Recommend me a .22LR revolver

[Qwikrex]

In this price range I'd go ruger.

[Dienekes]

Oh well. BTDT to some extent. .22 wheelguns are lots of fun, but the best utility .22 handgun I have is an old original type Ruger Standard, fixed sights, 4 3/4" barrel. Bought it used for $60, so you can guess what it looked like. Replaced all the springs, did a trigger job, and cleaned most of the pits and dings up, sandblasted it, and threw it in a bluing tank. Still ugly, right up to when you shoot it. It's NOT for sale.

I wouldn't laugh at a .22 rifle, even a kid's single shot. Still pretty handy, a lot easier to hit with. Savage 24 combination guns are hard to find now, probably because they're good poaching guns--which a lot like a survival gun should be...mine is an old 24C "Camper Special", a .22 lower and a 20 ga. upper--and a .30-30 liner to go in the shotgun barrel. I sort of figure a 20 ga slug is not too far short of a .45-70. I think Savage is back to making combination guns these days.

An 870 is never a mistake, either. Hell, I've got an old hacked up .303 Lee Enfield that I'd be happy to have out in the bush if it came to that.

And I'd trade them all for a signal mirror so I could get my sorry butt out of the bush and go home.

[ucrt]

I would try to find a Hi Standard Sentinel MK 4, with changeable cylinders. 9 shot 22lr and another cylinder for 22 mag. Neat little camp gun.

http://www.armslist.com/posts/103115...sentinel-mk-iv

I found 1 exactly like this in the box at a pawn shop for $200 OTD. Gave it to my son for Christmas last year. He loves it.
Not too hard to find at a good price...keep looking.

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[Pandaz3]

I have a Colt Frontier Scout, well used now but new when Mom bought it for Dad on MY recommendation. Moving to modern time I do have a Ruger LCR 22 LR, 8 shooter, pretty good but double action only, smooth, but double. For a lot of money Ruger has the GP-100 in 22 LR, best one for what the OP wants, new, except for price.

[dantheman2]

I have a 4" S&W Model 63. No problems with extractions. I have rather large hands so I use Pachmayr Gripper grips on mine. The pistol is very light and handy.

Dan

[usmcvet]

I lived in Alaska for over a decade. If you are really going to be a bush pilot your concerns with being stranded include both acquiring food and not becoming food (bear protection). You also don't want weight and bulk in your plane.

When camping I always carried a 44 mag pistol. It was as much as I could handle and still shoot well in a bear gun (and have on my person all the time). I have shot heads off of ptarmagain with it for camp meat.

The best answer for bear protection is a rifle or a shotgun with slugs and buck. That shotgun will also kill birds and hares with ease.

Best survival gun in Alaska is a shotgun. What would you shoot with the 22? Spruce hens, Ruffs, willow ptarmagain, and maybe a hare or a beaver. All could be done more reliably with a takedown shotgun and you'd have bear protection in the same package.

If you want a 22, I get it. Tons of fun and useful too. But not a bush pilot's gun.

I agree an 870 with a few boxes of slugs and a box of birdshot would be my choice. I love .22's. If looking for a revolver I'd go with a Ruger with .22 & .22 mag cylinders.

[Ron3]

Never found one I liked.

Heavy DA triggers on every one I ever shot. Lighter springs? Sure, that helped, and caused light strike misfires, too.

Can't help ya.

I do hear .38 can be reloaded for $5 per 50...the same price as .22 LR.

[AppalachianThunder]

Ruger Single Six. Look no further.

[Pilot1]

I lived in Alaska for over a decade. If you are really going to be a bush pilot your concerns with being stranded include both acquiring food and not becoming food (bear protection). You also don't want weight and bulk in your plane.

When camping I always carried a 44 mag pistol. It was as much as I could handle and still shoot well in a bear gun (and have on my person all the time). I have shot heads off of ptarmagain with it for camp meat.

The best answer for bear protection is a rifle or a shotgun with slugs and buck. That shotgun will also kill birds and hares with ease.

Best survival gun in Alaska is a shotgun. What would you shoot with the 22? Spruce hens, Ruffs, willow ptarmagain, and maybe a hare or a beaver. All could be done more reliably with a takedown shotgun and you'd have bear protection in the same package.

If you want a 22, I get it. Tons of fun and useful too. But not a bush pilot's gun.

This is excellent advice. I am a pilot, but not a Bush pilot, so my 9MM CZ-75D PCR is my regular carry gun, in or out of the plane. I have been to Alaska several times to backpack, camp, site see, etc. I carried a 12 gauge shotgun. It is the most versatile firearm for Alaska, especially in a survival situation. Yes, I had a .45 Colt pistol also, but that was just a back up. Get a shotgun.

Be more worried about flying in the weather there, than anything else. It will KILL you if you make poor decisions. Technology has helped a lot in recent years. USE IT. Especially real time NEXRAD overlays with your moving map GPS. Garmin is your friend.

[Lefty223]

If it were me old classics like the smith and Wesson 34,63&43 in j frames and 18 in k frames.

Same here! Much smoother action than anything else out there. That said I once had a Rossi SS version of a 3" kit gun and yes, I had to perform an action job on it (I was trained on S&W revolvers) but it turned out amazing ... more so as it only cost me $150 to buy! It may not replace a Smith, but could be a suitable arm until you find what you like or really want.