tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post7547807272727554585..comments2024-03-28T11:07:52.205-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: Shooting a piece of history: K-22 OutdoorsmanFirehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-26276057209706733222011-12-24T07:16:15.506-08:002011-12-24T07:16:15.506-08:00I've heard of that tool, I take it it really d...I've heard of that tool, I take it it really does make them open up better?Firehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-52294093874504595192011-12-23T16:12:57.424-08:002011-12-23T16:12:57.424-08:00My Dad had a K22, he let me shoot it starting when...My Dad had a K22, he let me shoot it starting when I was about eight. I remember it being a bit too large for my hands, but with .22 longs, no beer can was safe if I could see it. We turned the house upside down after Dad died, but that old revolver is still drifting about in the aether somewhere. I hope whoever stole it shoots a hollow point through himself with it. My Dad ran a saloon for several years in rural So. Dak. and wore the K22 on his hip. I asked him in later years why a .22? His take was that it would be more effective to hit some nitwit trying to rob him with a .22 hollow point three or four times than to miss with a .38 and shoot out the front window. Glass was expensive. Armed robbers had less than no value.<br /><br />I carry when I'm camping, hunting or fishing, and my gun of choice is an el-cheapo Western Sheriff .22 Single action I got as parts in a shoe box for $50. I had to buy $15 worth of small parts from Numrich Arms to complete it. That pot metal POS will put six .22 LR's into 4" at 50 yards off a rest. It's a marvel. I bought a "Nasti-Nose" tool to make .22 LR rounds "NASTY".Gerry N.noreply@blogger.com