New toy I found at the local pawn shop

[skorpion]

Well I haven't fired it yet.  But the scope is not mounted on a moving part of the action, and the entire weapon is fairly heavy so I don't expect it to kick much at all.

The magazines hold 10 rounds of 22LR.

10 rounds isnt bad for a 22, the one i used to have (bolt action, ran real smooth for me) could hold only 3 rounds in the mag. got a different one and i have to say i would have stuck with the bolt action. as far as the weight/kick goes, it would be virtually recoiless if the scope was just a bit further up. i think that would add more weight to the front and keep the recoil from sending the front upwards. i read somewhere that police/SWAT teams like to use supressors in certain operations to reduce recoil. is that statement true, or is it baloney?

[PFactorDave]

10 rounds isnt bad for a 22, the one i used to have (bolt action, ran real smooth for me) could hold only 3 rounds in the mag. got a different one and i have to say i would have stuck with the bolt action. as far as the weight/kick goes, it would be virtually recoiless if the scope was just a bit further up. i think that would add more weight to the front and keep the recoil from sending the front upwards. i read somewhere that police/SWAT teams like to use supressors in certain operations to reduce recoil. is that statement true, or is it baloney?

I don't think I would want to make it any more nose heavy then it is now.  I don't know who put the scope on it, but it feels like it is balanced about right how it is.

10 rounds for 22 pistols is pretty standard.  I had a Ruger 22 pistol that had 10 round mags.  I also have a Sig Mosquito 2w which has 10 round mags as well.  As it happens, I have a fake suppressor that screws on to the Sig, and it does make the gun recoil less (not that it recoils much anyway).  So it wouldn't surprise me if swat guys like suppressors for that quality.  Plus the suppressors make the gun more intimidating.  I'll post a pic of the Sig when I get home.  On my phone at the moment.

[skorpion]

I don't think I would want to make it any more nose heavy then it is now.  I don't know who put the scope on it, but it feels like it is balanced about right how it is.

10 rounds for 22 pistols is pretty standard.  I had a Ruger 22 pistol that had 10 round mags.  I also have a Sig Mosquito 2w which has 10 round mags as well.  As it happens, I have a fake suppressor that screws on to the Sig, and it does make the gun recoil less (not that it recoils much anyway).  So it wouldn't surprise me if swat guys like suppressors for that quality.  Plus the suppressors make the gun more intimidating.  I'll post a pic of the Sig when I get home.  On my phone at the moment.

as far as the supressor goes, im glad that wasnt a bunch of BS i was stepping in. but i dont think the supressors make the gun look more intimidating as much as it makes it look better!


also, how much did the Ruger 22 cost? im hoping it isnt something overpriced.

[PFactorDave]

also, how much did the Ruger 22 cost? im hoping it isnt something overpriced.

Well I haven't owned the Ruger for a few years, but they start pretty inexpensive.

http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/13148-55.html

But there are nicer, more expensive versions too.


http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/13046-55.html

http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/14287-55.html

[PFactorDave]

Here's a pic of the Sig Mosquito with the fake suppressor.



Honestly, I can't remember the last time I actually shot it with the fake suppressor on it.  I usually just shoot without it.  But it does kind of look cool.  

It's a nice shooting little pistol, as long as you don't shoot DA.  The double action pull is horrible.

[skorpion]

Well I haven't owned the Ruger for a few years, but they start pretty inexpensive.

http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/13148-55.html

But there are nicer, more expensive versions too.


http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/13046-55.html

http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/14287-55.html

argh...was hoping for under 300 bucks on the 2nd one. there good guns but not very price-friendly.

now THAT looks cool on a 22! the supressor makes it look larger than what it really is. i have to say, it does look intimidating. (oh what the hell am i saying? a pellet gun looks intimidating..especially up close) 

[PFactorDave]

argh...was hoping for under 300 bucks on the 2nd one. there good guns but not very price-friendly.

now THAT looks cool on a 22! the supressor makes it look larger than what it really is. i have to say, it does look intimidating. (oh what the hell am i saying? a pellet gun looks intimidating..especially up close)  

Without the fake supressor.

http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/2SGMOS22BTB-1.html

I don't think I paid that much for mine, but I've had mine for nearly two years now.

