Posted: 5/14/2014 6:09:29 AM EDT
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I'm looking to buy a .22lr handgun sometime in the near future, and I would like some suggestions on what to get.
I'm not interested in the Walther P22. I've shot a Ruger Mark II quite a bit and I really just feel apathetic about it. I'm open to revolver suggestions. I'd like to pay no more than $550. My most important criterion is that it shoots what I feed it. I have several thousand rounds of American Eagle and I don't want to have to buy CCI Mini Mags just to make it work. I had this issue with my P226 .22lr conversion. I want to be able to shoot the crap out of it without TOO many hangups. So, based on these specifications, what would you recommend? Thanks for your help! |
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If you want a semi auto .22 pistol that will be reliable with bulk ammo, the Ruger 22/45 and the Buck Mark are gonna be the best two options. Just about everything else is gonna want CCI mini mags to be reliable. You may get lucky and pick up something that isn't too too picky, but for the most part you're not gonna have much fun feeding them bulk ammo.
As for revolvers in .22lr I'm not too knowledgeable...but it's a frickin wheel gun in .22lr. I don't imagine you can screw that up. As long as you stick with trustworthy brands I'm sure they'll all go boom every time the trigger is pulled. |
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First reply mostly nailed it. I suggest the Buckmark but the Ruger runs as well.
For a revolver, the 617 is a good choice but I would suggest a Ruger Single Six or Single Ten over the 617. My 617 requires stringent cleaning to go more than 200 rounds. My Single Six can go through a brick without any cleaning. Your price range makes this suggestion kinda out of bounds but a used S&W K-22 is an excellent choice in a revolver. You might find a less than pristine copy in your price range. |
| The S&W M&P22 is probably the best of the bunch as far as guns that are designed to match centerfire models. The Ruger's are all good, I have a Single Six, they are fantastic. If I were going to buy another it would be the new Walther PPQ .22. I love my little Walther P22 but they aren't exactly high end, however, the new PPQ 22 is built to the same specs as the centerfire and is a high quality .22. My sister has a Walther P99 .40 and I was extremely impressed with how good they are, I may have to get a PPQ. |
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I think you're going to get a "hangup" every now and then on any .22lr auto loader. It just is what it is. If you want little-to-no gun induced failures, it
is the revolver platform you should be looking at. A failure with a .22lr revolver will most likely be shooter or ammo related. That said, my SR22 has been fantastic. Within the first 100 rounds I had some failures, but after that failures occur once in a blue moon. This gun even likes subsonic ammo and I believe Ruger states not to use it on the SR22. Go figure. |