Mega Rad Gun Thread

[Meat Target]

For fuck's sake, SCOTUS...

 

[Romulus augustulus]

I consider .22lr a spicy pellet rifle, more or less, and deploy mine for such appropriate tasks as general pest management, and the occasional tin can if I need to check the zero.

A good gun to grab when you don't need a lot of gun, which is surprisingly often in a rural area.

world record grizzly was killed with a .22

 

[Anakin Soywalker]

world record grizzly was killed with a .22

That doesn't change the fact that it sounds and feels like shooting an air gun.

 

[Badungus Kabungus]

IMO .22 doesn’t even feel like shooting a real gun. The only reason I keep mine around is for my kids.

.22 has its place. I killed a lot of grouse with a .22. To be fair I took a few with a .22 pellet pistol too, but it's easier with 22LR.

 

[BikeLock]

world record grizzly was killed with a .22

He got lucky he wasn't turned into bear shit.

 

[ChampFantana]

He got lucky he wasn't turned into bear shit.

From what I've read, SHE was lucky SHE wasn't turned into bear shit. She was an old granny.

 

[Pretend To Imagine]

.22 has its place. I killed a lot of grouse with a .22. To be fair I took a few with a .22 pellet pistol too, but it's easier with 22LR.

I’m not saying it’s not useful, but it’s also not enjoyable for me personally.

 

[Badungus Kabungus]

I’m not saying it’s not useful, but it’s also not enjoyable for me personally.

I get that, lots of better options nowadays. Back in the 90's in the former USSR a lot of "new businessmen" (read: mobsters) met their end thanks to a .22 pistol and some well-placed shots, so I still have some respect for the caliber. This was often the pistol of choice, the Margolin MCM. Used to have loads of these pistols at every state-ran gun range, they were very common.

 

[Pretend To Imagine]

I get that, lots of better options nowadays. Back in the 90's in the former USSR a lot of "new businessmen" (read: mobsters) met their end thanks to a .22 pistol and some well-placed shots, so I still have some respect for the caliber. This was often the pistol of choice, the Margolin MCM. Used to have loads of these pistols at every state-ran gun range, they were very common.
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I have a stainless SW 8 shot .22lr revolver with a 4” or 5” barrel. I’d probably enjoy it more if I put a red dot on it.

I also have a dedicated cmmg .22lr upper with a suppressor. In full auto it feels like one of those BB guns at the carnival game where you shoot out the star.

Both are pretty utilitarian for pest extermination. CB shorts in the revolver are quiet enough even unsuppressed.

 

[Shopping Cart Nationalist]

I'm thinking instead of getting the SD40 2.0 right now, I might want a 22 Ruger Wrangler rn. Specifically this one:
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Could afford it now, it's available, and I'd finally have a 22lr. I could just keep all the ammo and hardware I got for the SD40 2.0 for another time, it wouldn't go wasted. And i still have my 38 special snubbie for defense. I don't need the .40 cal NOW NOW NOW.

On the other end, It also feels impulsive. It's going to be there no matter what. And it's still just a single action 22 at the end of the day. A pretty one, but that's what it is. It'd be nice for practicing revolver shit without breaking out the 38, but I also have a lot of 38.

Really what do you guys think? Yes or no?

Ruger Wrangler: wouldn't get or recommend. If you want a .22LR pistol look at the Browning Buckmark line, or similar. These are more expensive but more versatile, as you can mount a red dot to them, and use them to tech a new shooter, or youth, to shoot a handgun. You also mentioned a 10/22, whish is fine, but again, only get that if you really want a .22 rifle, OR you want it to teach new shooters/youth shooters so they don't have to worry about the noise or recoil of a centerfire. Both .22 pistols and rifles are so different from other guns they aren't a training aide or substitute at all for me.

SD40 2.0: wouldn't get or recommend. Wouldn't recommend a .40 in general, especially if it is your first pistol. If funds are tight, save up for a decent polymer framed 9mm. Walther, Glock, etc.

 

[Badungus Kabungus]

I have a stainless SW 8 shot .22lr revolver with a 4” or 5” barrel. I’d probably enjoy it more if I put a red dot on it.

I also have a dedicated cmmg .22lr upper with a suppressor. In full auto it feels like one of those BB guns at the carnival game where you shoot out the star.

Both are pretty utilitarian for pest extermination. CB shorts in the revolver are quiet enough even unsuppressed.

I've got a few interesting .22s, including a Beretta Olympia. It's an old Italian military trainer rifle that can run in both bolt action and semi-auto. Very precise in semi-auto, too. Can just sit on the porch and plink at stuff with it all day.

 

[Romulus augustulus]

He got lucky he wasn't turned into bear shit.

