.22 lr pistol

Depends what kind of shooting you like. If, like me you enjoy precision target shooting: the Smith 41 is your best choice. If money is an issue: the Ruger Mark is quite nice and good quality. But believe me if you are not getting the Smith 41, you are missing on one of the best shooters I have had the pleasure to use, and I have used quite a few. If you're into revolvers: a Smith 17 or 617 fits the bill with class.

Gilbert
 
One of the various flavors of Ruger Mark 4 will suit your needs.

Blued, stainless, aluminum, polymer, lite, tactical, target, competition.

If lite, then a variety of colors.

Something for every taste.
 
I ended up switching from an M&P for the PPQ M2 5" with FO front sights, (Walther actual makes the M&P22 from what I heard) but it sure is nice! Won't be sorry thats for sure
 
Ruger Mark IV, Browning Buckmark will be my primary choice. Ruger SR22 is not bad. Smith and Wesson 41 is a very good target pistol though not specifically classified as a competition pistol. CZ 75 Kadet is a very good .22 pistol if you can find one. A CZ 75 Kadet conversion kit is also highly recommended. Glock is not available in .22. But good third party conversion kits for Glock is available. But for overall value, a GSG/SIG 1911 seems to be the cheapest. The only downside with GSG/SIG 1911 is premature slide wear if you go light and cheap on lubrication. But before getting this GSG/SIG into a rebuild condition, it will take thousands of rounds before you will have to replace the slide and barrel. Depending on how much you are willing to spend, for $500-700, go for either Ruger Mark IV or Browning Buckmark (brand new) or even a Ruger SR22 an M&P 22, and a Walther P22. $ 700-1000, go for CZ 75 Kadet or a used S&W 41. Around $ 300 will get you a used SIG/GSG 1911, spend an extra $ 100, you will get them brand new.
But before you buy any of these pistols, try any of them. If you are currently member of a club, politely ask your shooting buddies to try their pistol. Buy SV and HV ammo, ask them what suits their pistol and shoot few rounds. Don't go cheap on ammo as this might cause frustrations as soon as you experience FTF, FTEs and other malfunctions. Not gun related, but some rimfire pistols are ammo picky.
 
lavino said:
If you like the sr22 then you might like the M&P22 even more. I have a sr22 I found the grip a bit too small for my hand even with biggest grip insert. The M&P22, OMG, is one of the most comfy pistols I have never held.
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Oops, I was thinking of the Victory .22.

That's the ugliest .22 pistol ever made, not the M&P.
 
My Rugar Mark II has put out thousands of rounds and never had a problem, well made gun, from what Ive read they still have excellent quality.
 
If a target guy the 41 or the Rugers.

If you're an action guy the MP22 or the GSG/SIG. The Glock adapter was great to shoot but not an analog for centerfire Glocks.
 
I picked up a Swiss arms (gsg made) 1911 in 22lr at target sports in February for $449, came with a fake suppressor attachment and 4 magazines plus has the front tactical rail. The GSG 1911 that is frequently on sale is the basic model with 1-2 mags depending on the retailer. So far the Swiss arms licence branded GSG has worked perfectly from the second round forward and so far has #### about 200 rds (first round jammed on exit, perfect operation since then). This far I have been just using cheap stuff like the federal semiautomatic match 22lr and Remington golden bullets. SIG, swiss arms and gsg 1911's are all the same essentially the same pistol just branded with company logo under licence. SIG branded pistols tend to sell for higher amounts, savings can be had if your not a fashionista for brands....

The only gripe I have with the GSG is that I need a Allen Key for tear down, so you must keep track of your accessories or have a spare set of Allen keys.
 
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