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Gone are the superb Colt Match Target Woodsman and some of the High Standard pistols of many years ago. They are now highly prized as collectors’ pieces. Even with the disappearance of these fine firearms, the rimfire handgunnner has a wealth of choices that includes both autoloaders and revolvers. What follows should not necessarily be taken as strongly as if they were recommendations. I am merely making some summary comments based on first-hand experience. For sporting purposes, it would be hard to fault the Ruger Single Six, especially with the extra cylinder in 22 WMR caliber. Such a handgun is suited to plinking, small game and pest shooting, and woods roaming. The Ruger single-actions are famous for their durability. In 17 HMR caliber (or 17 Mach 2 with the optional cylinder), a Single Six is a good choice for small varmints at long handgun ranges (although you will probably need a scope for taking varmints under such conditions), but it does not really fit the role of a plinking handgun, and it is far less versatile than the 22 LR/22 WMR version. The recently released Ruger Single Six Hunter has a built in rib that accepts Ruger rings for ease in scope mounting. The large frame Smith & Wesson doubleaction revolvers such as the Model 617 are superb handguns that can readily accept scope mounts. The Taurus revolvers represent excellent values as well. A handgun from any of these famous makers would make a superb choice for all around use.