From what I've read, SHE was lucky SHE wasn't turned into bear shit. She was an old granny.

63 year old trapper Bella Twin shot the bear at a distance of 30 feet from a concealed position only when she thought she had too. she shot it in the brain and followed up with several more anchor shots. all the shots easily penetrated the skull and the brain. she was shooting .22 long which is much less powerful than .22 long rifle. .22 long, Long rifle and even .22 short are much more potent than air rifles of comparable class. a standard supersonic .22LR can easily pass through a human torso and exit the other side.

the rifle she used was a single shot Cooey Ace. Cooeys are very common and cheap guns up north. used to be what all boys got as their first rifle.

 

[Pretend To Imagine]

https://www.mountsplus.com/egw-dovetail-sight-mount-for-the-trijicon-rmr-holosun-S&W-Revolver.html

Anyone know if this will fit a J frame that is drilled and tapped from the factory?

 

[Club Sandwich]

https://www.mountsplus.com/egw-dovetail-sight-mount-for-the-trijicon-rmr-holosun-S&W-Revolver.html

Anyone know if this will fit a J frame that is drilled and tapped from the factory?

technically yes, but it wouldn't be a good idea. there's not a lot of meat on the frame of a J frame for mounting directly, although that plate might be okay but i would be leery of just the one screw. the classic mounts from competition like C-More typically replace the sight and add depth for more threads in the steel against stress induced from recoil with two screws (in line, front and read) precisely for this reason:

it might work though, i've not tried a 407 or 507 or SRO on a J frame, sort of defeats the point imho of a highly concealable revolver. i typically install hi visibility sights or at least a colored insert for the front sight ramp.

i would not recommend the plate on an alloy frame, just the steel ones.

 

[Pretend To Imagine]

technically yes, but it wouldn't be a good idea. there's not a lot of meat on the frame of a J frame for mounting directly, although that plate might be okay but i would be leery of just the one screw. the classic mounts from competition like C-More typically replace the sight and add depth for more threads in the steel against stress induced from recoil with two screws (in line, front and read) precisely for this reason:

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it might work though, i've not tried a 407 or 507 or SRO on a J frame, sort of defeats the point imho of a highly concealable revolver. i typically install hi visibility sights or at least a colored insert for the front sight ramp.

i would not recommend the plate on an alloy frame, just the steel ones.

My J frame is a 5” .22LR so concealing it and recoil are not an issue

 

[Club Sandwich]

My J frame is a 5” .22LR so concealing it and recoil are not an issue

fair enough, have at it, it should physically fit a standard J frame and one screw should be fine for .22LR.

 

[Pretend To Imagine]

fair enough, have at it, it should physically fit a standard J frame and one screw should be fine for .22LR.

I have an extra SRO laying around so at least it and the revolver might get some use if it has an optic.

 

[POWER IN MISERY]

i slapped my PA SLX3x microprism on the MP5 just to see what happens. with the cantilever mount it sits right above the rear sight drum. mandible weld is apt. coming up with nothing online for a cheek riser made to fit an SB folding brace i went with an EVA foam cheek rest and hockey taped it on there. after everything it ended up shouldering and aiming much more comfortably than i had expected. i'm gonna put an HS510C on eventually but for now this is cool.

 

[WhatInTheActualFuck]

i slapped my PA SLX3x microprism on the MP5 just to see what happens. with the cantilever mount it sits right above the rear sight drum. mandible weld is apt. coming up with nothing online for a cheek riser made to fit an SB folding brace i went with an EVA foam cheek rest and hockey taped it on there. after everything it ended up shouldering and aiming much more comfortably than i had expected. i'm gonna put an HS510C on eventually but for now this is cool.

I really like those PA microprisms. Great lightweight magnified/illuminated option. It's worth maybe checking out their secondary mount options - they have offset/cantilever and piggyback setups for pistol dots and T1/T2 pattern red dots that bolt right on.

 

[Shopping Cart Nationalist]

i slapped my PA SLX3x microprism on the MP5 just to see what happens. with the cantilever mount it sits right above the rear sight drum. mandible weld is apt. coming up with nothing online for a cheek riser made to fit an SB folding brace i went with an EVA foam cheek rest and hockey taped it on there. after everything it ended up shouldering and aiming much more comfortably than i had expected. i'm gonna put an HS510C on eventually but for now this is cool.

Tried the 510C and it seemed dim. Wanted to try a different battery, but the tray is a POS. Lots of people seem to love the 510C, but I can't hang with the Holosun side battery tray BS. Just picked up a Novus MDS3 (Zenitco VZOR -1 clone). It's marketed to airsofters/cloners, but seems solid so far.