As a young lad, I used to shoot a Ruger .22 semi auto and a Smith and Wesson 6" barrel also chambered in .22 at Oldham police range every week. The Ruger was my favourite, and I always aspired to own a few handguns (I always had a hankering after an AMT Automag), but I never got around to it before the 97 ban - life and girls always seemed to get in the way.

Happy days.