Opinions needed

[Leper Messiah]

Ive been researching 22 pistos for about a month and have narrowed it down to three models. This will be used mainly for plinking and it will be suppressed. My choices are Rugers SR22 and the 22/45 lite and the Walther P22. Can you guys give me some input on my choices or possibly recommend any other models?

 

[hacktracker]

I've got a S&W 617. It's a 22LR with a 10-shot cylinder. Since it's hard to make a reliable magazine-fed rimfire, I chose to go revolver.

It's beautiful. Reliable. No recoil. Plus, the single-action trigger is amazing.

Oh, and it shoots 22 long, 22 short, and 22LR.

It's so fun shooting 22 short.

 

[jabber6]

I've got a Ruger SP101 .22 revolver and a Browning Buckmark. Both have been fantastic shooters and very reliable. I think they're worth a look if you're still on the fence.

 

[adit]

I have a SR22 with threaded barrel. I highly recommend it.

 

[nerfherder]

22/45 Lite with a threaded barrel here. Love it, but only about 1k rounds through it so far.

 

[Boom Boom]

Of the three you listed, I would get the 22/45 Lite. I own two 22/45's and like them a lot.

 

[Reptile]

Ive been researching 22 pistos for about a month and have narrowed it down to three models. This will be used mainly for plinking and it will be suppressed. My choices are Rugers SR22 and the 22/45 lite and the Walther P22. Can you guys give me some input on my choices or possibly recommend any other models?

I've had an SR22 with a threaded barrel for a couple of years and it works flawlessly with every type of ammunition I've fed it. I've shot a P22 and found it to be finicky about ammunition. No experience with the 22/45.

 

[rico903]

Seems 2 people here think you can suppress a .22 revolver ???? If they can tell me how to suppress my 617 and SP 101 I'm all ears.
OP- the only one I have experience with is the 22/45 and it has worked well for me.

 

[Rick3bears]

Seems 2 people here think you can suppress a .22 revolver ???? If they can tell me how to suppress my 617 and SP 101 I'm all ears.
OP- the only one I have experience with is the 22/45 and it has worked well for me.

Indeed. The only revolver I know of that you can successfully suppress is the Nagant 1895.

 

[hacktracker]

Indeed. The only revolver I know of that you can successfully suppress is the Nagant 1895.

True, but 22 short out of a revolver (or anything) is like a cap gun.

 

[Boom Boom]

True, but 22 short out of a revolver (or anything) is like a cap gun.

Even more so with 22 Short CB. I also shoot a lot of CCI 22LR Quiet with revolvers and you don't need hearing protection. When I'm shooting CCI Quiet out of a 22LR rifle at the range, the bullet hitting the target board is louder than the rifle report.

 

[rfawcs]

I have both a Walther P22 and a 22/45. The P22 is easy to take apart but finicky with ammo. The 22/45 is much better with different ammo but more of a pain to take down for cleaning.

Another option might be a conversion kit for a full size pistol. I have a CZ Kadet kit for my CZ-75 and like it very much. The Sig and Glock .22LR kits function well unsuppressed but not very well suppressed with subsonic ammo.

 

[highli99]

I have a SR22 with threaded barrel. I highly recommend it.

+1 for this highly recommend

 

[1874sharpsshooter]

I have 2 ruger mark II's, a slabside target model and one with the 10" bull barrel. 15 and 22 years old respectively. never had a problem with either one of them. super accurate, quarter size groups at 20 yards. the slabside has almost 70,000 rounds through it and the 10" has around 40 to 50,000 through it.

 

[Leper Messiah]

Thanks for the input fellas! I think I'm going to go with.........
http://grabagun.com/ruger-mkiii-22-45-lite-22lr-blue-4-4-inch-threaded-barrel-model-39062371.html

 

[nerfherder]

You won't be sorry.

 

[Bootknife]

I have the R SR22 with a Sparrow front end......Works Very Well and Very Quiet!

 

[Gryphon]

If you haven't committed yet, consider a M&P 22 Compact - available with a factory threaded barrel/adapter.

 

[Ranchero50]

I like my SR22 a lot more than the 22/45 lite. Ergonomics and sights are nicer and the SR is a lot easier to take apart to clean.

 

[tomgreco]

If you haven't committed yet, consider a M&P 22 Compact - available with a factory threaded barrel/adapter.

+1 on this. I've never had a problem, and it's very quiet.