Any reliable .22 pistols made?

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First off, I know a .22 revolver is reliable. I’m not interested in a revolver.

I have a couple of .22 rifles that feed very well even on cheap ammo. However, I have not found a pistol that feeds inexpensive ammo without jamming or reliability problems.

I understand that using premium ammo like CCI Stingers or something will help. But that doesn’t count as cheap ammo in my book.

Does anyone have a 3-5” barrel semiautomatic pistol that reliably feeds cheap .22 LR rounds?

Thanks in advance.
 
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I've had excellent luck with the Ruger autoloaders. The just work and keep working.

Dirty or clean they function and are you have to spend a lot more money to get something that is only a fraction of an inch more accurate.
 
Absolutely! Check out the Ruger .22 pistols, they are real gems. Inexpensive, hugely reliable, very accurate. I've literally never had a problem with mine. Ruger, in my opinion, makes the quintessential semi-auto .22 pistol, the standard, the yardstick. I have the 22/45, which is a very 'economical' choice. Here's a stock photo of mine...

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Rugers are good as mentioned.

Also check out the line of Browning Buckmarks.
 
SpookyPistolero said:
Absolutely! Check out the Ruger .22 pistols, they are real gems. Inexpensive, hugely reliable, very accurate. I've literally never had a problem with mine. Ruger, in my opinion, makes the quintessential semi-auto .22 pistol, the standard, the yardstick. I have the 22/45, which is a very 'economical' choice. Here's a stock photo of mine...

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Great pistol....here's mine...
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Ok, I see that you don't want a revolver - but here is what I wrote before seeing that: :)

S&W .22 revolvers go bang every time, and they never have a failure to feed or extract. I have a 7 shot from around 1945 - I assume they still make .22 wheelguns. Just a thought if reliability is paramount.
 
Sixth time for the Ruger. I have two. A Mark I and a Mark III. They both eat anything I feed them.

KR
 
I might as well jump in, too, and say that my Rugers have always functioned flawlessly. If I pull the trigger and it doesn't go bang, it's because of the ammo, not the pistol.

A Ruger 22/45 is one of the few things in life that I absolutely, positively know will always work.
 
Ok, you 've almost convinced me.

How difficult are they to field strip compared to some of the more modern designs?
 
I'm almost convinced too, and I didn't even want a Ruger .22 before reading this thread.

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Edit: there is a good Ruger .22 pistol forum at rimfirecentral.com, if you care.
 
Stray Round said:
I've had excellent luck with the Ruger autoloaders. The just work and keep working.

Dirty or clean they function and are you have to spend a lot more money to get something that is only a fraction of an inch more accurate.
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Plus one.

My brother and I always carried the 4" barreled Rugers as back up when hunting large game...in case small game was all that presented itself. There is no telling how many rounds we ran through them hunting and plinking but a few thousand rounds later and we were still consistently head-shooting rabbits and squirrels at 25 and 30 meters. They just kept going and going, great guns!


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I've also got a Mark III. I love it! I don't believe it has jammed yet on any ammo that I have tried. The Mark III is in the middle of the attached picture.
 

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Ruger Mk 3, Browning Buckmark, there are 7-8 out there that are high quality and reliable. Your best choice is to pick up a High Standard 9 shot .22 revolver with a 4 or 6 inch barrel, it will give you the most reliability in the field and probably the best accuracy for the money.
 
powernoodle said:
I'm almost convinced too, and I didn't even want a Ruger .22 before reading this thread.

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LOL, you crack me up!

Really what I meant by reliable, is reliable feeding. When I need reliable BANG, against things that can kill me, I still use a wheelgun.

I did actually use an LAR Grizzly .50 for a short time as a self protection piece. It was pretty reliable, in fact, it never jammed, but the handle was too big for such a strong recoiling gun and I couldn't keep a secure grip on it for very long. Besides, the thing weighed a ton, lighter than a Desert Eagle, but still heavy, and big. I'm back to a .44 mag now, though this time I have a S&W Scandium frame. Very light, but probably the worst recoil of any gun I've ever fired.
 
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