Don't Forget the .22 Rimfire

 

 

In the last year there has been an extreme shortage of ammunition on the shelves and when you could find it prices were unbelievable in many cases.  If one wants to practice you need to go to the bank and take out a loan to shoot most center fire rifles and handguns for an hour or two.  Many calibers can cost a dollar or more per round at this year’s prices.  If it was not for the lowly .22 rimfire I would have almost quit shooting for fun and to maintain my shooting abilities.  Even .22 rimfire ammunition was in short supply at times but I found enough of it available and at prices I could still afford in the last year.  As of right now I am finding more and more rimfire ammunition on the shelves and at reasonable prices.

If you want to shoot for fun any rimfire handgun or rifle will do.  You can shoot several hundred rounds for less than $20.00 at today’s prices for rimfire ammo.  If you need to practice for self-defense most common self-defense pistols have models that mirror the larger calibers marketed today.  Glock, Kimber, Smith & Wesson, Colt and many other brands have copies or even the same models of their larger caliber products in .22 rimfire.  Some even have conversion kits so you can change your firearm from the larger caliber to shoot .22 rimfire in mere moments.  Rimfire rifles are available in most configurations to match any hunting or sporting model.  There are even AR15 models in .22 rimfire and conversion kits to change your current AR15 to .22 rimfire.

Also let’s not forget the .22 rimfire is produced in different velocities for plinking, target shooting, hunting and even self-defense.  With such cartridges as the new Federal Personal Defense Punch Rimfire .22 rounds the .22 rimfire becomes a viable choice for personal protection. This could be important to those that just can’t handle the recoil and muzzle blasts of larger calibers. Many new firearm purchasers have bought new guns and a couple of boxes of cartridges and never fired a shot.  By obtaining a copy of their new gun chambered for .22 rimfire they could practice and become proficient with the weapon and pay for the rimfire model in just a few shooting sessions by shooting the cheaper .22 cartridge.

The next time you want to go out shooting and don’t want to blow all your available funds on ammunition or you want to shoot more than just a few rounds remember the .22 rimfire.  It just may save the day.