Should I Get It?

[What Just Happened?]

Hey all,

I've been without a .22lr firearm for a long time (~9 months). I just saw that Discount Gun Mart is having a sale this weekend on Ruger 22/45 Mark III's this weekend for $240. This would mostly be used to acclimate new shooters to firearms and for me to just throw 500 rounds down range at half the cost.

Should I pick one up? Yay / Nay?

[lazuris]

best 22 pistol on the market for the price.

[USN CHIEF]

I highly doubt that anyone will say no. EVERYONE NEEDS A .22 CALIBER GUN/RIFLE unless you have copious amount of money to buy ammo other than .22 caliber.

[scarry scarney]

For that price, buy TWO!!!!

I dont always fire my Ruger, but it is handy when I want to get some trigger time in without spending money. Plus if you want to introduce someone to shooting, this is the way to do it.

[Black Majik]

Aside from the LCI, mag disc. and hole in the frame, the Ruger rimfire shooters seem to praise the gun favorably on the rimfirecentral forums. The magazine button is, imo, a great feature on the MKIII over the MK II.

I'd say for $240, it's hard to go wrong for a .22 plinker. Especially with ammo prices, it's a great way to get some trigger time in for yourself too.

P.S. is it just the 22/45 that's on sale?

[What Just Happened?]

Yeah, just the 22/45. Else the poll would be a 'Which Should I Get?". That would get a more varied response than 11-yay and 0-nay.

[Black Majik]

Yeah, just the 22/45. Else the poll would be a 'Which Should I Get?". That would get a more varied response than 11-yay and 0-nay.

Oh ok. Good point.

Well, make that 12 yay, 0 nay then.

[Two Shots]

Make that 13 yay, 0 nay.

[jazman]

Definitely, get either that or a Buck Mark, way fun and cheap to shoot.

[KeithET]

Everyone needs to have at least one 22lr pistol. I love my MKII and will never part with it.

[What Just Happened?]

Woah, there's a 'nay'. I'm interested in why.

[RedDawn]

Another yay here.
I have no clue what the nays are thinking.

[rkt88edmo]

At that price you should be able to recover $240 without any problem, if not more, even after years of use if well cared for. What is to lose? And since you are looking for a learners gun I think this one is a no brainer.

[heavyrecoil]

I say yay.

What's with the nay(s)?



...they must have checked that box by mistake.

[HowardW56]

I highly doubt that anyone will say no. EVERYONE NEEDS A .22 CALIBER GUN/RIFLE unless you have copious amount of money to buy ammo other than .22 caliber.

Unless you can find a High Standard or S&W K-22 for that price, go for it ...