.22LR Handgun Questions

[milk]

Just a note:
Sig P220 22LR is manufactured by Umarex, an air pistol company. This, I think, is also known as mosquito.

I am talking about P226 22LR with Sig's own Calibre X-change kit, which is all manufactured by Sig.

I have heard issues with the mosquito... from a gunsmith and others.

 

[Jefro]

Just a note:
Sig P220 22LR is manufactured by Umarex, an air pistol company. This, I think, is also known as mosquito.

I am talking about P226 22LR with Sig's own Calibre X-change kit, which is all manufactured by Sig.

I have heard issues with the mosquito... from a gunsmith and others.

Maybe I'm confused but are you claiming a SIG P220 is not made by SIG but by Umarex and that the P220 is also known as the Mosquito?

I was under the impression that the P220, P226 and P229 in Classic .22LR were indeed made by SIG with the only difference being they were .22 instead of 9mm, .40, .45 or .357 with the option of buying the X-Change kits to make them center fire. So a P220 can be bought in .22LR with an X-Change kit to make it .45 ACP.

But, the mosquito has no X-Change kit and is strictly .22LR. So perhaps your confused ?

 

[misfire]

Just a note:
Sig P220 22LR is manufactured by Umarex, an air pistol company. This, I think, is also known as mosquito.

I am talking about P226 22LR with Sig's own Calibre X-change kit, which is all manufactured by Sig.

I have heard issues with the mosquito... from a gunsmith and others.

I believe the Sig Mosquito is made by Umarex but the Sig Classic frames are still made by Sig.

 

[Can Can]

Funny nobody has mentioned the Beretta Neos. Fun to shoot, accurate right out of the box, and a breeze to take down and clean. You just have to be able to get past the space age looks.

Paul

 

[SandRoad]

hmm... does it really speed things up? wouldn't it be easier to just buy another mag?

We have 6 mags and repetitively load them all, and yes it REALLY speeds things up. You push the entire loader down over top of the mag, doing that depresses the follower button on the side of the mag and drops in 10 rounds at the same time.

About as fast as pushing the loader down over the mag (and took much longer to type it out).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAN_v8pDr4w

The only thing we have found is it really doesn't like "waxy" bullets. They tend to gum things up and the bullets don't slide down into the mags smoothly, tending to stick.

 

[Silver_Back]

Funny nobody has mentioned the Beretta Neos. Fun to shoot, accurate right out of the box, and a breeze to take down and clean. You just have to be able to get past the space age looks.

Paul

I had not heard about that one...
Def an interesting looking gun. I will have to look into that one as well. I saw one at Wholesale sports the other day.

 

[Silver_Back]

Another question...

So am i correct in the assumption that the Sig P220 .22lr, Sig P226 .22lr, + the Sig P229 .22lr and great options for a .22lr hand gun?

 

[Trigun]

Another question...

So am i correct in the assumption that the Sig P220 .22lr, Sig P226 .22lr, + the Sig P229 .22lr and great options for a .22lr hand gun?

I am not sure about your assumption, if you like them, go ahead, but I won't pay high dollar for a .22 pistol which won't lock open after the last shot, even the cheapest Ruger .22 has that function.

Trigun

 

[Silver_Back]

I am not sure about your assumption, if you like them, go ahead, but I won't pay high dollar for a .22 pistol which won't lock open after the last shot, even the cheapest Ruger .22 has that function.

Trigun

Really,

i was unaware of that...
So the Sig P220, P226, and P229 do not lock open after the last shot?

 

[Jefro]

Really,

i was unaware of that...
So the Sig P220, P226, and P229 do not lock open after the last shot?

Not unless you get aftermarket followers which are designed to lock it back after the last shot.

 

[BCRider]

That seems to be quite common with adaptions from centerfire guns to .22. I've seen it a few times.

It's not a big deal though as long as the firing pin is designed to limit its travel so that it doesn't hammer into the rim recess of the chamber.

 

[slick39]

I don't know if you have made up your mind yet but anyways I USED to own the sig mosquito and it was a piece of junk, it was so frustrating with all the malfunctions although when it did work, it was a lot of fun but I have heard all the issues I was having are a thing of the past and most of the kinks are worked out now? I just got rid of the mosquito and jumped up to the P226 9mm and love it!

 

[ampegor]

The ruger mark series is hard to beat - look for a used one they are almost impossible to wear out. A volquarson sear kit from rimfire sports (less than $30 to your door) will make this as good a shooter as a ot more expensive guns.
Just my 2 cents

Andy

 

[Silver_Back]

Not unless you get aftermarket followers which are designed to lock it back after the last shot.

thanks for the heads up on that?

Any idea where i might find such a product?

 

[fnrob]

Funny nobody has mentioned the Beretta Neos. Fun to shoot, accurate right out of the box, and a breeze to take down and clean. You just have to be able to get past the space age looks.

Paul

It's not for everyone, but if you're looking for something a little different, you may just find what you're looking for in one. Here's mine: