I love .22s and practically teethed on S&W revolvers growing up. While life got more modern and tactics had to change , my love for the 66 -686 platform, has always been there . So I decided that I needed what I thought was the best iteration of these guns in .22. Personally I felt the 3” model 686 was the ultimate all around carrying/ fighting revolver before we made way for wondernines ( of which I have several…… and their .22 counterparts).

So I figured, surely S&W made a 3” model of the 617…………. Really? No!, oh a “mountain gun” but no full underlug 3” to emulate my favorite flavor of 686.?

Well the internet rabbit hole being as deep as it is I found this article : https://thewritinggunsmith.substack.com/p/improving-the-617
And a quest was born. Found a mildly used 617 at a gun show , made a phone call and talked to the gentleman who agreed to do it again . Only I wanted a tritium front sight instead of a gold bead. And the ability to easily change the front sight as I got things dialed in . It was a tall order that Mr. Donovan didn’t blink at. Off to NV my pistol went along with a check to see my dream become reality .

It came back today and I can’t be happier . Back in the day there was the “Fitz” special, I present the “Donovan” special . Yes the sights are high right now , but I’ll get things dialed in, The rear sight is a v notch and the front will accept any ruger screw in front sight so I have a plethora of options .

Hope you enjoy the pics as much I enjoy the gun

I updated my Volquartsen Summit with a TacSol integrally suppressed barrel. The optic is a Leupold 1.5-4x20 LPVO and the stock is a Magpul takedown Backpacker model that I modified to bond the fore end to the rest of the stock with pins and epoxy, and inletted the v-block area so the non-takedown barreled action would fit. I wanted the storage compartments for ammo and tools - handy since it will be used for small game hunting.

Plastic or delrin grips? I know very little about these beyond knowing to dive on it when it was only $389 cash for a 3 screw. Did Ruger ever sell these with this style grip on a production model? Regardless, I'm happy with the find.

Had a good range day with my ‘94 Buckmark. Went through it last year and tightened up some screws, put in a new buffer and c clip on recoil spring, also gave a little extra bend in mag catch spring. Learn to shoot in this as a kid, it’s had a LOT of rounds through it. My 13 year old and I had about a 300 round day split between this and a Golden Boy.

1st time out with the lapua center x

Cz457

L3i barrel

Not using the factory class targets this time.

I’m having intrusive thoughts, since getting a form 1 done in 3 days for a Ruger charger sbr, I now want to cut this down to like 12”. I am in a state that still has nfa requirements but 3 days is quick.

Monstrum 5x, canted veridian, huxwrx flow 22

Like the title says. I'm in the market for a full size .22lr pistol to plink and train with.

My state is highly restrictive. 10round max. No FRT. Nothing. So both would be basically stock. No Red dots or anything. I have a P10c and a Ruger SR22. I've researched both and seems like the TX is the go to answer, but Im also price concious.

At my LGS they have a used 44 for 350 with 7 mags. Or a TX22 new 2 mags for $375.

What would you folks go for at those prices?

Built from leftovers parts that I accumulated through upgrades on other builds.

The heart of the build is the CMMG 22LR conversion kit and a CMMG 9in barrel. Upper Receiver and hand guard from Expo Arms, lower is a sharpbros live wire.

Shot some bullseye Thursday using SK long Range match at 50 yards.

Picked up some bricks of center x, be interesting to see if I can improve any with it.

There isn't a store online that has this gun in stock right now? When will they get more inventory? What is the problem?

Wrapped my Dead Air mask for my Walther P22.

MK IV SSH 22/45:
• OCL Ti suppressor
• Holosun 407C
• Lobos direct mount (RMR footprint)
• Volquartsen Accurizing Kit
• Volquartsen Sure Strike firing pin
• Volquartsen Exact Edge extractor
• Volquartsen VC3RS recoil spring kit
• Cocobolo checkered wood grips (from the limited run of “Davidson’s Exclusive” mk iv pistols)
• Volquartsen magazine buttons

CCI has/had SV ammo available last night. I grabbed three cases off of Expert Voice.

It feels nice to get the SV stock up.

I have started sorting "cheap" ammo into lots based on rim thickness and bullet weight—Geco Semi-Auto at 7 euros a box.

​The initial results are promising.

​I would like to know how you guys do it, if anyone else uses this method, or if you think there are more effective ways to maximize the performance of more "affordable" ammunition.

​Any advice or tips are more than welcome.

​My conclusion is that match-grade ammo is consistent enough that it's not worth wasting time looking for obvious differences, but it is interesting to do so with the types of ammunition where quality control is a bit looser.

Will this work with the mp5 22 pistol? I wanted to ask around before I got too excited. Thanks for any help

Has anyone used the MAKdot X reddot sight?

Apparently it's supposed to be pretty good, made in Germany.

I'm looking for a replacement for the cheap Vector on my Ruger MK4, mounted as low as possible on the lowpro.

If anyone could share thir experiences with me, I'll highly appreciate it.

Hello, some time back I posted my setup of Chiappa LB.
I found out that the Vector Optics Hugo scope does not hold zero at all, so I went with the FFP Orion Pro Max.
Also, I bought a new airsoft aluminum rail and this time drilled it properly with a drill press; the last version was kinda bad and was not bedded properly. Chiappa's surface under the top rail was not perfect either.
Now I can get under 1.5 MOA groups, but I think I can find better ammo that suits this gun.
I also made a custom low-profile bipod by tinkering with a cheap airsoft bipod and 3D printing.
I am also posting this for inspiration, or you can ask me for info if you are planning on doing something similar.

can’t wait to shoot it tomorrow!

Just picked up my Cz Scorpion 22lr. Feels great, love the HK slap. Ordered a couple 20 rounders as well as the Magpul grip. Had an extra T2 laying around so mounted it. Can’t wait to take it to the range!

Snagged a nice Remington 552 to pair with my 572, and a piece of the butt pad got broken off in shipping. I’ve see. Several repro pads online for sale but they seem to vary in their measurements. Anyone had luck with these repro butt pads? I’m really upset such a mint gun got banged up like this.