Ruger 22/45: Purchase Trend?

[JV_]

If someone was looking for a .22 semi-auto to help their training, thoughts between the AA Glock kit, the 22/45 or the newer Ruger polymer 22?

I had an AA kit. They're more ammo sensitive than a .22 pistol, and they're more sensitive to things like a thumb resting on the slide (reduces the slide velocity).

I would probably get a .22 revolver, like a S&W 617, before getting another AA kit. The S&W revolver appeals to me because it would be a cheap way to refine my trigger pull/finger.

[LittleLebowski]

I had an AA kit. They're more ammo sensitive than a .22 pistol, and they're more sensitive to things like a thumb resting on the slide (reduces the slide velocity).

I would probably get a .22 revolver, like a S&W 617, before getting another AA kit. The S&W revolver appeals to me because it would be a cheap way to refine my trigger pull/finger.

I know several good shooters that swear by this.....

[MDS]

I would probably get a .22 revolver, like a S&W 617, before getting another AA kit. The S&W revolver appeals to me because it would be a cheap way to refine my trigger pull/finger.

This. I attribute most of my slow accuracy improvement in the last year to dry and live work with my 617. I hardly shoot my Buckmark anymore, and then only for fun...

[Tamara]

The most fun gun I own. Period. (Good for practicing loose-round revolver reloads, too. If you can thumb rounds into those bitty deuce-deuce chambers without looking, you're good to go for real guns.)

The only thing that would be better is if I could find a Model 45, a fixed-sight .22 Military & Police made as a trainer for the Post Office and other .gov outfits. They're scarce and expensive but if I could find a good beater in the ~$500-$600 range, I would shoot the rifling out of it.

[MEH]

Anyone have a trick for loading the mags without tearing up thumbs - or am I just a big wuss?

Another trick is to use a loop of thin (window blind cord works great) cord. Loop one end on your belt and use the other end to pull the button.

[goteron]

TS Upper, IR Laser, Deltapoint, SilencerCo Sparrow SS

[Tamara]

TS Upper, IR Laser, Deltapoint, SilencerCo Sparrow SS

Irons don't lower-third co-witness. -100 Cool Points.

[Tamara]

Another trick is to use a loop of thin (window blind cord works great) cord. Loop one end on your belt and use the other end to pull the button.

I was going to say "get some callouses on your thumbs", but I reckon that'll work, too.

(Actually, that sounds like a pretty neat trick. I'm going to try it. Maybe these annoying callouses will go away. )

[GJM]

Great advice on the S&W .22 wheel gun. I just went and looked around, and found a 617 and 317 in my revolver stash.

After fondling both, I decided the 317's lighter weight to be an advantage, since my elbows are sore, especially my dominant right elbow, from so much shooting. I tweaked the zero on the 317, and proceeded to shoot 200 rounds, support hand only, at my 8 inch plates at 10-20 yards. Really good practice working the trigger between plates, and following through during the DA trigger pull. Between less concussion and the low cost of ammo, I can see doing a lot of this shooting.

Is the thought that lots of practice with the DA revolver translates over to shooting a Glock, despite the different trigger, or is there a concern that the trigger is different enough to cause issues?

[David Armstrong]

I do a lot of shooting with a S&W Mdl 18 that I bought decades ago to understudy a Mdl 15. The Mdl 15 is long gone, but I can't imagine getting rid of the Mdl 18.

FWIW, I've not found that shooting a DA revolver caused any issues with shooting my Glocks or any other auto.