Why are .22LR handguns so expensive

[golfish]

Look around for a H&R 929. Well made and 9 shots SA/DA.
I've had one for 40+ years.

[M1NM]

I still have my Ruger MK1.
Got it for 100.00 new.
But that just shows my age

Is it really a MKI? They were adjustable sight target models. I still have my used (maybe once) Standard I bought from Art Scholl for $25 in the box with all the paperwork.

Pot metal 22s are still cheapest. Metal/plastic are next and all metal quality pieces are at the top. They all take the same amount of work as a larger caliber so you'd expect the price to be the same.

[Wordupmybrotha]

Quality gun will cost what it's worth regardless of caliber.

[stormvet]

Never really thought of them being all that expensive before, lots of cheapies in the $300 to $400 range. You cant base the price of firearms on California prices, they are inflated from the norm.

The Ruger SR22 is right around $360, that’s a decent price for what you get. Plenty of Buckmark’s in the low to mid $400 range that’s fair for thier quality I think. The new Glock 22lr is what $380, your not getting a new in box 9mm for that unless is blue label.

The one firearm that really has no discount cost for being a 22lr is in revolvers, that’s because everything except the barrel size is really the same as any other caliber. A S&W 617 is no different then a 686 besides the size of the holes.

[Donkeypunch0420]

Love my 22's. I have quite a range from Saturday night specials, old H&R and Hi Standard revolvers to an SR22 and a P22 that actually works. If I just wanted an inexpensive shooter, I'd buy a Buckmark.

[CheapBloke]

https://palmettostatearmory.com/heritage-rough-rider-22-lr-16-6-round-revolver-blued-frame-w-cocobolo-grips.html

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[DisgruntledReaper]

picked up a walther p22 w/3 mags for 225(?) and a browning challenger 3 for 275 last year ,both ppt..... good deals.....nothing wrong with either and definitely nothing wrong with a used 22lr pistol in good used shape...come on.. it is a 22lr.....

[watt79]

My local store recently had the base model Buckmark for 329. Seemed like a fair price to me. Especially when junk like the P22 is going for $300.

[GM4spd]

I like how you think!

[Phalanx20mm]

I picked up a nearly new Ruger Mark IV Target for $280 from a LGS. My Ruger Mark I Target I bought in '81 was $160, adjusted for inflation most new guns are high quality and inexpensive.

[SC1]

Because everything is expensive in CA

[beerman]

Quality gun will cost what it's worth regardless of caliber.

That's true in free states. My buddy in Houston just bought a mint Ruger MII target/bull in stainless for $275...Try doing that here

[SloChicken]

Rugr single six or single ten can’t cost all that much and is a good revolver.

[edgerly779]

I have an Erma 22lr ;luger I never shoot $250 in sfv.

[Preston-CLB]

I have a Single Six Convertible bought new this time last year. It was not inexpensive. It's well built and a tack driver.

The Ruger Wrangler is fairly inexpensive; a nice plinker for the price.
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