rest of their double actions,it has a hammer block and is completely safe.I have carried my S+W 63,fully loaded for over 40 years.



the 317 has a hammer block , not all S&W double action revolvers do . make sure you verify operation before depending on it. in a hunting/trapping situation leaving it on an empty if you are unsure isn't a bad idea.

the 1905 the did not have the same type of hammer block

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Re: another 22 revolver post [Re: jbyrd63] #6924901
07/09/20 12:45 PM
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I bought my Ruger Single Six aboard ship In 1960 It cost me new out of the box $62.00. I wonder If they still sell guns On US military Ships?
I was On a troop ship Named the US General Mann headed for Japan.
That gun has served me well over the last 60 years and one of my grandsons will be using It and probably pass It on to one his kids.


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Re: another 22 revolver post [Re: The Beav] #6924924
07/09/20 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by The Beav
I bought my Ruger Single Six aboard ship In 1960 It cost me new out of the box $62.00. I wonder If they still sell guns On US military Ships?
I was On a troop ship Named the US General Mann headed for Japan.
That gun has served me well over the last 60 years and one of my grandsons will be using It and probably pass It on to one his kids.


I have my dads old single 6 with the shipping bow he bought about then too think his was $47 or so bought from a base PX. Its a safe queen now.

On the topic of the thread I just got my Ruger wrangler for $235 with tax and brady

Re: another 22 revolver post [Re: The Beav] #6924967
07/09/20 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by The Beav
I bought my Ruger Single Six aboard ship In 1960 It cost me new out of the box $62.00. I wonder If they still sell guns On US military Ships?
I was On a troop ship Named the US General Mann headed for Japan.
That gun has served me well over the last 60 years and one of my grandsons will be using It and probably pass It on to one his kids.

Mine was $119 bran new in box with the Magnum cylinder included.That was around 1979 or 1980.I have given my two boys a BUNCH of rifles,shotguns and pistols and revolvers,,but told them,,no one gets my Single six till im planted. smile

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Re: another 22 revolver post [Re: jbyrd63] #6925091
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i got a single six i really like


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Re: another 22 revolver post [Re: danny clifton] #6925166
07/09/20 05:09 PM
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I have used a .22 Heritage for 26 years now. I paid $109 with the zip case and a holster and the .22 magnum cylinder. I just never wanted a more expensive piece as I have driven over it once, dropped in at least once a season in the river or mud etc. etc. I shoot .22 short CB caps.

Bryce

Re: another 22 revolver post [Re: bblwi] #6925263
07/09/20 06:34 PM
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I carry a S&W 617. It is a 10 shot revolver with a 6 inch barrel and stainless steel.
Weighs a ton, is very accurate and if it gets muddy or dropped in the water I clean it.
No more work than a less expensive gun. For all the traipsing around I have done
for over 60 years I have never lost a gun. Did have to take a chilly little dip one time tho. laugh

Zim

Re: another 22 revolver post [Re: jbyrd63] #6925293
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When it comes to .22 revolvers, in IMHO, there is the Super Single Six (and the older Single Six) and the Bear-cat (though I don't like the non-adjustable sights) then there is everything else. The ability to shoot CB's, shorts, longs, longrifles and with a quick cylinder change, .22mag. Greatest .22 revolver made. Yes some others are probably just as good, but I think the Single Six is the only way to go. I will say the sights are durable and a bit too course but that can be fixed.. And shooting at coons in trees, frogs and critters in traps mostly happens at very close range anyway.

You put 4 cylinders a day thru it for a couple months and watch your pistol marksmanship significantly improve.

Re: another 22 revolver post [Re: jbyrd63] #6925348
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The best trapline revolvers IMO will have at least 9 shots, a fold out cylinder for easy loading, a 4"ish barrel and won't weigh a ton.

Re: another 22 revolver post [Re: jbyrd63] #6925405
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