Sig Mosquito

[Nathan Ihrke]

I've got a couple of decent pistols now but still no fun plinking little .22 i was hoping to get something with all the frills when i remembered sig now makes a .22 pistol. Has anyone had experience with these?
Thanks

 

[Rupestris]

There's a thread here on the Mosquito http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=623291

I own a Ruger Mark II so I can't be much help.

Another to look at is the Beretta Neos. Not very pretty but eats every type of ammo you can feed it. A friend has one and its one of the most reliable .22 pistols I've ever fired.

 

[Gov't Mule]

Before there was the Mosquito there was the Sig/Hammerli Trailside. It's a dedicated .22 design, not a 90% training copy P226/P220 like the Mosquito. While not a P210 "swiss watch," the Trailside is an OUTSTANDING .22.

If you want another recommendation, Browning Buckmarks are worth a look.

 

[b.c.molin]

If I had the dollars I go for the Kimber 1911 A22RF.

The one good thing about .22lr semi-auto's is that even with only a little care they last a long time so getting a used one can be easy on the wallet.

 

[beefangusbeef]

I love sig pistols, but am not the biggest fan of the mosquito. I have had one for about a year now and it's fun just for the fact that it's a little sig. Kind of like the p22(which I'd purchase over the mosquito anyways). For a dedicated .22 for target shooting or hunting I'd recommend a ruger or buckmark .22. FWIW Sig now offers a 220 that comes with the .22 slide installed. I've seen them in the local gun store for about 400.

 

[Absintheur]

For sheer reliability, accuracy, ease of finding accessories, cost, extra magazines availability (and half the cost), I think it would be very hard to beat Ruger or Browning. I have heard and read mixed reviews on the Sig. It seems you have about a 50-50 chance of getting either a great gun or a lemon.

It shouldn't be too hard to find a range that rents all three, try them for yourself and then decide.

 

[Chiro75]

Sort of off topic but I have a Walther P22 and wouldn't recommend it. Cheesy plastic sights and a wiggly safety, also very temperamental with ammo. I got a good price on it and I like to shoot it, but it will fail to feed 40% of the time with some ammo (has something to do with the magazine, but it seems better with more expensive ammo).

 

[tvranesic]

I've had a Sig Mosquito since they first came out and I've also had a Buckmark for many years. While I've always liked my Buckmark, the Mosquito is in an entirely different class. It's a nice shooter and tons of fun.

 

[mack_t_knife]

I like my little SIG Mosquito and the Walther P22 as well. You can't beat the Ruger 512 for dependability and value.

Most all .22's are persnickety about ammo. Skip the Federal bulk packs for starters. Keep them meticulously clean.

Both the Mosquito and the P22 are ideal for smaller hands. That's a big part of their appeal, as well as the 'controls' being in the same places as their bigger sisters.

SIG has now done something kind of unusual. If you want a P220, 226, or 229 frame in .22 caliber, they are offering them and you can buy them for as little as $375 on GunBroker.

SIG got themselves a pile of very nice (99.9%+) police trade ins. Instead of flooding their market and ruining the prices of their new centerfire guns by putting these 99.9% guns on the market- they had a smart idea (and put their armorers to work in the refurb unit)

They weren't ever really selling any of the optional .22 conversion units (slide/mag/barrel), so they clapped the .22' units on the trade in frames and sent those out. Voila- a dedicated .22 cal large frame SIG.

SIG is banking on their theory that your going to want the orifinal centerfire top end, so included in every pistola is a certificate for just that. If you send SIG $399 (bypassing the dealer), the factory will mail you directly the .45/9mm/.40 top end and magazine. If you look at it from SIG's terms, they make out like bandits by selling the top ends directly as well as unloading all of the large frames without collapsing the new market. Buy that man a beer.

If you get convinced that you need a centerfire SIG, it all comes out to $800 or so with both calibers.

If you are happy with a Large Frame SIG with a .22 appetite, you're in for $375+ fees.

Additional .22 magazines? I bought 3 for $89.

They run well, but they are more prone to failures than a centerfire. It is, therefor, an excellent gun for training, this is why I also utilize a Colt Service Model ACE and a Glock fitted with an Advatage Arms .22 conversion. It teaches real life FTF drills and allows for repetitive shooting at a fraction of the cost.