I'm gifting away a handgun today,,,

[aarondhgraham]

I'm gifting away a handgun today,,,
I just don't know which handgun it will be.

I have a very close friend who has a great job and makes good money,,,
He is also one of those guys who loves being a Daddy,,,
He has six kids and the last is in the oven.

He actually named the 5th one after me!

He is a responsible guy though who has a great paying career,,,
But as you can understand most of his pay goes to family expenses.

His main non-family fun-time is recreational target shooting,,,
He has a nice AR that he built and a CZ-452 Trainer for a rimfire rifle,,,
What he doesn't have though is a semi-automatic target pistol in .22 rimfire.

We are starting to play a range game we blatantly adapted (stole) from Rimfire Steel Challenge,,,
I won't go into the details of the game yet but it involves paper plates.

Anyways, a few weeks ago we were out at the range,,,
We were shooting my Beretta NEOS collection,,,
Two Pistols and the Carbine Kit.

He really liked shooting the 4.5" NEOS and was quite good with it,,,
Since he and his kids are going to inherit the majority of my guns anyways,,,
I decided to wrap up one of the NEOS pistols with all of the original stuff and gift it to him.

But then I got to thinking,,,
Which is always a dangerous thing.

Years ago I assembled a group of what I thought were the 4 most popular target .22 pistols,,,
I have this one case that holds the following guns:
* 6" Ruger Mk-III Standard
* 7" Browning Buckmark
* 4.5" Beretta NEOS
* 5.5" S&W 22A

I decided to get them and the accessories all back in their original cases,,,
And let him choose the one he would like out of the 4.

I also have a cased pair of 5.5" Ruger MK-III 22/45 slab-sides,,,
But since these are my "Modern Dueling Pistols",,,
I'm keeping them intact for myself.

He doesn't know about this as yet,,,
I'm hoping to surprise him later on today.

Just out of curiosity,,,
Which of the four would you good folk choose?

Aarond

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[GIJROB]

That's awesome!

 

[Glock 'em down]

Very generous and thoughtful.

 

[jakeman]

The Ruger or the Buckmark.

 

[Catt57]

I already have a 22A-1. I'd probably go for rhe Buckmark.

 

[Bocephus123]

Good man- Beretta since i never had one!

 

[SoonerP226]

You said he liked the Beretta, and he’s obviously important to you, so I’d probably stick with giving him the Beretta.

 

[aarondhgraham]

Very generous and thoughtful.

Thanks for that my friend,,,
But like I said, he's going to inherit most of my collection in any event.

This is just an early taste of things to come.

Yes, of the four pistols I'm offering,,,
The Ruger and the Buckmark are probably the highest quality,,,
But he was so in love with the Beretta NEOS that I still expect him to choose that one.

I just thought I would give him some options.

Most people chuckle at the Science Fiction Ray Gun look of the Beretta NEOS,,,
But I'm here to tell you that in the many years I've owned them,,,
They have proven their reliability and accuracy as shooters.

The S&W 22A is also a fine shooter,,,
But for some reason it has a rep of being a mediocre handgun.

It's a bit funky in where the controls are located,,,
And it's tear-down procedure is weird,,,
But overall it still performs well.

I just want him to have a handgun that makes him smile,,,
Surely one of these will tickle his fancy.

Aarond

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[okierider]

I think whatever one you decide on will bust some smiles loose!

 

[aarondhgraham]

I already have a 22A-1.

So what is your honest opinion of your S&W?

Mine is reliable and has more inherent accuracy than I can utilize,,,
Some folk say the grip is a bit fat but I can hold it well enough.

Aarond

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