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Single shot .22 pistol question.
beantownshootah
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Anyone know if there are there any decent, *inexpensive* single shot .22 pistols out there?
I don't mean a derringer, but rather something with decent sights, and hopefully at least a 5 inch barrel and some accuracy, like a one-shot gallery or target pistol. Something like a non-revolving top-break revolver.
I mean, we have stuff like this, but considering the low-complexity, you'd think you'd be able to find something like it at less than 1/10 that price:
http://www.gunbroker.com/auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=23543263
Alternatively, would it be legal to cut down a (hopefully lefty!) .22 bolt rifle to pistol size, if both the stock AND barrel were reduced in length?
I don't mean a derringer, but rather something with decent sights, and hopefully at least a 5 inch barrel and some accuracy, like a one-shot gallery or target pistol. Something like a non-revolving top-break revolver.
I mean, we have stuff like this, but considering the low-complexity, you'd think you'd be able to find something like it at less than 1/10 that price:
http://www.gunbroker.com/auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=23543263
Alternatively, would it be legal to cut down a (hopefully lefty!) .22 bolt rifle to pistol size, if both the stock AND barrel were reduced in length?
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It's against the law to cut down a rifle and convert it into a pistol. Tom Ridge himself would be kicking your door down and hauling you off to Gitmo if he got wind of it.
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As for your specification of top break that only leaves a couple possibilities and neither is inexpensive.
As mentioned above you have your Contenders and then you have some custom stuff done by E.A. Brown: http://www.eabco.com/tcref.html
Over the years there have been companies that made single shots, but they have all faded. Although you can still find one now and then at gun shows.
In most any case your going to pay more than what a Ruger Single Six or Taurus will cost you, then there is the Savage Striker. Yes all of these are multi-shot, but they are also accurate and good value guns.
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But, there are alternatives that you should consider. Look at a used S&W M422/622; it has everything you need, plus it takes a magazine. You should be able to get one for ~ $200.
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Alternatively, would it be legal to cut down a (hopefully lefty!) .22 bolt rifle to pistol size, if both the stock AND barrel were reduced in length?
I'm pretty sure that Big Brother would take a dim view of this because your cut down action could be transferred back into a complete stock.
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"Huh, I never made the connection....Mr. Obvious, you're a life saver."
Your example is a rare, factory lettered, S&W target pistol with a special order (uncataloged) barrel length ... don't think many people want to take one of these plinking nowdays.
As for your specification of top break that only leaves a couple possibilities and neither is inexpensive.
In most any case your going to pay more than what a Ruger Single Six or Taurus will cost you, then there is the Savage Striker. Yes all of these are multi-shot, but they are also accurate and good value guns.
Oh, I don't really care if its a top-break or not. I just figured that design would be the easiest to manufacture and therefore cheapest. It could be a bolt, lever, or any other loading mechanism for all I care.
So here's the Steven's #10: I see these were made in MA circa 1920, which means there might actually be a chance I could find a legal one here. (Though for the going rate of $200, it probably doesn't pay).
Ditto for this interesting piece:
http://www.gunbroker.com/auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=23492607
There should be no reason why someone can't come up with a pretty high quality gun like this pretty inexpensively, but I guess what I'm hearing is that nobody makes these kinds of things anymore, presumeably because nobody really wants them.
I also don't think there should be any reason why anyone would care if I took a crappy single shot rifle, and turned it into a whacky single-shot .22 pistol with no resale value, but I'm certainly not willing to break any laws just to do this.
http://www.gunbroker.com/auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=23443444