best small firearm?

[javacupper]

My favorite is my Kimber Target Match .45, very accurate and fits my hand well.

[justinRsmith]

mosin nagant

[justinRsmith]

my .22 should come in tomarrow, i am thinking about getting this for it.
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/r ... x?a=180441
i dont know if they will ship to california though.

[Bonzo]

I just bought a Ruger 10 22 a couple of weks ago. I went for the deluxe walnut stock model (DSP). There are a variety of models available to suit a variety on preferences and as was stated, for those who are so inclined the upgrades are endless.

Jim

Mr. Jim D,

I bought mine about 25 years ago. Put 1,000's of rounds through it and its still like new. If you use the plastic 30 or 50 rd mags, don't use truncated bullets. If your'e into raped fire, spend a few bucks extra for copper jacket, as dirty lead will cause jams. As for the upgrades, I've never even considered it, except for the 4X scope I use for elminating the desease infected digger squirrels that harrass my driveway.

Best regards,

Bonz

[justinRsmith]

i went with the walnut stock as well. i am so glad i didnt get the armscor m1600 instead of the 10/22, i got a lot of advice my gunsmith relative. and i like how the 10/22 has sooo many different mods for it

[jim d,]

Other than the scope, I'm not planning on any mods for mine. If you are into that sort of thing, you can find just about anything at rimfirecentral.com. There are even several forums dedicated to 10 22's.

Jim

[Hadson]

i am so glad i didnt get the armscor m1600 instead of the 10/22

Quite right you are too. Those Armscor AK and AR style rimfires are junk; constant jamming and apparently fairly regular parts breakage.

Make sure you keep the Ruger magazines in good condition (I.E: clean and with good springs). In my experience the magazines can cause some of the most persistent cycling problems when the springs start to fail. Mine went from roughly 20+ jams per 150 rounds to zero jams over 200 rounds just by replacing the wasted 10rnd factory mags with new mags of the same type.

Enjoy it. Apart from the ergonomics their a very good self-loader.

[Vagrant]

For a couple weeks I've been switching from my old steam operated laptop to a new kerosene operated one
Lost some stuff and made a "operator errors" in the process
But the thread title gave me an excuse to try out one of the high tech features of the new one [built-in web cam]
MY idea of a small firearm - my Beretta .22 short

And, a wep cam DOES "flip" things 180 degrees

[Jeff]

I like that one alot Al.

[Vagrant]

But, this is smaller
Pic is slightly LARGER than actual size

[justinRsmith]

Al, how many guns do you have?

[Vagrant]

Al, how many guns do you have?

I have NO IDEA
But, still see ones I want to add to the accumulation
This one was in the "sock drawer"

[justinRsmith]

is that an air gun in the background also?

[Vagrant]

is that an air gun in the background also?

The one with the target front sight is a [sporterized] 03 Spingfield .30-06
The one with no front sight [only barrel visible] is a Beeman .22 air rifle [made by Webley].
And this is a M-1 Carbine in a semi "Assault Stock"

[justinRsmith]

sweeeeeet!