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If you are selecting a handgun specifically for hunting small game and pests, you may wish to consider a piece chambered for one of the magnum calibers. However, since the primary use of a rimfire handgun is for pleasure and target use, the caliber that makes the most sense is the 22 LR. With a good handgun chambered for the 22 LR, you can do a lot of shooting because the cost of ammunition is so low. In some cases, the rimfire handgun is an understudy for a centerfire piece and the choice of handguns in 22 LR is very broad indeed. Because of this, it is possible in many cases to select a rimfire handgun that operates in much the same way as a centerfire model which makes training with the rimfire have some carryover value.

Revolvers

The most famous single-action revolver of all time is the legendary Colt Single-action Army, also known as the Peacemaker, which was introduced in 1873 and was for a time a military sidearm. From 1957 to 1977, Colt produced a scaled-down model known as the Frontier Scout that was chambered for the 22 LR, but it was also marketed later with a cylinder that chambered the 22 WMR. Although these models have been discontinued, they are frequently found as used guns. Single-action revolvers of the Colt style (and Ruger single-actions made prior to 1973) allow a blow on the hammer to cause the revolver to fire. The firing pin makes direct contact with the cartridge. Even though the hammer can be moved back to engage a safety notch, this was not totally effective in keeping the firearm from being discharged. Accordingly, users of this “old style” revolver normally carried them with only five cartridges in the cylinder and an empty chamber below the hammer.