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  1. Nice article Pat, I couldn’t agree more! My pistol of choice in .22LR is the Browning Buckmark. I appreciate the longer barrel and heavier feel of the handgun. I picked up a Ruger .22 takedown and I absolutely love that rifle! I really enjoy having 2 different weapons that use the same ammo.

    The takedown is a bunch of fun to plink around with, and the Buckmark is dead-on accurate, especially with a red-dot sight on it! I could probably get a headshot on a squirrel from 25 yards with that set-up!

    I also have an M&P shield in 40S&W for CCR, not as many rounds as the .22, but they pack quite a whallop!

    Thanks for the write up!

  2. I own the .22 M&P compact as well as the .45 compact and love them both. The biggest upside as you stated is that the .22lr is a great way to train at a cheaper rate than with the .45. Obviously there are differences is the actual shooting, but the feel and workmanship of the two are very similar.

    I’ve had my wife and her sister working with the .22 and it is perfect for them. Once they are working the .22 as if it were an extension of their body, we will move up in caliber (if they so choose) sticking with the same M&P format. Otherwise, they will be perfectly fine with the .22 if they decide that is their weapon of choice.

    Great handgun, and highly recommended!

  3. I like the idea of a . 22 in the format as the one you would carry in every day use. I have .22 Ace conversion upper on a 1911 frame, I use to shoot bull’s eye for yrs and used the Ace in place of the .45 match pistol and later practiced with for .45 combat matches. But it won’t work on my compact

  5. It is now legal to hunt deer in Tennessee with 22 caliber, as long as it’s centerfire…Ie) .223 or 22.250 etc. Still too light of a caliber I think for dependable and humane harvest. Most of the time when I hear of using a ..22 LR or .22 Mag deer hunting it’s spotlighting/poaching.

  7. Good topic. Jeff Cooper (I think it was) often mentioned that a ‘kit pistol’ was often carried in his Mackinaw jacket pocket when he went deer hunting. His choice was the Walther PPK in rimfire (or maybe the slightly larger PP) model.

    My choice many years ago was the Erma RX-22, a Walther PPK inexpensive clone. It has proven to be a ‘high-miler’, its light weight very similar to this reviewed pistol. Not to difficult to steady due to the bulk (unlike the Walther TPH), this pistol size and weight is juuusst right.

    That Erma is getting a bit long in the tooth (1981) and if it were to break, parts would be extremely difficult if not impossible to find. This one (or the Browning Buck Mark with short barrel) might be just the ticket. The Ruger .22 Auto is a shade to big and heavy for this I am afraid.

    Thank you for the post.

  9. Interesting article.
    I just do not know that there is any 1 (pistol, rifle, shotgun) that fits all survival situations. I would imagine you have to take a lot into consideration depending on where you are, where you are going (if anywhere), and what you may encounter.

  10. I can attest to the virtues of the S&W M&P .22 compact. Fun, reliable, and accurate. I’ve taught several people to shoot with it, and even when I bring something bigger out with intent to shoot them, the M&P winds up putting 4-5x the rounds down range.

    I hate to even type it, but after bricks of ammo run through it without cleaning, this little .22 has never jammed.

    I know there are fancier .22LRs out there, but as someone who never intended on owning a S&W product, I purchased this to teach my family proper handgun safety, and fell in love with it. Good luck finding a better functioning .22LR.

  11. If you are talking long term survival a magazine fed firearm is not a good choice. Especially one with a magazine safety. Lose the magazine and the firearm will not fire. lose the magazine on any other magazine fed firearm and it becomes a single shot firearm.

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