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born on a mountain, raised in a cave, hunting and fishing is all i crave!

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Regards,

Kevin

I have a few of them.

I have shot a lot of things with the Woodsman. When the Ruger .22 came out it killed the sales of the Woodsman. The Ruger sold for $37.50 and the Colt for about $75.

It's my favorite by far.

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Originally posted by Leif Wold:
Ruger Mark II target pistol. Heavy barrel but easy to point and shoot. Takes any ammo I throw in it. Extra mags sell for $10.
Leif

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Agreed.

Great game getter and all around fun pistol.

~Holmes

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Originally posted by Don Martin29:
The Woodsman was the first gun I ever fired. My dad won the state pistol champ. with one long ago.

I have a few of them.

I have shot a lot of things with the Woodsman. When the Ruger .22 came out it killed the sales of the Woodsman. The Ruger sold for $37.50 and the Colt for about $75.

It's my favorite by far.

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i have 6 of them myself and i'm always looking for a another - 2 match targets - 1 pre-high speed ammo and 3 standard models one of which was made in 1954 and has never been fired compleat with box and sales slip, cost $38.59

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born on a mountain, raised in a cave, hunting and fishing is all i crave!

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Praise the Lord, and pass the ammunition!

If your living like there is no HELL, you better be right!

FN

My dad used to shoot a brick a week with a sport model Woodsman down at the police dept range. When I would be in the car as a kid with my dad driving and he went by a traffic cop they would raise up their arms and make a pistol out of their fingers. I was really something. He was really good with that little Woodsman.

One of the Woodsman I have is a 2nd model Match Target with the bullseye and elephant ear grips.

I still carry a Woodsman in my back pocket when I hunt with a long gun.

He just shook his head. "Don't do it. If you want a target pistol, get the Ruger slabside. You can throw in an aftermarket match trigger, and they are more accurate.
With the Browning, you are stuck with the factory trigger."

I was shocked. I expected the Browning to be better all around.

Any other opinions out there?

Rick.

For target shooting only, my pick would be Ruger MK2 pistol

Favorite is the Ruger MkII 5� bull barrel. Balances well, very, very accurate, great sights. Trigger is okay but not great, will put in a Volquartsen sometime soon. Funnest plinker I can think of and accurate enough for ground squirrels out to 50 yards or so. The pistol is more accurate than I am by far, 50 yards is about as far away as I can hit with open sights anymore.

Did not say it was the best of the lot, I'd give that honor to the S&W Model 41. But you wanted to know my most favorite.

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