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Post by jfs on Aug 27, 2017 16:18:01 GMT -5
There was a post on the HH site about holster that got me thinking how important a good .22 handgun is when afield... The third handgun I bought was a blue 4" S&W model 34 and that gun has finished more game then any of my big bore`s.... had it re-blued twice and then hard chromed. After carrying in a Hunter holster I switched to a S&W holster made for that model..had a mag cylinder fitted and there`s not many skulls a 40gr FMJ bullet can`t pass...Lately I`ve switched to a 2" S&W model 63 that fits in a pocket or small belt holster... 
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Post by magnumwheelman on Aug 28, 2017 6:27:14 GMT -5
nice looking gun... I'm not much of a rim fire fan ( half the fun of shooting is in building the ammo... at least in my eyes ) I do have a 22 Mag snubbie Air Weight I bought for CCW but seems I always have a center fire on my belt, but the 22 does hold more rounds ( I think this one holds 7 )... I have a couple bricks of Speer Gold Dot short barrel ammo for that gun, which is supposed to offer nearly 38 special levels of energy, where the 38 special snubbie typically holds 5 rounds, & the ammo in the gun weighs half as much in 22 mag form... but the rifle I have, that has killed more varmints than any other ( & by a huge margin ) is my custom 17 Mach 2 ( a 22 LR case necked to 17 caliber ) it's got enough velocity to drop even a very large coon from the top of a tree, yet has zero ricochet for shooting varmints around the yard
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Post by Rimfire69 on Aug 28, 2017 7:02:59 GMT -5
That 2" M63 looks great, wonder if there is a round butt as well. I have the M34 2" RB , and it one of the favorites. The whole Kit Gun series, blue, stainless, RB, SB, long barrel, short barrel, are fantastic little revolvers.
I have many of the different configurations, but no 2" stainless like yours.
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Post by gunzo on Aug 28, 2017 9:24:00 GMT -5
James, I have a 4" 63 that has low mileage compared to either your J frames I'm sure, but it's been on many a trip with me & been very handy. I had David Clements mill off the front blade & install one of his steep black ramps that I ordered at .100" wide, helped me a lot.
In the October 2016 American Rifleman, Joe Coogan wrote about Harry Selby's Colt Woodsman that went on many a safari. The most interesting gun related article I think I've red in awhile. Plinking is but a small purpose of a good 22.
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Post by jfs on Aug 28, 2017 10:05:44 GMT -5
 In the October 2016 American Rifleman, Joe Coogan wrote about Harry Selby's Colt Woodsman that went on many a safari. The most interesting gun related article I think I've red in awhile. |
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Post by jfs on Aug 28, 2017 10:12:04 GMT -5
 Thinking back to one of the "Handgun Hunts for the Hungry" at the YO, I remember the other handgunners I was with would yell "James...your 22"
to finish off one of the many game animals taken....Between myself and the other guys in the truck, a total of 9 animals were dispatched with my
S&W 22 on that hunt alone... This is the reason I say that these little handguns have killed more game then any of my big bores....  |
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Post by mart on Aug 28, 2017 18:04:32 GMT -5
While I don't carry a 22 revolver as often as I use to, their versatility is still without question. I got out of the Army in 1988 and began working for the Forest Service 7-8 months of the year and trapping professionally in the winter. Coyotes, bobcat and beaver mostly. That first season I had a nice little four inch Charter Arms Pathfinder as my trapline gun. It was a handy little gun but an imagined financial need forced its sale before the next season. A sale I've regretted often. Just before the next season I found a 1902 Winchester single shot rifle with a broken stock for $35 and bought it. I fashioned a new stock from maple based on a tracing of the pieces of the old stock. I carried that rifle that season but knew I wanted another handgun to serve as my trapline gun. I was also concerned that modern ammo might be too much for that old single shot. I did switch to CB longs in it for that reason and killed a lot of coyotes with it. In fact I liked the CB long performance so well on trapped coyotes that I went to them in my revolver. Just enough power to put a coyotes lights out without a lot of blood. The next summer a Ruger Single Six 22 LR showed up at a friend's little gun shop. He let me put it on layaway while I churned out all the OT I could get on weekend fire patrol and wildfire fighting. Before the trapping season started I had my trapline gun and had found a holster for it for five dollars in my gun shop friend's used holster bin. It was right handed so I cut the stitching and resewed it backwards so I'd have a left handed holster. We were poor back then. This Single Six was a constant companion over many long miles on the trapline. It has dispatched enough coyotes to sink a barge along with plenty of bobcat, raccoon and beaver. More than a few rabbits and grouse have fallen to it. I came to me with some of the wear you see. I added quite a bit of my own. The addition of the Micro Sight leads me to believe its previous owner was more than a casual user. I once put it in the Ransom Rest to test it. I knew it shot well but was shocked when it put six of the old Winchester yellow box in one ragged hole at 25 yards. I toyed briefly with making a #5 38 Special out of it but cannot bring myself to do that. I wouldn't object to a refurbish but don't think I'll ever use it for any conversion. This one will stay with me to the end. It still goes with me on moose and caribou hunts for the occasional ptarmigan and rabbit.   |
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Post by jfs on Aug 29, 2017 17:22:37 GMT -5
If gun`s could talk.......
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Post by mart on Aug 29, 2017 17:45:42 GMT -5
If they could I'm pretty sure that old SS of mine is not to be believed. It might tell outlandish stories of me actually missing easy shots and well that's just not how I remember it. Thankfully whatever stories it might tell are locked up behind that aphonic tongue.
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