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Wanting to buy and willing to take your suggestions on .22 handgun (revolver and semi-auto)
and rifle (bolt and semi-auto) to use for some beginner students I will be initiating into the shooting sports.
I am in the market for at least one of each over the next few months.

I've fired .22 in most of the major manufacturers and models over the years,
including a very sweet Anschutz while on the Varsity Rifle team in High School
but most of the handguns I own are of .45 and I don't want to start my newbies
out with the large calibers.

So now it's up to you, have any .22s sitting around needing someone to put them into action?
I've completed NRA Basic Pistol Instructor and I'm going to start with my 4 Daughters.
So yes even pink ones are of interest.

2up1down wrote:Wanting to buy and willing to take your suggestions on .22 handgun (revolver and semi-auto)
and rifle (bolt and semi-auto) to use for some beginner students I will be initiating into the shooting sports.
I am in the market for at least one of each over the next few months.

I've fired .22 in most of the major manufacturers and models over the years,
including a very sweet Anschutz while on the Varsity Rifle team in High School
but most of the handguns I own are of .45 and I don't want to start my newbies
out with the large calibers.

So now it's up to you, have any .22s sitting around needing someone to put them into action?
I've completed NRA Basic Pistol Instructor and I'm going to start with my 4 Daughters.
So yes even pink ones are of interest.

If you have multiple 1911's you might want to add a .22 conversion kit to one. I have that as well as a .22 revolver.

Keith B wrote:If you have multiple 1911's you might want to add a .22 conversion kit to one.

I have a Kimber conversion I use on a full-size 1911 frame and it is lots of fun to shoot. It's easy to load and easy to operate. It keeps all of the 1911 manual of arms except for last shot hold open.

Where are you located?

Pawpaw wrote:

Keith B wrote:If you have multiple 1911's you might want to add a .22 conversion kit to one.

I have a Kimber conversion I use on a full-size 1911 frame and it is lots of fun to shoot. It's easy to load and easy to operate. It keeps all of the 1911 manual of arms except for last shot hold open.

Excellent idea! Thank you Gentlemen for your thoughts and time.

LikesShinyThings wrote:Where are you located?

North of Houston, but I travel back and forth to Dallas Monday-Friday.

...if you hit the pawn shops, you'll find used High Standard Sentinel Deluxe revolvers...4" and 6"...they are great learning tools...$100-175 range and easy to shoot, reliable...when I learned to shoot, I bought a 4" and put 500 rds. through it every weekend...only smoothed it up a bit..

Don't know how old your students are but if they have small hands you might want to look at the older ruger bearcat revolvers. They fit small hands very well and are fun to shoot. As far as a rifle, my sons love their ruger 10/22 - now that ruger has come out with the BX-25 mag the 10/22 is a ton of fun.

2up1down wrote:Wanting to buy and willing to take your suggestions on .22 handgun (revolver and semi-auto)
and rifle (bolt and semi-auto) to use for some beginner students I will be initiating into the shooting sports.
I am in the market for at least one of each over the next few months.

I've fired .22 in most of the major manufacturers and models over the years,
including a very sweet Anschutz while on the Varsity Rifle team in High School
but most of the handguns I own are of .45 and I don't want to start my newbies
out with the large calibers.

So now it's up to you, have any .22s sitting around needing someone to put them into action?
I've completed NRA Basic Pistol Instructor and I'm going to start with my 4 Daughters.
So yes even pink ones are of interest.

Now that you are an NRA instructor, why not take advantage of the discounts? You can buy a new Ruger .22 model 10107 for $208 from Ruger. I can send you the PDf if you e-mail me.

37140 HM77CR 16.50” None Blued 4 7mm-08 Rem. $522.66
7119 HKM77RFP 22.00” None Stainless 4 .270 Win. $522.66
37101 HM77RS 20.00” Adjustable Blued 4 .308 Win. $566.68
7002 77/22-R 20.00” None Blued 10 .22 LR $491.66
1168 10/22-CRR 16.12” Adjustable Blued 10 .22 LR $195.92
1230 10/22VLEH 16.12” None Blued 10 .22 LR $344.10
1103 10/22-RB 18.50” Adjustable Blued 10 .22 LR $171.74
3313 KSR9c 3.50” Adjustable Stainless 17 + 1* 9mm $325.00
3701 LCP 2.75” Fixed Blued 6 + 1 .380 Auto $231.00
10140 P512MKIIIRP 5.50” Adjustable Blued 10 .22 LR $235.60
10107 P512MKIII 5.50” Adjustable Blued 10 .22 LR $207.70
10103 KMKIII512 5.50” Adjustable Stainless 10 .22 LR $336.66
13015 P95PR15 3.90” Fixed Blued 15 + 1* 9mm $243.58
4901 CHR22-10 10.00” None Blued 10 .22 LR $235.87
10621 NR-5L 5.50” Adjustable Blued 6 .22 LR/Mag. $341.01
10465 BN-455L 5.50” Adjsutable Blued 6 .45 Colt $356.50
0860 KS-47NHNN 7.50” Adjustable Stainless 6 .44 Mag. $513.98
5108 KNV-35 5.50” Fixed Stainless 5 .357 Mag. $433.38
5401 LCR 1.875” Fixed Blued 5 .38 SPL+P $325.00
5720 KSP-321XL 2.25” Fixed Stainless 5 .357 Mag. $389.98
1704 GP-161 6.00” Adjustable Blued 6 .357 Mag. $408.58

In my opinion, you can't go wrong with Ruger here.

