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Looking for a C&R .22LR Target Pistol
Posted by: Sebastian on 
May 15th, 2007 | 
Filed under: C&R
It occurred to me to check the C&R market for a .22LR target pistol, since it would be easier for me to pick up something with my license than to run around to 20 different gun stores or wait for a gun show to find something I liked. I’ve discovered that the Colt Woodsman seems to be the most common C&R target pistol out there.
In good condition these seem to go from anywhere from 400-600 bucks. Anyone have any experience with these? Or know of any other C&R .22LR target pistol I should consider? I’d consider revolvers as well.
May 15th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
If it doesn’t have to be C&R, Browning Buckmarks are pretty cheap…
May 15th, 2007 at 12:36 pm
ISTR seeing that some of the older Ruger .22s are C&R, no?
May 15th, 2007 at 1:46 pm
Probably. Anything older than 50 years is considered C&R
May 15th, 2007 at 3:23 pm
If you buy the Cold Woodsman you should wear gloves so as not to suffer frostbite. However if you get a Woodsman made by Colt’s you won’t have that problem.
Smart ass is working in my house this morning, sorry, almost :)
May 15th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
Try a Ruger Mark I and in bull barrel if you can find it - they shouldn’t be as costly as the Colt and they shoot great!
May 15th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
Ooops… Cold changed to Colt. One of those cases where my fingers typed something other than what my brain was thinking.
May 15th, 2007 at 4:41 pm
A lot of the pistols made by High Standard are also C&R eligible - check Gunbroker.com for some of them.
July 2nd, 2008 at 4:33 pm
Ruger makes a nice target pisiol and the best damn revolvers you can find
September 9th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
simple question i have for the group?????
i am under the impression that only rifles 50 yrs and old are eligible for
C & R aquisition….does that apply to handguns also???????????
marcos
September 11th, 2008 at 12:31 am
dear group,
i am particularly a ruger fan. my first gun being ruger 357/38 cal security
six in 6in barrel, stainless. due to its modular construction you can strip the
gun down in the field with a metal phillips screwdriver.
hammer, trigger group,yoke, cylinder comes apart to leave a solid frame
similar looking to a single action revolver when cylinder is removed.
also have the ruger mark 1 22cal auto. smooth accurate and trigger
very much worked in. 5 1/2 bull barrel.
if your thinking of purchasing a more expensive gun, as i wanted the smith/wesson model 41 22 target at 700.00 remember that the gun will always shoot better than the person holding it. glad i stuck to the ruger at 150.00 in
the early 80s
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