May 31, 200917 yr I am going to go for a new PP soon and it will be for the purchase of a .22 for practice shooting, etc. I currently use my dad's Beretta U22, but I would like my own. I'd prefer a semi-auto to a wheel gun as well. Any thoughts?
May 31, 200917 yr GSG-5 Pistol....oh wait we're in Jersey. How about a Browning Buckmark? Very nice guns.
May 31, 200917 yr Ruger MKIII. There are many good choices out there. Handle a few and see which feel best in your hand.
May 31, 200917 yr S&W 22A, fun to shoot and can be found for mid to high $200's A few of us shoot them, in slightly different configurations but the same basic pistol.
May 31, 200917 yr +1 on the smith 22a. Great firearms. slightly meatier grip vs the others, very easy to take apart, very very easy. buckmarks are also good, I like the neos. Rugers are a pain to clean but great firearms. I clean my handguns after every use, so the ease to clean is very important to me. I have a Buckmark and Smith, and by far, smith easiest. And 22's are addictive. =) cheap, addictive fun.
June 1, 200917 yr I clean my handguns after every use, so the ease to clean is very important to me. I have a Buckmark and Smith, and by far, smith easiest. And 22's are addictive. =) cheap, addictive fun. I take mine down for cleaning after each visit too, and Maksim is right, the 22A is easy to take down. Not quite as easy as my Beretta but compared to some of the other 22's it's pretty simple. And 22's are addictive so watch out.
June 1, 200917 yr I have also been looking for a cheap, good .22 plinker and have done a lot of research in the past few months. I suggest either the Browning Buckmark or Ruger Mark II/III... both are relatively cheap, reliable and accurate. I picked the Buckmark based on feel and looks.
June 1, 200917 yr Rugers are great little 22's, however i have seen more than a few neglected as they are more difficult to clean. buckmarks are very desireable but not as bad to clean, though yesterday it took me more time to put the spring and guiderod together into the slide than it took me to take apart a walther G22, clean that, put it back together, as well as cleaning an XD, a CZ, and an HK combined. That spring is a pain in the ass to put back into it. On the smiths... quite easy and I can take it apart and put it back together within 15 seconds.... 5 mins to clean it all.
June 1, 200917 yr Author How is the SW 22A in terms of accuracy? I am not a fan of my dad's Beretta U22 Neos.
June 1, 200917 yr How is the SW 22A in terms of accuracy? I am not a fan of my dad's Beretta U22 Neos. Pretty good for me.. even with the stock shiznit sights I can get 2 in groupings without much effort. I can't wait to try it out with a red dot to compare the two.
June 1, 200917 yr How is the SW 22A in terms of accuracy? I am not a fan of my dad's Beretta U22 Neos. Its not bad at all. I got better groupings with buckmark, but the 22a is pretty good. cant complain. depends on the ammo as well. My gf can shoot the snot out of the 22a now... can empty 2 mags into the njgf target all within the 10 and 9 circles out to 15 yards, and she has been shooting 5 or 6 times now. With the red dot, I can do very well at 25 yards standing. With better grips, i am sure you can do it one handed to 50 yards.
June 2, 200917 yr The S&W 22A is a great gun for the money, I bought mine from Caso, do not use high velocity ammo, only standard velocity. I broke a few plastics buffers, for using high velocity ammo and also broke the end of the barrel where it hook up with the frame and it crack the frame on top of the trigger send it out to S&W, got a new one with a note not to use high velocity ammo. I paid $165 in March, 97.
June 3, 200917 yr I just bought a Buck Mark Contour 5.5 UXR. The owner's manual says don't disassemble. I took the grips off and the magazine release, the magazine release spring and slide lock fell off. Fortunately, I was prepared for this and had assembly instructions. Unfortunately, the barrel screw is held in place with an insane amount of Locktite. I will probably have to take the barrel off at some point but I really hate the way the barrel has to be removed to get the slide off. I can strip and clean my Mark II with zero effort. If you have problems taking the Mark II apart and/or assembling, you have the wrong directions.
June 3, 200917 yr I just bought a Smith Wesson 317 airlite 22lr. Expensive little guy. Did not shoot it yet. Its made of aluminum.
June 3, 200917 yr Author The S&W 22A is a great gun for the money, I bought mine from Caso, do not use high velocity ammo, only standard velocity. I broke a few plastics buffers, for using high velocity ammo and also broke the end of the barrel where it hook up with the frame and it crack the frame on top of the trigger send it out to S&W, got a new one with a note not to use high velocity ammo. I paid $165 in March, 97. Do they make a version which can use HV .22 ammo?
June 3, 200917 yr No issues with mine yet. As long as you keep the gun, no biggie as smith gives lifetime warranty on their firearms. Wolfy mentioned that if you call Smith, they will send you a bunch of the white guiderod buffers to keep to replace. about 5k hv rounds through mine, no issues, still looks brand new, no signs of any barrel issues.
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