Well I was going to go to the range today and work on my NRA marksmanship program, but instead, I decided to have a bit of silly fun and rent 22’s!  I got both the Smith and Wesson 22 revolver and the Buckmark Camper.

I would have to say that I love how much easier it is to load ammo into the revolver than the buckmark pistol, but the trigger pull on the revolver is freaking heavy!  My Springfield GI 1911 45 is about a 5 pound trigger pull, and I would guess the revolver is around 10 pounds or so.  It is very difficult to pull the trigger on the revolver, but it is soooooo much easier to load.

The buckmark pistol has a super light trigger pull, but loading the little 22 ammo into the magazine is a pain in the ass.  The one thing that was pretty cool on the buckmark was the front sight.  The front sight was actually an open circle so you could see right through it and at the target. 

But 22 shooting doesn’t really have much to do with aim more as it is to unload the pistol as  fast as possible, and with that, I was actually surprised that I got a grouping on the target as well as I did (I suppose it is all that practice with my 45). 

Grade = B+ Smith and Wesson 22 LR Revolver

Grade = B+ Buckmark Camper 22 LR