Any reliable .22 pistols made?

I have a Smith and Wesson 422 that I have never cleaned, and shot thousands of rounds thru and have never had any failures. I do wipe it down, but other then that I am trying to see how long it can go without a failure. Ugly thing though.
 
skab8541 said:
I have a Smith and Wesson 422 that I have never cleaned, and shot thousands of rounds thru and have never had any failures. I do wipe it down, but other then that I am trying to see how long it can go without a failure. Ugly thing though.
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My dad has a 422. Very cool gun. It's got a lot of rounds down the pipe. No, the Smith 22A is ugly. Gag.
 
Another +1 for the Ruger .22 pistols. I still have my Ruger Mk I and use it all the time, it's a solid reliable pistol and I have never had an issue with it.
 
I have put thousands of rounds of all types of .22LR ammuntion down the barrel of my Ruger Mk. II, and it has been absolutley reliable...even with the "green box" Remington stuff! I've also owned Mk. I's and Mk. III's that were just as reliable. You won't go wrong with getting one.

Ron
 
I agree with the others, The Ruger .22 pistols and Browning Buckmarks are great!! I like shooting them and have never had a problem with a rental or any of the guns that friends own. Though 3 years ago for my birthday I bought a Beretta U22 Neos and love it!! Check them out, they are a bit less then the Rugers and Buck marks but still really nice.

Heber
 
When I was buying, I had a tough time deciding between the Browning Buckmark and the Ruger MkIII. I went with the MkIII 22/45 so I could use it as a practice pistol to supplement a 1911.

I have had good luck with the MkIII - but I have had feed issues with Remington Golden Bullet bulk packs...it wasn't the pistol it was the ammo...I had feed issues with the same ammo in a 10/22, which is almost unheard of. Many (1 out of every 10-15) of the bullets had a v-shaped groove across the front that would catch when feeding. I have read some similar issues with Remington bulk .22 ammo. I never have issues with CCI, and have had good luck with the bulk Federal .22 ammo.

Still longing for a 10-shot S&W 617 with a 4" barrel tho...
 
I had a Ruger Mark II that I really liked. I still am angry at the jerk that stole it from my Grandmother's house all these years ago. It had a terrible trigger though and while stripping it wasn't bad, putting it back together and having it work the first time was not very easy.

I want one now. Also, I've shot my friend's Buckmark and his NEOS and liked the Browning much more.
 
BigNate said:
I got a Sig Mosquito and it is finicky.
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The correct term is junk.
So is that useless Walther.
High standards were fantastic but the collectors market sent them $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Ruger is the best and certainly most reliable ever built....or ever will be built.
 
I have owned a Ruger Mk I, paid full retail of 79.95 at the time. Great pistol, certainly recommend one to anyone interested in a .22lr semi-auto pistol in any of the variants. It is a great tool, meant to be shot a lot and carried often. Reminds of Becker or Ranger knives, great quality for the money, utter reliability but not show off to other collectors workmanship or design.
I have owned several pre and post War Woodsman pistols that can qualify as collectors but I would not want to drag them out all day in the woods for hunting. They are for showing off and not for every day use. (Not that they can't take it but they cost too much to replace.)
 
*cough, cough* Beretta *cough*... :D

If you can find one, the Beretta Mod. 70S in .22 is about the best .22 I have ever shot except for the S&W wheel guns. I've had mine for over 20 years, have only seen 2 since at the big gun shows out here, and it would be my first gun in to the BOB or backpack for survival purposes. It is also simple to take down, just like any of the full size Berettas are. And has been reliable with everything I've shot. Only caveat is I haven't shot the Colibri sub-sonics, so I can't attest to them and it's operation...

And danged if I can't find a pic of one... But, it looks just like the Mod. 70S in .380...
 
A friend of mine owned a Ruger Mark III and the slide would rake the top of his hand when he fired. He wound up returning it and getting a Buckmark - he hasn't looked back.
 
ROOOOGER! Paid $28 for my NEW MKI way back when and have never had a failure to feed or go bang.

Both dis and re - assembly is an easily acquired skill and once you have it, like riding a bike, you're good for life.

Took mine to WY in 2009 for chip shot prairie dogs..and any prairie rattlers I couldn't outrun..its going again this year.

One of my hunting partners is a big Buck Mark fan..we're trying to convert one another..I don't see it happening.
 
I've got a MKII Govt Target Model with Slab Sided Bull Barrel and Target Sights; Stainless. Love it. Lots of neighbors and relatives have MKII's and III's. Everyone seems to like them just fine. I have noticed the supply of .22 ammo has dried up considerable since the last Presidental election. Someone is stocking up. I have a favorite brand of .22 ammo and it isn't Rem Gold. Ruger and several other websites have video clips on how to field strip a MKII and MKIII's . Ruger makes great pistols and rifles for the money. I'd check out the CZ's and others to see what you like to hold. The Brownings, High Standards are also great pistols.
 
I have both the Ruger and a Beretta Neos.
would recommend both.

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Any suggestions for a compact .22? All those are inconveniently large. I usually do my hunting with a 2 or 3-inch barrel or it isn't sporting.
 
I've also got a Ruger Mark II, 4 inch barrel. It's very reliable, but not very accurate. It prints all over the place, I'm thinking of taking to a gunsmith. It might be my technique, but I'm pretty accurate with my other pistols, so I don't know...
 
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