Rifle- 10/22
Semi-Auto Pistol - MarkIII

Sorry, we really can't help with firearms. I will say this, as a "for your reference" - lots of folks love the Ruger MarkII/III. My experience with the Mark II was that it "bit" me (the ears on the bolt caught me, pinched, and hurt). Unfortunately, this was when I was VERY new to shooting, I didn't analyze what I was doing wrong, and didn't have anyone to help correct the problem I was having. I know intellectually that the Mark II & III are fine firearms. I just can't get myself past that bad memory. If you use one, please watch your shooters and catch them quick with the first bite, finding a way to resolve the issue so they won't dislike it. (Hopefully.)

I have to admit when it comes to 22s SAs, I'm not going to Ruger. I have a fine collection (ok, two) of Smiths that keep me quite happy. Their Model 22A is inexpensive and a very nice shooter, IMHO.

mrvmax wrote:

2up1down wrote:Wanting to buy and willing to take your suggestions on .22 handgun (revolver and semi-auto)
and rifle (bolt and semi-auto) to use for some beginner students I will be initiating into the shooting sports.
I am in the market for at least one of each over the next few months.

I've fired .22 in most of the major manufacturers and models over the years,
including a very sweet Anschutz while on the Varsity Rifle team in High School
but most of the handguns I own are of .45 and I don't want to start my newbies
out with the large calibers.

So now it's up to you, have any .22s sitting around needing someone to put them into action?
I've completed NRA Basic Pistol Instructor and I'm going to start with my 4 Daughters.
So yes even pink ones are of interest.

Now that you are an NRA instructor, why not take advantage of the discounts? You can buy a new Ruger .22 model 10107 for $208 from Ruger. I can send you the PDf if you e-mail me.

37140 HM77CR 16.50” None Blued 4 7mm-08 Rem. $522.66
7119 HKM77RFP 22.00” None Stainless 4 .270 Win. $522.66
37101 HM77RS 20.00” Adjustable Blued 4 .308 Win. $566.68
7002 77/22-R 20.00” None Blued 10 .22 LR $491.66
1168 10/22-CRR 16.12” Adjustable Blued 10 .22 LR $195.92
1230 10/22VLEH 16.12” None Blued 10 .22 LR $344.10
1103 10/22-RB 18.50” Adjustable Blued 10 .22 LR $171.74
3313 KSR9c 3.50” Adjustable Stainless 17 + 1* 9mm $325.00
3701 LCP 2.75” Fixed Blued 6 + 1 .380 Auto $231.00
10140 P512MKIIIRP 5.50” Adjustable Blued 10 .22 LR $235.60
10107 P512MKIII 5.50” Adjustable Blued 10 .22 LR $207.70
10103 KMKIII512 5.50” Adjustable Stainless 10 .22 LR $336.66
13015 P95PR15 3.90” Fixed Blued 15 + 1* 9mm $243.58
4901 CHR22-10 10.00” None Blued 10 .22 LR $235.87
10621 NR-5L 5.50” Adjustable Blued 6 .22 LR/Mag. $341.01
10465 BN-455L 5.50” Adjsutable Blued 6 .45 Colt $356.50
0860 KS-47NHNN 7.50” Adjustable Stainless 6 .44 Mag. $513.98
5108 KNV-35 5.50” Fixed Stainless 5 .357 Mag. $433.38
5401 LCR 1.875” Fixed Blued 5 .38 SPL+P $325.00
5720 KSP-321XL 2.25” Fixed Stainless 5 .357 Mag. $389.98
1704 GP-161 6.00” Adjustable Blued 6 .357 Mag. $408.58

PM with email sent kind Sir.

Thanks to all of you with your input and suggestions.
As always I trust the kind wisdom of the good citizens of this forum.

I have a Walther P22 that my younger boys (8 and 6) like, as well as a Kimber conversion that I keep on a Para frame that they like even better. The Kimber prefers CCI mini-mags but my Walther will run the bulk ammo just fine.

For revolvers, I have a S&W M18-2 that is the cat's meow and I just bought an Uberti Stallion ten shot that is really neat, but shoots low.
A S&W M34 is also a great choice, as it is a smaller frame than the M18.

That Ruger looks like a great choice and at a price that will be real tough to beat!

Good Luck!

Stubble wrote:I have a Walther P22 that my younger boys (8 and 6) like, as well as a Kimber conversion that I keep on a Para frame that they like even better. The Kimber prefers CCI mini-mags but my Walther will run the bulk ammo just fine.

For revolvers, I have a S&W M18-2 that is the cat's meow and I just bought an Uberti Stallion ten shot that is really neat, but shoots low.
A S&W M34 is also a great choice, as it is a smaller frame than the M18.

That Ruger looks like a great choice and at a price that will be real tough to beat!

Good Luck!

Thanks Stubble, have to wait till we get the creds in, but I'll send you a link a kind Sir gave me.
Hope all is well down South. Check your pms.

I have a Sig Saur Mosquito and about 1,000 rounds of ammo I'd sell. Great for beginners as the weight and controls and size are like a 9mm.