First Pistol Glock 17 BUT need .22 options

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Hi all,

I have decided that the Glock 17 is a must have in 9mm but I am also looking for a .22 plinking pistol. It's hard to beat a day of shooting for 25.00 in ammo.

I am looking at the Sig Mosquito or the Walther P22, the Ruger was suggested as well. Since everyone will have a different opinion, is there a website that has reviews and compares the .22 pistols? I have been looking but haven't found any good comparison reviews.

Thanks
Cactus
 
Cactus said:
Hi all,

I have decided that the Glock 17 is a must have in 9mm but I am also looking for a .22 plinking pistol. It's hard to beat a day of shooting for 25.00 in ammo.

I am looking at the Sig Mosquito or the Walther P22, the Ruger was suggested as well. Since everyone will have a different opinion, is there a website that has reviews and compares the .22 pistols? I have been looking but haven't found any good comparison reviews.

Thanks
Cactus
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Before you jump on the Walther and mosquito, You better visit rimfirecentral.com.

Trigun
 
mmatt said:
How about a .22 conversion kit for the Glock? That way you can practice with the same trigger and grip.

mmatt
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That's a great idea, it never crossed my mind... I will talk to the guys at GMK (where I plan to buy the Glock 17)

I will have a look at the rimfire website as well.

Thanks,
Cactus
 
Cactus said:
That's a great idea, it never crossed my mind... I will talk to the guys at GMK (where I plan to buy the Glock 17)
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Advantage Arms, Inc.
http://www.advantagearms.com/

Jonathan Arthur Ciener, Inc.
http://www.22lrconversions.com/index.htm
 
Cactus said:
Hi all,

I have decided that the Glock 17 is a must have in 9mm but I am also looking for a .22 plinking pistol. It's hard to beat a day of shooting for 25.00 in ammo.

I am looking at the Sig Mosquito or the Walther P22, the Ruger was suggested as well. Since everyone will have a different opinion, is there a website that has reviews and compares the .22 pistols? I have been looking but haven't found any good comparison reviews.

Thanks
Cactus
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In all honesty the SIG Mosquito and the P22 are sh!t. Rugers are good, Browning Buck Marks are good, but you could always go up a tier and get a CZ Cadet or SIG Classic 22.
 
The AA kit is awesome as long as you use the ammo that the kit wants. Mine wants CCI mini mags. Will eat them all day long.

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To bad you are stuck on a Glock. The CZ75B series with a .22LR kit is a great combo. The CZ .22LR kit is, from my experience, the most forgiving of any of the conversion kits. Shoots every brand of .22LR I have put through it. Slide locks back after last round and it is super accurate. It truly does give you a .22LR pistol in your hands.

Take Care

Bob
 
Check out EE right now for a .22 AA Kit. At 450 it's a very resonable price.
As well you'll never regret the purchase. You don't even have to register it.
 
There are pros and cons on a kit for your Glock.

I would prefer a nice 22/45 hunter. Cheap to buy, eats just about anything out there. At the range you can fire both ammunitions without swapping out the top piece.

Rugers keep their value, and if bringing someone to the range its easy and very forgiving!

Beware once down the .22 path, you will find yourself going for your .22 more often than not,,
 
I totally agree that there's pros and cons to conversions.

The big advantage, of course, is that they allow you to practice with your gun for cheap. IF you only plan on this one handgun then a conversion will allow you to really center in on the feel and a natural aim. From there if you have some natural talent you should be able to get VERY good with this gun.

But if you're like me and a lot of other folks you'll want to get various guns and calibers to really sample and enjoy the sport across a wider range of options that include different semis and revolvers. If you feel you're going to do this then there's a few factors that a conversion fails on.

  • They are generally quite expensive. You can generally buy a decent stand alone gun for the same or less.
  • Some of the kits need some fussing from yourself or a gunsmith to fit them to the frame to make them work.
  • You can't have both guns on the mat at the same time and switch from shooting one to the other and back again easily. More about this below.

I started with a 9mm but I found it tough going to lose my flinching. I started shooting a .22 sitting side by side with the 9mm. I'd shoot a magazine or two of .22 concentrating on all the things that we're supposed to do to get a nice grouping. Then once I'd got that and gotten comfy I'd shift to the 9mm for a magazine. If I shot more than one magazine of 9mm I'd find my bad habits coming back about 1/2 way through the second magazine. So I tended to shoot two mags of .22 then one of 9 and back to .22 again. A few weeks of this and I found it helped immensely. But I'd have lost the flow of this if I had to take even 45 seconds to a minute to swap out the stuff. Not to mention that all that slide swapping would have gotten really old in a hurry.

On the other hand lots of folks LOVE their conversions for a lot of good reasons. So the message here is to choose a conversion or a separate pistol based on how YOU want to shoot and why you shoot and what you're trying to get out of your shooting.

And then there's the best reason of all to go for a separate pistol. You get TWO guns instead of one with some extra parts..... :D
 
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