Looking for info on S&W .22

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New to the site, first time posting. Be gentle.

I have an opportunity to buy a used S&W .22 calibre pistol for my 12yr old son. The model number is either 442 or 422. I am having difficulty researching this model, apparently it was discontinued back in the Eighties when S&W came out with the 22A.

Anyway, the guy I am buying it from (a co-worker) is out of town and won't be back until May, he told me to figure out a fair price. I haven't seen this pistol yet but he asures me it is in good condition. (He bought it 10 years ago from a friend and has fired it about 50 times since)

If anybody could tell me anything about this pistol I would appreciate it.
Does it have any typical/known faults? Why was it discontinued? What would be a fair price? Is it a good pistol for a 12yr old to learn with?

Thanks
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You'll get 10 other opinions about this model, but my own experince with students using a rental was not favourable. The three we had were broke more often than working, even when cleaned spotlessly.

Seriously consider passing on it, and find your boy a Ruger MKII.
 
I have not owned one, back back in the days when they were more popular (early/mid 90's I think?) the ones I saw at the range were problematic...jams mostly. I agree with Canuck223, a Ruger MkII is a safer bet (as would be a Browning as well) for probably the same or less cash.

p.s. welcome to the club!
 
I have owned 3 of them and never had a failure to feed/failure to eject or any other problems for that matter. If you can scoop it up for $200-$250 then I really don't think you'd be disappointed.

And yes the Ruger is a nice gun as well (I've owned a couple) but my favorite 22 semi-auto handgun would have to be the Beretta Neos..........
 
Thanks a lot.
You just reaffirmed what I thought. I'll offer him $200, if he turns it down then no loss to me.

I already have a Ruger MKII target 67/8, I was just looking for something different and something he could call his own without costing too much.

Thanks again, great site!
 
I own a 622 which is the aluminum/stainless steel version.

It's been a good gun but it is incredibly picky over what type of rimfire cartridges it uses. Mine will only take CCI Standard Velocity.

It's okay for accuracy but it's a great training gun for a newbie.
 
I own a 422, and here are my impressions/observations.

It will fire 250 rds a session with no problems. After that it fouls up hoplessly and must be cleaned. Mine has fired all sorts of cheap ammo with reasonable reliability.

Disassembly is not that hard, but it is an odd setup.

The trigger is very good imo. Sights are decent.

It is a very user friendly pistol for beginners, and I have used mine to introduce several people to the sport.

I paid $200 for mine 10 years ago.
 
I never had one but I did a bit of research on it since I was looking for a .22
IIRC, the 422 is Aluminium which make it VERY VERY VERY light. The 622 is Stainless if I'm correct.
So I bought a Browning Buckmark instead :)
 
Perhaps I'm underestimating this pistol. I'll wait until I see it before I put a value on it. And maybe I should bring my son with me to see if he likes it, after all, it's for him.

As alternatives, Taurus makes a nice 9 shot .22 revolver which sells for $366 through SIR, plus Wholesalesports advertizes the Ruger supersix .22LR/.22WMR convertible for $389 I believe. I bit more money. He would rather have a semi-auto but a good quality revolver single action might be better to start him off. Sometimes Father knows best eh..
I'm leaning toward the Ruger.
 
The 622 is the aluminum frame/stainless steel model with wood grips. The gun is very light.

The 2206 is the all stainless, and much heavier model.

I paid about $250 for mine, ten years ago.
 
I had one about 10-14 years ago,trigger was stiff but managable,gun was very light which made it harder to hold steady,but was very reliable with winchester white box,had no problem to shoot in the 90's with it.The gun was $288 new taxes incl.For a younger person the weight,if the trigger was cleaned up might not be too bad,my trigger started smoothing up on it's own as more rounds were put through it but was still a little heavy.
 
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