22lr version of pistol for training?
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Better to get a pistol that was designed for 22LR in the first place. A Buckmark or other entry level model is fine. Make sure it has adjustable sights. These are highly accurate, and will improve your centrefire shooting even if they don't look or feel the same. Or if you can afford it spend $1,000 or so and get a good used S&W Model 41 here on CGN. A nice 22 pistol is a joy to shoot in itself and not just an adjunct to your larger calibres.
I have an old High Standard; a good used High Standard can still be found; they are not cheap, but they are accurate, and have about the best triggers out there. Buckmark would be my second choice; and Brownings 1911 .22 is a beautiful gun; 20% smaller than a .45; but very accurate, and a joy to shoot.
It's my opinion that money is better spent on a thousand rounds of ammo and snap caps. Practice at home with your holster draws and dry firing, magazine reloads etc.
You can do a lot without ammunition and I think it's better to be familiar with the actual firearm you intend to use. The grip, weight, trigger and recoil will not be the same with a 22.
I'd rather have a cheap reliable 9mm and a few thousand rounds than a Gucci 9mm or a 9mm and a 22 with no ammo.
Just my 2c
You can do a lot without ammunition and I think it's better to be familiar with the actual firearm you intend to use. The grip, weight, trigger and recoil will not be the same with a 22.
I'd rather have a cheap reliable 9mm and a few thousand rounds than a Gucci 9mm or a 9mm and a 22 with no ammo.
Just my 2c
Yes the High Standards are terrific too, but the HS owners I know have had to work on "tuning" the mag lips to get reliable feeding. So maybe not the best choice for a first pistol. Also I wonder about parts availability (not a problem with the Model 41 since it's still in production). I bought a nice old DES Unique target pistol at auction last October; it turned out to have a bad extractor and I'm still waiting for the gunsmith to make a new one.
