.22 Short Target Pistol

22 short ammo is expensive and hard to find. Match grade 22 short is even harder to find. The gun is probably really accurate but if sourcing the ammo is difficult and expensive why not just get a nice Walther in 22 LR?
 
I like 22 short rapidfire pistols, that is what they where made for, more than bulls eye shooting.
I still shoot a Hi Standard Olympic some times.
There are lots of hi end euro ones out there, but I would not pay much for another one , 300-400 would be tops.
The market is small, but as a fun gun , great.
CCI make 22 shorts in there 100 rd pack, at about 22LR price, Match grade ammo is out there , but a hell of a price when you can find it, I have not really looked for a few yrs
 
Look around for suitable ammo before you leap on this buy. Regular 22 short is out there but it's typically 50 to 100% more costly than 22LR these days. And while I've come across Eley and other match 22LR ammo I can't recall seeing any 22 Short match quality ammo in the 12 or 13 years I've been shooting at this point.
 
The Rapid Fire Match includes 5 shots on 5 different targets in 4 seconds. The 22 Short pistol was used in that match because it has very little recoil.

I have one. Hardly ever shoot it. ordinary 22 short ammo costs more than regular 22 ammo.

That pistol would have to be discounted at least $1000 before I would even think about buying it.

For $1,500 you could buy a really, really nice 22 pistol.

Here is a video I made at the Pan Am games in Toronto. They targets are scored electronically.

I was on staff at the shooting venue.


 
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As said earlier, they're obsolete for competition. They used to be used for Olympic Rapid Fire, lots of high end European guns, Walther OSP was one of them. Rules changed a few years ago, no more .22 shorts allowed, now it must be .22 Long rifle.
The .22 short guns are still a high quality pistol and may be fun for casual use, they wouldn't be allowed at a sanctioned Olympic Rapid fire event today.
 
rossi690 said:
The gun is listed as used, but not fired. Comes with case, 2 mags, and some tools. Asking
price is $1500
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What model/ make are we talking about?
I have bought, sold a few, usually in the 500.oo range, but most of these where older guns, which is what most of my stuff is.
 
cuslog said:
As said earlier, they're obsolete for competition. They used to be used for Olympic Rapid Fire, lots of high end European guns, Walther OSP was one of them. Rules changed a few years ago, no more .22 shorts allowed, now it must be .22 Long rifle.
The .22 short guns are still a high quality pistol and may be fun for casual use, they wouldn't be allowed at a sanctioned Olympic Rapid fire event today.
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Current bid for a Hammerli 232 (22 short) is $275.00 on Switzer's Auction. The rule change basically made 22 short target pistols almost worthless.
 
rossi690 said:
I'm only interested in using the gun for Monday night club Bullseye shooting, nothing really competitive.
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Well, at a realistic price, maybe that would be fun, but so would an awful pile of other guns.

There are repeater air pistols available, if you want to try rapid fire for less in running costs. The guns are around your stated budget.

Now that the cometetive shooters are not running 22 Short, the ammo makes are not making good ammo any more, so you are stuck with craptacular ammo at over the odds pricing, which, from my view, makes it a poor choice.

For a couple hundred bucks though, even with the pita of 5 round mags, I might feel the need... But sure not at 15 bills.
 
I have been buying those 100 round boxes of CCI shorts @10.oo ( retail) from C.Tire
Guess I should order some, but don't shoot it that much. It is a bit hotter than I like, works O.K.
My Hi Standard Olympic uses 10 rd mags, so for playing around works great.
I bought a brick of hi end match shorts from a fellow at one of the shows, and before the show was over , guys where offering very good money ,
so I never got it home, I am not a 10x shooter anymore, more of a 8.
 
You could get a walther gsp in 22 lr for half that. They used to be available in a kit with interchangeable modules for 22 short, lr and in 32s&w. Target pistols were specifically exempt from the 32 cal. Prohib designation.
 
Is it a Walther OSP ?
$1500 is about $1000 too much.
I have an OSP you can buy for lots less than that...lol

Really, I have an OSP, and about 4 bricks of 22 short. PM me if you’re interested

But for bullseye you can get a good used GSP for about $900
Tradex has FAS 602’s with one mag for $549
A Browning medalist is about $7-800 and would be fine
Or any number of other good used target pistols for $7-900 that shoot CCI SV ammunition pretty well
 
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