22 handgun

[drgnrobo]

My wife wants to get me a pistol for our 25th anniversary & I have been thinking about what I'd like & I currently have no 22 pistols in the safe so what my fellow INGOers suggest? Ive been leaning towards a S&W 22a w/5 1/2 " barrel (brother had one & was reliable & accurate) so Id like to hear from everyone with experience with this type & other semi auto 22's

 

[MrHank]

I have a Browning Buck Mark Contour Lite 7.25 URX and love love it.

Buck Mark Contour Lite 7.25 URX, , Browning Firearms Product

 

[ghitch75]

ruger MKIII are a lot of fun to shoot.....they make a blue million parts to trick them out....there will be some that say there a b*&^H to strip and clean.... not that bad after you learn....

 

[salamander42]

Any of the Rugers would be a good choice. There are quite a few options to choose from in barrel lengths, fluted or slab sided barrels, the standard or 22/45 models, etc, so there's probably at least one "flavor" out there that you'd like. I don't really have any experience with any other .22s, but I was very happy with my first Ruger and am very happy with the one I own now. Don't listen to what anyone says about them being hard to strip. . . After a couple of times, it's no more difficult than any other firearm, just different.

 

[kboom524]

The Smith & Wesson would be a great gun. The Rugers are also great 22s. I have a Super single Six I have had for over 20 years, I love it. Very accurate, have hunted squirrels with it for years. Also have an old Mark 1 that is a great shooter, the newer ones are good guns too. The main thing is find one that fits your hand well, there are alot of good 22 handguns out there. If you already have a Smith & Wesson handgun a 22 makes a good practice gun. I bought my Single Six to practice with for the Super Blackhawk that I knew I was going to buy, and ended up buying 6 months later.

 

[DocIndy]

If I was in the market for a reliable .22 semi-auto, my vote would have to be Ruger. They have a variety of options like barrel length and finishes. Volquartsen has wrote the book on aftermarket accessories for the Ruger family of .22 rifles and pistols. 99% of the people I know with Ruger pistols love them and they are shooters. The only one I can recall that had a problem was promptly fixed by a return to Ruger under their warranty. And now with the new frame that has the removable 1911 style grips.....I might just be in the market for a .22 after all.

 

[2cool9031]

I bought my wife a pink Walther p22 for our anniversary, I figured it would get here a little more involved in shooting. She liked the gun, but hasn't shot it yet.

 

[SKSnut]

i enjoy my walther p22

 

[alluwant]

i have a sig mosquito i love it put 1000 rounds through not a jam yet very reliable and fun to shoot you should defin get this one

 

[Jack Ryan]

I've got 2 single sixes, a MarkII, a P22 Walther, and have owned a High Standard Duramatic. I'd give high marks to all of those but the P22.

Sold the Duramatic only because it was obsolete, had a broken plastic grip and I was young and dumb at the time.

The Walther is fun, reliable, has a factory laser sight, all kinds of good except it's just not as accurate as any of the other guns I've mentioned. It's just "OK". Fun but yer not going to have any fun hunting squirrels with it.

 

[XtremeVel]

I can only comment on the Ruger Mark II's and III's... They are great. I have several and if you ever do get down to Roush and want to try one, holler out. I always have at least one with me.

 

[Expat]

I don't think you can go wrong with the Browning Buckmarks or the Ruger Marks. They are reliable and accurate. The Single Six if you have a little bit of cowboy in you

 

[rcflyer]

Want something different? I just bought a Puma/Chiappa 1911 22lr. I have shot 550 rounds thru it in 2 days and only had a couple FTE. Two days at the range for $26 in ammo. Cant beat that. Gun is fun as hell to shoot. It is not a cheap toy. Feels just like a .45 1911. Holds 10+1 rounds and is pretty accurate. But mostly just fun and inexpensive to shoot. I got mine from 1911Pistols.com for $249.95 plus shipping and transfer. Great 22lr and something different from the Rugers and Brownings.
Site wont let me post pictures for some reason. Sorry

 

[fastwally]

Dang, you just missed a great sale on 22A's for $199. at Midwest Gun Exchange. Call them Monday and they might sell you one for that. I think my 22A is a great shooter and pretty accurate, not quite as good as my model 41 but good.

 

[Wheezy50]

I don't have much experience with the others suggested so far, but my vote goes for the Smith 22A.

I've got about 1500 rds through mine in a couple months and love it.

 

[singlesix]

Rugers and Browning Buck Marks will have more after market parts. If you wanted to upgrade later on.

 

[Rey B]

Another vote for the 22A or if you can find one a 22S. I have had mine for a few years now and it is sweet.

 

[redsuperduty]

Bought this Walther P22 for the wife around Christmas time, it was picky on ammo till she got about 500 rounds of cci through it. Now it eats anything. Nice little gun!

 

[shooter521]

Robo:

Tell her if she really loves you, she'd buy you a S&W Model 41.

If she doesn't go for that, I think you'd be really happy with a Ruger MkIII or 22/45.




And a Pac-Lite upper.





And a suppressor.

 

[jason867]

Here is what you need...

A nice Saturday Night Special!