What is your favorite "plinking" handgun
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I just finished reading an article by John Taffin that caused me to think. Which of your calibers (regardless of how many handguns or revolvers in that caliber that you own), do you shoot the most?
I would expect that the 22 will be the most popular, but I am curious. In my own situation, I shoot a 22 very seldom. I shoot a 32 (327 mag) much more. But the one that I use the most is the 41 mag. I very seldom shoot a 38 or 357 even though I own several. The next most used by me is probably a 44 mag. And then it goes up. LOL The 41 & 44s are my "plinkers." I enjoy shooting them just for the fun of it.
Let me hear from you.
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Re: What is your favorite "plinking" handgun
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Either one...
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Re: What is your favorite "plinking" handgun
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Re: What is your favorite "plinking" handgun
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For me right now it is my Taurus 1911 loaded with Oregon Trail bullets and 231. Still working with my new Super Blackhawk Hunter. I'm really close to having a 225 gr load for jack rabbits.
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Re: What is your favorite "plinking" handgun
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What is your favorite "plinking" handgun The 45LC, followed by various 22's and my GeeP in 357. I just love shootin' the 45, perhaps because of the platform and it is pretty cheap to load for, but it is my goto for a reason.
Rod, too.
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My single six's, and my buckmark.
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Ruger New Vaquero 45 Colt with 200 gr cowboy loads.
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Re: What is your favorite "plinking" handgun
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My Kimber 1911 .22 conversion kit on a Springfield Armory GI .45 sees around 3000 rounds per year. It has improved my .45 scores.
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Re: What is your favorite "plinking" handgun
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I've got close to a 5 gallon pail of .44 mag brass saved up verses a gallon of .38/.357/.45acp. Got to get setup for reloading soon. Throw a little .22lr in there for good measure.
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Re: What is your favorite "plinking" handgun
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For me it's a toss-up between .22 and .40 s&w. Work says the 40, so I shoot it a chuck to stay on top of my game. The 22 when its for fun and for the cheap. Can afford to shoot it everyday for teh most part.
As far as the guns go, glock 35 or 27. Colt Diamondback 6", Colt walther 1911 in 22, Walther p22 with my girls, 13, 11, 9 and 5. Usually tie that in with a S$W MP22 AR in 22 that I can't keep the mags loaded for. I will try to get some pics posted of the brass makers having at it.
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Re: What is your favorite "plinking" handgun
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I agree, plus my Custom Ruger .44 mag; both get the nod.
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Re: What is your favorite "plinking" handgun
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10-rd 6" 617 w/red dot with Pachmayrs, bobbed hammer I've shot probably more than 150 rounds through it... still cannot figure out how to insert pictures
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Re: What is your favorite "plinking" handgun
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02/12/2012 3:46 AM
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still cannot figure out how to insert pictures Here ya go: Nice rig.
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Thanks guys, I'll keep trying. And thanks for the kind words, Rod. I found a speedloader for it that makes it a real fun toy.
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Re: What is your favorite "plinking" handgun
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I've stayed out of this because I don't really own what I would call a "plinker." Basically, I plink with all of my revolvers save for one.....
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1911 45, 41 mag S&W M-57 4" and of course aRuger and Valquartsen in 22 LR
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Rod, too.
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Ruger SN47 Old Model (unmodified) shooting Herter's .44 Spl brass with a 235 CSWC (Lyman 429421) of straight linotype ahead of 5.0 grains of Unique. Accurate, fun, manageable, and was good enough to shoot half the tail off a running ground squirrel at 50 yards. That SOB really grabbed high gear after that.
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Re: What is your favorite "plinking" handgun
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Since I'm mainly a bolt action handgunner I do most of my plinking with a Striker Model 501 .22LR.
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Ditto....also a nice little Japanese Browning lever gun in .22 LR.
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Re: What is your favorite "plinking" handgun
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My sp101 32 mag & 327 mag, SBHH 41 mag Haven't shot auto's since I discovered revolvers. I think I'm becoming addicted I find myself dreaming of a 454, when does it stop?
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Re: What is your favorite "plinking" handgun
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Hahahahahahahahaha.............hahahaha ;-)
Rod, too.
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Re: What is your favorite "plinking" handgun
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I got too many but for straight plinking my Henry Golden Boy. I do also enjoy my 44 spcl but most of the loads for it are 255gr HC's so I don't waste alot of ammo. I just stopped short of converting a nice ss 357 Blackhawk but haven't played with it much yet, but it is the tightest factory Ruger I've ever owned. My most prominent plinker now though is my Glock 22 in 40S&W. I used to plink with my big bores but not so much since my wrist self destructed and had to be rebuilt.
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Re: What is your favorite "plinking" handgun
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........since my wrist self destructed and had to be rebuilt. Self destructed....really?? Fell apart all by themselves, huh? That would seem to indicate that you did nothing to further their "falling apart"......hhmmm.
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Well, I may have abused them a little
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Re: What is your favorite "plinking" handgun
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Hahahahahahahahaha.............hahahaha ;-) Allow me to add to the laughter! LOL!!
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Re: What is your favorite "plinking" handgun
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My M-57 4" 41 is one of my favorites. I shot about 75 rounds yesterday from my 629-5 5" 44 mag and about 40 rounds from my 1911 45 ACP
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Re: What is your favorite "plinking" handgun
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Well, I have to be honest here... I only have a 380 P238 at the moment. HAD a 460 smith and wesson a couple years back, and "plinked" with the 45 colts in it. But I just LOVE hearing the big bang even with hearing protection, and feeling the percussion that thing gives off when the 460's are in it. No other feeling like it in the world! Just gotta love those big bores.
Next gun will be, as you know, a 460 S&W, and I WILL NOT let it go again. When I make that purchase in the near future, I am also thinking of throwing in a browning buckmark. Had one of those at one point, and it is probably the most accurate gun out to 50 yards that I ever owned, including rifles.
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