Thread: The value of .22lr

Buy one or don't buy one ... no one really cares. Learning about ballistics, becoming a better hunter, being a safer gun handler and a better marksman ... shoot a .22lr. I own 13 rifles all different calibres except I have three .22's. I shoot my .308 10 rounds a year ... I shoot my .22's thousands of rounds a years and the others somewhere in between. Keep safe in the hills.

I shoot 5 times as much with my 308 as my 22, but in saying that would have fired hundreds of thousands of air rifle and 22lr as a youngster.

I've owned them, but no longer have good access to private land, therefore it's hard to justify to the wife that I need one. I shoot my 223 and 270WSM every weekend on public lands near home.

Sure I would like to have one again for the times a rabbit sits out in front of me, but get better value from the large rifles and a couple of shot guns.


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Had 3 .22rifles on the quad tonight going up the track,2 xtra peeps on board never fired a shot but a mob of mutton ran up the track in front of us. (Woops I meant a flock of sheep).

There is one very common thread here which is most of these guys (who sound experienced) all shot a lot of .22LR's when they started ... even though some don't do it much now, I bet $100 if you gave them the choice between a .22LR, 10 acres & 100 bunnies and a night out with the Mrs at the movies ... they would shoot the .22LR ... need I say more.

Originally Posted by Gunzrrr

There is one very common thread here which is most of these guys (who sound experienced) all shot a lot of .22LR's when they started ... even though some don't do it much now, I bet $100 if you gave them the choice between a .22LR, 10 acres & 100 bunnies and a night out with the Mrs at the movies ... they would shoot the .22LR ... need I say more.

Agree haven't been to the flicks since the Titanic movie was on.

even 1acre and 10 bunnies wins hands down over the movies with missus

Originally Posted by Dundee

Agree haven't been to the flicks since the Titanic movie was on.

You didn't get dragged to that chick flick did you Dundee? If you did, did anyone spoil the end and tell you the ship sinks?