I don't recall what I paid for the fake supressor.  I bought it from a guy at a gun show along with 4 extra magazines.  Think it was $30 or $35 maybe.

The pistol itself was ammo picky for the first 500 rounds or so.  I had to shoot the CCI brand 22LR.  After those first 500 rounds though it seems to eat whatever cheap ammo I stick into it.  I put a lot of Blazer 22LR through it now.  Stuff costs about $20 for a 500 round brick and seems pretty reliable, very few fail to fires.

[2ADoc]

Great buy on that pistol, 22's are cool to just go shoot.  When we go to the range we usually go thru half a brick of 22 ammo, like was said, about 20 dollars for 525, a lot cheaper than 49 dollars for a box of 50 for .45 long colt, and that is for cheap cowboy loads, and they make it a pain to clean.  Great buy on that pistol, I wish I could run into deals like that.

[PFactorDave]

a lot cheaper than 49 dollars for a box of 50 for .45 long colt, and that is for cheap cowboy loads,

CTD has a pretty decent price for 45 long colt.  I shot this brand before and they seem pretty good to me, but admittedly, I don't shoot very much of this caliber stuff.

http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/AMM4960-1.html

[2ADoc]

That is a great deal thanks Dave.  I do believe that I will be ordering a box or 2 mabey 3, for the range next weekend.

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one of the funnest guns I ever fired was a 22...was a rifle that if you held the trigger half way it was fully auto, if you pulled and held the trigger it was a 3 round burst or just one squeeze was 1 round..had I believe a hundred round drum.....quite a fun gun.

don't remember what make or model

[Reschke]

For that Mosquito just give Sig a call and they can get you the low recoil spring that is needed for the lower ammo types. It is really picky about the ammo that goes through it. I have one of those myself that I picked up in a trade a few weeks ago for 3 Hardigg Weapons Storage cases. Sig sent me the spring without asking for anything other than a shipping address to send it to me.

[Babalonian]

one of the funnest guns I ever fired was a 22...was a rifle that if you held the trigger half way it was fully auto, if you pulled and held the trigger it was a 3 round burst or just one squeeze was 1 round..had I believe a hundred round drum.....quite a fun gun.

don't remember what make or model

Maybe some custom or odd-ball Ruger 10/22 modification?...  Most 10/22s I've ever shot though have tight and short triggers though, but then again those are unmodified semis.  The legal/less-legal aftermarket available to them is huge, so who knows the possibilities, assuming it was even a 10/22 mod.

[PFactorDave]

For that Mosquito just give Sig a call and they can get you the low recoil spring that is needed for the lower ammo types. It is really picky about the ammo that goes through it. I have one of those myself that I picked up in a trade a few weeks ago for 3 Hardigg Weapons Storage cases. Sig sent me the spring without asking for anything other than a shipping address to send it to me.

I bought mine new, so I actually have the weaker spring already, it came with it.  I don't have any trouble with the gun now at all.  It eats about anything I feed it.  It was just during that original break in period that it was picky.

One thing I did do which I just now remembered, I polished the feed ramp with a Dremel tool (conical white polishing bit) with a little automotive rubbing compound.  That solved the fail to feed issues that it had when I first got it.  I do notice sometimes, that if I put several hundred rounds through it without cleaning it, that feed ramp gets mucky and I get the FTF problem cropping back up.

[PFactorDave]

Maybe some custom or odd-ball Ruger 10/22 modification?...  Most 10/22s I've ever shot though have tight and short triggers though, but then again those are unmodified semis.  The legal/less-legal aftermarket available to them is huge, so who knows the possibilities, assuming it was even a 10/22 mod.

I don't know if they are still easy to mod for it, but 10/22s used to be notorious because it was so easy to make one full auto.