Selecting .22 Target handgun thread from RFC

[graycrait]

Discussion on choices

http://www.rimfirece...ad.php?t=436814

More or less a FAQ

http://www.bullseyepistol.com/equipmnt.htm

Retailers

http://www.larrysguns.com/Departments/New-Pistols.aspx

http://www.champchoice.com/cat-Hammerli-220.aspx

Edited February 28, 2012 by graycrait

[R1100R]

Intresting thread. Not one mention of a Ruger being at the top, entry only. I have Hi Standards and a Hammerli Trailside. Most pistols that we think of as target are entry level guns when it comes to Bullseye.

Edited February 28, 2012 by R1100R

[Dolomite_supafly]

The Ruger is a good pistol but it is far from great. It would need trigger work to be comparable to most "target" pistols. It is also not as accurate as most "target" pistols. Fixing the crown can improve the accuracy some but most of the accuracy of a gun comes from the chamber dimensions and ALL Ruger pistols have a sporter chamber. Sporter chambers are designed to allow the gun to reliability shoot the widest variety of ammunition. The guns are made with cost in mind. Think of them as the economy car of the pistol world, something you can jump in and just go.

Now "target" guns are like a purpose built exotic sports car. They have tighter tolerances and that makes for nicer triggers. They have a much tighter chamber which is the key to their accuracy. But they also require more maintenance to keep running. And for most of these "target" guns cost isn't the main consideration like with the Ruger.

I own and will always own a Ruger pistol. They are built to last a lifetime and are very, very reliable but they are far from "target" guns.

Dolomite

[Jonnin]

the biggest difference between all these guns, for a novice shooter, is the trigger. You could hand me that $5000 .45 and my shooting would be about the same --- it will be years (if ever) before I can put them all in the 9s and 10s without screwing it up. My guns are introductory, and I am jealous of the trigger jobs on the expensive ones. The rest of it, I can live without. You want to learn the sport with a cheap gun, shoot at 25 yards or the indoor distances --- even a cheap gun can make a tight group at short range.