.22 Auto Recommendations

[Dionysusigma]

Need some good suggestions for a .22 autoloader. Had a SA .22 revo once, but didn't quite like it.

This would be mainly a range pistol. No squirrels, snakes, or zombies. Per usual, accuracy is good, reliability is good, lower price is good.

In conjunction with an Appleseed-esque 10/22 I might be building soon, I'm going to re-learn a few basic techniques with it, such as not everything has to cause me pain when I shoot it.

So, where do y'all's recommendations stand?

 

[BamBam-31]

Tough to beat a Browning Buckmark for low cost and high performance. Flip the sear spring, and you're GTG.

Ruger 22/45 would run a close second, only cuz the ergos on the Buckmark are a little better.

 

[kingpin008]

I voted for the MK III. I've got a Stainless Hunter model, and love it. So does the fiancee. Wicked accurate, and built like a tank.

 

[hexidismal]

considering the 22A is on the list , why no Beretta Neos ?

 

[BullRunBear]

Ruger Mk II. Easier assembly than the Mk III. Great balance makes it comfortable for the wife's small hands even with the 6" bull barrel.

 

[usp9]

Browning Buckmark, good price, great grip, good trigger.

 

[NGIB]

+1 for the Buckmark. High quality and relatively cheap. Got mine NIB for $249 and it's a joy to shoot...

 

[col_tapiocca]

I vote for the ruger MKIII. The Ruger's MKIII are solid steel pisol and give you a "feeling" of shooting a Parabellum.
I used to have a Walther P22 for a while. But was never impressed about quality and accuracy of P22. So I trade it off for a Winchester 9422 leveraction.

JYI: The P22 has a die-casting slide made of aluminium.

 

[Dionysusigma]

I'm actually kinda surprised that nobody's voted for the Mosquito yet. It's a Sig, ain't it?

hexidismal: Considering the 22A is on the list, why no Beretta Neos?

I despise the look. It looks like a dollar-store squirt gun to me.

 

[Bellevance]

Smith & Wesson Model 41. First quality fit and finish. The ultimate in an American-made target pistol.

 

[Powderfinger61]

Ruger MKII Bull Barrel out of the box competition shooter

 

[Dionysusigma]

Bellevance: Smith & Wesson Model 41. First quality fit and finish. The ultimate in an American-made target pistol.

Out of my price range (but then again, so is the Beretta Mod.87).

Keep 'em coming! What makes the Buckmark better than the Ruger Mk.III? (stirring the pot a little )

 

[kentucky_smith]

Buckmark is a finer pistol, easier to take down and put back together. Yes it takes tools but still. It's also based on an older JMB design (the Colt Woodsman).

JMB>Bill Ruger.




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[10-Ring]

If I were to do it again, I'd go w/ the Beretta...but, my Ruger Mk II has been a great shooter for over a decade & probably well over 150,000 rounds!

 

[SGW42]

Ruger. I love my Mark II and III. Out of the box tack drivers. All the .22 pistol I'll ever need. Accessories available out the wazoo.

 

[shooter1]

I voted for the Buchmark over the Mklll. The magazine disconnect, loaded chamber indicator and key lock improvement have just about ruined the Ruger. If I owned a Mklll, I'd remove the mag disconnect before I even fired it! The Mklll has about the worst trigger I've ever tried on a .22 auto pistol. Love my Mklls, they will outlast me and my son, but the Buckmark is a better pistol than the Mklll out of the box! Removal of the mag disconnect will make the trigger much better, but it shouldn't be there in the first place.
str1

 

[mjrodney]

MKIII Target Slabside.

The trigger on that puppy is just great for a production handgun.

I'd compare it to my Les Baer Premier II and Kimber Team Match II in smoothness and let off.

It really is a great handgun.

Edit: Just saw Shooter1's comment on his trigger. We posted near simutaneously. Could there really be that much difference between one individual handgun and another?

Interesting thought, but in all truth, my MKIII's trigger really is superb.

 

[SGW42]

I also have a Mark III slabside. The trigger is excellent for what I use it for (informal target)...but to be honest, it has the slightest hint of creep before breaking. The trigger on my Mark II Standard is actually better, breaks completely clean. Dunno if that has to do with the mag disconnect or not. Both triggers are stock.

 

[ekmetz1953]

I'll vote for the U22 NEOS. Great gun for the money.

 

[Mac45]

Have a S&W 22A and would not recommend it to anyone.
Mine leads like crazy with anything except CCI

 

[Pilot]

The Ruger MK II is a great all around .22.

 

[ArmedBear]

S&W 41

If you can swing it, it's the last semiauto .22 range pistol you'll ever want or need.

For a more down-to-earth price, a Ruger.

I have a 22/45 (older model without LCI or magazine disconnect). I love it. Follow directions and cleaning it is easy. Don't follow them, and it's a PITA.

It's not pretty, but it feels great, has excellent accuracy (it's a 6 7/8" slab bull barrel) and keeps on shooting without cleaning. Groups get bigger after about 4 bricks, since the bolt face is so gunked up, but it still feeds and fires. I choose to clean it more often, but that gives you an idea of its reliability.

 

[viking499]

1st choice - S&W 41
2nd choice - Browning Buckmark
3rd choice - See 1 and 2

 

[Calhoun]

You can't go wrong w/a CZ75 Kadet. You can get is as a complete pistol, or you a conversion kit for any of the CZ75 flavors.

 

[Lightsped]

I am voting for Ruger MKI, II, or III. I have three of these and love them. They are very durable, very accurate, and will last forever.