prefered .22 handgun?

Preferred 22 Handgun

I wrote a couple of days ago, "I'm using a Ruger 22/45 ..."

Let me add a caveat.

This pistol has a bull barrel with an OD of about 7/8" (take a look at: http://www.ruger.com/index.html?r=firearms, and click your way to this pistol).

The front sight is attached by a single small bolt. Not good. It tends (at least in my case) to work loose. You can imagine the disquiet on the range!

Have solved the problem with some loctite. Seems to be holding.

Re; Ruger 22/45 – MORE

Over the past couple weeks or so I’ve made a couple posts in this forum thread on the Ruger 22/45.

On 2/14 I posted, “I'm using a Ruger 22/45 simply because I'm prejudiced toward the 1911 platform and, barring a .22 conversion, this Ruger is more or less similar in set up. I find it reliable and reasonably accurate. At least it’s a lot cheaper than .45ACP!”

And then added on 2/16, “Let me add a caveat. This pistol has a bull barrel with an OD of about 7/8"…The front sight is attached by a single small bolt. Not good. It tends (at least in my case) to work loose. You can imagine the disquiet on the range! Have solved the problem with some loctite. Seems to be holding.”

Was out to the range again this morning, early – low 40’s, sunny, calm. In other words, ‘nice’.

Pasted below (I hope) is a sample of what the 22/45 can do.

This 5 shot group is at 50 feet, from the bench. The 4-shot in-line group is roughly an inch across. The flyer to the lower left is about 1 1/8 inches below that linear group. Considering that’s shot from 73-year old hands, I think that demonstrates what the 22/45 can do, and does relatively consistently.