.22lr hand gun?

[2in2out]

What do you guys think about those Walther P22's with the 5" barrel?

My wife has the shorter Walther P22 and loves it. We ran into some Remington Golden Bullets that it didn't like, but otherwise it shoots flawlessly. It's plenty accurate for a little plinker, and is giving her a lot of good experience in a CCW-sized gun.

I have a Ruger 22/45 (Mk II), and it's a lot of fun. It's a real tack driver and has never caused me any problems.


I looked at the SR22 pistol and still want one, but that's a very low priority right now. I'm sure the rest of the .22's are just fine, but the 22/45 and P22 are at the very top of my list.

[tjburns1]

Another vote for the 22A. Few thousand rounds through it, accurate. Unbeatable pricing lately.

[tenmilmag]

uh huh, same here with momma. she really enjoyed a newly acquired s&w mod 17 .22 revolver as well as the ruger mark 1 semi auto I've had all my life. both no nonsense well shooting q u i e t pistols was wonderful to see her s h o o t !

[gunforhire]

I have the Beretta neos. My wife shot it and after that, she told me if I ever sold it my she would kick my ass out . The grip is small and it resembles a Whitney wolverine, but it feeds and fires everything I put in the thing

[Collector1337420]

My vote is also going to have to be a Ruger MK3 or 22/45.

I love my MK3 Competition in stainless.

Not ammo picky at all. Eats anything. Failures are very rare, which is saying a lot for a .22.

And the accuracy, is well... spot on, no doubt about it.

[XDM45]

My vote is also going to have to be a Ruger MK3 or 22/45.

I love my MK3 Competition in stainless.

Not ammo picky at all. Eats anything. Failures are very rare, which is saying a lot for a .22.

And the accuracy, is well... spot on, no doubt about it.

Agreed. I own a 22/45...only caveat is if you get a Mark III 22/45, get the Sam Lam bushing and remove the magazine disconnect.

[Duff-Man]

Agreed. I own a 22/45...only caveat is if you get a Mark III 22/45, get the Sam Lam bushing and remove the magazine disconnect.

I've seen this a few times, I'm going to be getting a 22/45 "eventually" why (in your opinion) should the magazine disconnect be removed?

[XDM45]

I was kidding about reloading .22LR.

[Hmac]

Agreed. I own a 22/45...only caveat is if you get a Mark III 22/45, get the Sam Lam bushing and remove the magazine disconnect.

I've seen this a few times, I'm going to be getting a 22/45 "eventually" why (in your opinion) should the magazine disconnect be removed?

The magazine disconnect will often cause the magazine to hang up when trying to eject it instead of dropping free, and some people feel it adds some grittiness to the trigger. That's all besides the fact that some people are just opposed to magazine disconnects on principle. You can use a Mark II hammer bushing such as a Volquartsen allowing you to remove the magazine disconnector and maintain the spacing.

[XDM45]

Agreed. I own a 22/45...only caveat is if you get a Mark III 22/45, get the Sam Lam bushing and remove the magazine disconnect.

I've seen this a few times, I'm going to be getting a 22/45 "eventually" why (in your opinion) should the magazine disconnect be removed?

The magazine disconnect will often cause the magazine to hang up when trying to eject it instead of dropping free, and some people feel it adds some grittiness to the trigger. That's all besides the fact that some people are just opposed to magazine disconnects on principle. You can use a Mark II hammer bushing such as a Volquartsen allowing you to remove the magazine disconnector and maintain the spacing.

I just ordered 2 of these...1 to install and 1 as a spare. Check it out. viewtopic.php?f=26&t=37144

[msnden]

I shot this one today, tag says 1997, it has been just sitting in the cabinet, I am no expert but BOY! it is a nice shooter, I put a box of CCI Velocitor & a box of old (& I mean OLD) Remington LR, through it, not a "Hic-Up" It seems to be pretty accurate, If I were looking for a .22 I would take a close look at one. jmop msn

[GeekyGunman]

Agreed. I own a 22/45...only caveat is if you get a Mark III 22/45, get the Sam Lam bushing and remove the magazine disconnect.

I've seen this a few times, I'm going to be getting a 22/45 "eventually" why (in your opinion) should the magazine disconnect be removed?

The magazine disconnect will often cause the magazine to hang up when trying to eject it instead of dropping free, and some people feel it adds some grittiness to the trigger. That's all besides the fact that some people are just opposed to magazine disconnects on principle. You can use a Mark II hammer bushing such as a Volquartsen allowing you to remove the magazine disconnector and maintain the spacing.

There is also a real functional benefit to the trigger pull.

The way the stock bushing and hammer interact on the MKIII there is a LOT of slop. This is the culprit for about half of the trigger creep.
The SAM (and others) bushing are a tighter fit, and have a notch that supports the cutout in the hammer. Some of them are even designed to be a press fit, which is even better.
Together with the Volquartsen sear, and some light polishing with wet/dry for the stock trigger bar - they rapidly become excellent target triggers for not a lot of money.


As I've posted before, SAM isn't the only one in the game these days. There is a great thread that reviews several of the bushing you can get:
http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/sh ... p?t=472711
(Two of them are even in the USA, instead of Canada.)

The Volquartsen target trigger is also nice, because it can be used to eliminate take-up and overtravel as well, but is a bit more expensive.


Ultimately, they are fairly decent guns that with a little extra easy work become phenomenal.
If the idea of messing with it terrifies you though, I think the Buckmarks are slightly nicer out of the box.

[Collector1337420]

My vote is also going to have to be a Ruger MK3 or 22/45.

I love my MK3 Competition in stainless.

Not ammo picky at all. Eats anything. Failures are very rare, which is saying a lot for a .22.

And the accuracy, is well... spot on, no doubt about it.

Agreed. I own a 22/45...only caveat is if you get a Mark III 22/45, get the Sam Lam bushing and remove the magazine disconnect.

I avoided that by buying a Volquartsen Accurizing kit or whatever the eff it's called. The trigger is amazing now.

I got the MK2 version. Then buy a MK2 bushing. Those parts are all the same and will fit in a MK3. Boom. Mag disconnect safety, gone.

I also got the Volquartsen "Bolt Tune Up Kit" or whatever, with the upgraded extractor and firing pin. I think that helped reliability quite a bit actually.

This is the more expensive route, but I like my MK3 a lot. I didn't have too much of a problem installing everything, but taking apart a MK/22/45 frame isn't for the faint of heart.

[XDM45]

@GeekyGunman and @Collector1337420

Both good advice. We'll see how I fare taking it apart down to that level.

[pennygunner]

I have Ruger Mark III Hunter which is a phenomenal for plinking and hunting small game. But for a more traditional semi-auto look and feel i would suggest a sig sauer m1911-22, which is a beautiful gun and easy to shoot. The sig starts out a little picky on ammo but give time and oil and it works.