What's your favorite/recommended .22 handgun?
- Thread starter NewGuyDontLaugh
- Start date
The #1 community for Gun Owners of the Northeast
Member Benefits:
No ad networks! Discuss all aspects of firearm ownership Discuss anti-gun legislation Buy, sell, and trade in the classified section Chat with Local gun shops, ranges, trainers & other businesses Discover free outdoor shooting areas View up to date on firearm-related events Share photos & video with other members ...and so much more!
Member Benefits:
plinkerton
Ultimate Member
Once you've done it a few times and remember which way to point it when it's all good.
It's easier to follow the video if you actually have one in your hand.
Agreed. The first couple of times are a little frustrating. I can do it quickly and without the video now.
Fox123
Ultimate Member
Sig classic and then buy xchange kit, you now have 2 pistols cheaper than you would if just buying the full size version.
JMintzer
Hoarding Douche Waffle
Yup!
I bought a Sig Classic 229 (in .22) and then picked up a .40 x-change kit. MUCH cheaper than buying the 229 in .40 and getting a 22 x-change kit (no one knows why they priced them that way...)
I subsequently bought a 9mm x-change kit for the gun (as I sold my other 40 cal gun and all the ammo, consolidating calibers) and now I'm selling the 40 cal x-change kit, as well...
I'm dying to try mine but have had mag issues. Neither of the mags that came with it would feed ammo. Tried 5 different kinds and the followers don't work right. Gritty and won't feed. So I bought 2 new mags and same problem. From reading I guess I have to take them apart and polish them. Was only able to get 3 rounds thru mine. Never had a problem with my MK IIs.
Still like my slab sided Buck Mark best.
Last edited:
Maverick0313
Retired and loving it
Browning Buckmark.
Me or my wife have:
Browning Buckmark (Mine)
Heavy and stainless 6.5" hunter version with wood grips.
Very NICE trigger on it. Crisp clean break.
I have 2000+ rounds through it and I have yet to clean it.
If you work on your trigger, that heavy weight works for you in the trigger pull resisting movement as you pull trigger.
After first 500 rounds, its been flawless and accurate as hell with just about everything I feed it. Only ammo it does not like is Winchester 333
Ruger 22/45 Lite (Hers)
Lighter, I like to use then when shooting 1 handed at longer distances. not as accurate for me as my buckmark and a little more finicky with the ammo, you got to do mods to it to be happy and the mags get sticky when removing and inserting. Can be a pain to clean, I have to watch the video each time I do it. But if you watch video, its tolerable. One of the mags is acting up. Changed to other mag and feeding properly.
Dad has:
Ruger SR22
Very good for him, light, small and he shoots it well. Been pretty reliable for him. he got it after he was totally dissatisfied with the neos. Looking back, my wife MAYBE should have gotten the SR22. My buddy's wife liked it so much, she just bought one.
Beretta Neos
I'd never recommend this to anyone. Many misfires due to firing pin design. Easy to clean but you have to do it every time out or crud builds up restricting firing pin from striking fully. Only works for small hands. heavier than it needs to be.
Browning Buckmark (Mine)
Heavy and stainless 6.5" hunter version with wood grips.
Very NICE trigger on it. Crisp clean break.
I have 2000+ rounds through it and I have yet to clean it.
If you work on your trigger, that heavy weight works for you in the trigger pull resisting movement as you pull trigger.
After first 500 rounds, its been flawless and accurate as hell with just about everything I feed it. Only ammo it does not like is Winchester 333
Ruger 22/45 Lite (Hers)
Lighter, I like to use then when shooting 1 handed at longer distances. not as accurate for me as my buckmark and a little more finicky with the ammo, you got to do mods to it to be happy and the mags get sticky when removing and inserting. Can be a pain to clean, I have to watch the video each time I do it. But if you watch video, its tolerable. One of the mags is acting up. Changed to other mag and feeding properly.
Dad has:
Ruger SR22
Very good for him, light, small and he shoots it well. Been pretty reliable for him. he got it after he was totally dissatisfied with the neos. Looking back, my wife MAYBE should have gotten the SR22. My buddy's wife liked it so much, she just bought one.
Beretta Neos
I'd never recommend this to anyone. Many misfires due to firing pin design. Easy to clean but you have to do it every time out or crud builds up restricting firing pin from striking fully. Only works for small hands. heavier than it needs to be.
Ruger MK III SS Target has been my winner. Couldn't be happier. It can be a pain in the butt to field strip though.
Ruger MK III SS Target
Ruger MK III SS Target
This seems to be a good place to ask collected 22 enthusiasts... Why does the Luger grip geometry live on only in the rimfire world? Are there any advantages? If it just style? A quick search turned up nothing about this.
jimbobborg
Oddball caliber fan
Not many people want a single-stack semi-auto. If they could make reliable double-stack .22 LR pistols, they'd make those instead.
offthepaper
Ultimate Member
No doubt about it
Ruger Mk II
Very accurate.
We use bottle caps for targets.
Ruger Mk II
Very accurate.
We use bottle caps for targets.
54rndball
take to the hills
I have a few .22 handguns. The sweetest would be a S&W K22 Masterpiece. A Ruger Single Six is nice, accurate, and then there is the .22 Mag cylinder option.
Would eventually like to get a S&W K22 and Ruger Single Six or Ten. Will be picking up a Colt Frontier Scout in the near future (with interchangeable cylinders). Curious how it shoots. The barrels were apparently made on the same production line as the Pythons, so are reputed to be relatively accurate.
My wife shoots bottle caps with her 1911
She's not quite as good with her Heritage Rough Rider .22, but its a fun gun to shoot.Attachments
tomandjerry00
Ultimate Member
- Apr 12, 2013
- 1,744
GSG 1911-22 is my vote! Cheap too
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
BigDaddy
Ultimate Member
- Feb 7, 2014
- 2,235
That's one of the more interesting questions asked around here.
The High Standards and the Colt woodsman's all predate Bill Rugers Mk 1 design. He gets on credit for the geometry.
Now we have M&P versions that mimic the full frame polymer pistols with more of the 1911 angle.
There is just something inherently attractive about the luger angle. I think the 1911 is better at managing recoil, but since that isn't an issue with a 22, the luger geometry has persisted.
Users who are viewing this thread
Latest posts
-
MDS Team Building. Intro to Pistol AND Rifle with Ninja. July 27&28 Clear Run, NC. (1 Viewer)- Latest: r3t1awr3yd
-
-
-
-
Forum statistics
Latest threads
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
PG County getting some Liberty Doll love over a bill that would ban computers for minors- Started by jc1240
- Replies: 6