I'm a big fan of the Ruger MKII with the bull barrel. Currently Ruger is making the MKIV I think but they are quality pistols and reasonably priced. I've taught many family and friends to shoot pistol with my MKII over the years.
I will kick this up a notch...
Pick a Saturday morning (not 5/5) when you can come to The Associated Gun Clubs (AGC) in Marriottsville- ~10 miles north of Columbia. I will sign you in as my guest.
A bunch of guys-n-gals in this thread are also members. We will bring an assortment of .22 pistols and revolvers and let you try them all out in one morning.
EDIT- Feel free to bring your sister to try them all out as well.
That would be AWESOME!!! I will be in that area on 5/12 for a seminar-
Thanks!
Lori
Do NOT get a Sig Sauer Mosquito. Many unhappy customers with that pistol.
I will kick this up a notch...
Pick a Saturday morning (not 5/5) when you can come to The Associated Gun Clubs (AGC) in Marriottsville- ~10 miles north of Columbia. I will sign you in as my guest.
A bunch of guys-n-gals in this thread are also members. We will bring an assortment of .22 pistols and revolvers and let you try them all out in one morning.
EDIT- Feel free to bring your sister to try them all out as well.
You nailed it. For target shooting, Victory or MKIV. For plinking w/ the same form factor as your 9mm plastic guns the SR22 is sweet. All can be had w/ threaded barrels and all are very simple to clean for those of us that can't put away a dirty gun even after only 1 round down the tube. :-)If the purpose is to improve your marksmanship but not mimic your centerfire gun then the Ruger MK series or the S&W Victory are both great choices. I own a Ruger Std. Model and Mk IV and the Victory. All three will put 10 shots (9 for the Std. Model due to mag size) into a nickel sized group at 10 yards if I do my part using Federal Automatch, American Eagle high velocity or CCI Mini-Mag. The MK IV and Victory will do dime sized groups with Aguila Interceptor and Eley Club.
My MK IV has a Vortex Venom red dot sight. The Victory I replaced the front green fiber optic with an orange fiber optic (10 minute job, $5 for the Tru-Glo .060" fiber optic rod kit).
I find the Victory trigger a little better than the Ruger.