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Looking for a .22 pistol
Free Republic ^ | 7-14-2021 | Loud Mime

Posted on 07/14/2021 8:21:11 PM PDT by Loud Mime

I am interested in buying a .22 pistol for carry and target shooting. I have been looking at the Beretta M9 22, but recently was impressed with a Taurus model.

Any recommendations? Any ones to stay away from?


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: 22lr; banglist; pistol; smallcaliber
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To: MHGinTN

Agree,the Ruger SR22 eats everything IVe run thru it. Only problems have been caused by the ammo.


41 posted on 07/15/2021 3:15:00 AM PDT by SAMWolf (Western civilization is almost done.)
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To: ChildOfThe60s

I agree with you 100%.


42 posted on 07/15/2021 3:29:59 AM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Husker24; Loud Mime
Ruger mark IV 22/45

+ however many it takes to get you to take Husker24's recommendation. IF you're shooting at targets. Don't even look at the other guns.

For self defense, like everybody else on this thread says, get a .380 or 9mm.

43 posted on 07/15/2021 3:32:49 AM PDT by Hardastarboard (Don't wish your enemy ill; plan it.)
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To: Loud Mime
I've got a Walther Arms Colt 1911 Government Tribute

Nice 1911-style .22

44 posted on 07/15/2021 3:51:08 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Joe Biden is a squinty-eyed turnip brain)
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To: Loud Mime
.22LR is an excellent target round and in a pinch, defensive caliber. All of the "experts" will babble on about only larger calibers for social application, but what caliber do the Mafia hit men use? .22LR with hollowpoints. It's easily suppressed and the magazine capacities are sufficient and because of the low recoil, follow-up shots are nearly instantaneous.

Best of all, it is much less expensive to get a lot of practice in.

My personal favorite is the the Walther PPK/S in .22LR, the Made in Germany version: very accurate despite the short sight radius, dependable and safe to carry and quite concealable. Expensive, but what's your personal safety worth?

45 posted on 07/15/2021 4:21:02 AM PDT by Chainmail (Remember - that half the people you meet are below average intelligence)
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To: Loud Mime
One more for the Ruger Mark IV. Check out the videos from .22 Plinkster and Hickok45.

Look at the Tandemkross Halo charging ring if you're using it for target shooting. There are videos online for that as well.

You also have options for swapping out the grips.

46 posted on 07/15/2021 4:23:41 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: Loud Mime

I don’t have a .22 but I’d stay away from Hi-point. Known of several people who have had feed issues with theirs. That said I did have feed issues with my Ruger 9mm in the past. I purchased new cartridges and now leave them filled minus 1. No problems since.
My recommendation would be to go at least the 9mm route. My Sig p365 is a great carry gun. I highly recommend it.


47 posted on 07/15/2021 4:24:32 AM PDT by TermLimits4All (Biden will never be my President. There’s only 1 option left and it won’t be pretty.)
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To: ChildOfThe60s

Check gun shows for older S & W revolvers.
They never fail.


48 posted on 07/15/2021 4:31:34 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: Chainmail
All of the "experts" will babble on about only larger calibers for social application, but what caliber do the Mafia hit men use?

The mafia hit men press the 22 to the back of the neck/head when the victim has their hands secured behind their back.

If you call this a reason to carry a 22 for self protection, I question your logic and reasoning skills.

And what the hell is "social application"?

What do you carry?

I'd never carry anything less than a 38 and a 357 Magnum is always in my vehicle within the easy reach of the console.

I never have my vehicle guns under the seat or in the glove box where it is too difficult to have quick access.

If you can't get at it quickly, it may be too late for you to even respond to a "social application".

49 posted on 07/15/2021 4:39:28 AM PDT by USS Alaska (NUKE ALL MOOSELIMB TERRORISTS, NOW.)
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To: Loud Mime

Yes .22 is a poor defense round but it’s better than a sharp stick. I bought my wife the Browning 1911-22. Nice little gun that’s a miniature of a “real” 1911.


50 posted on 07/15/2021 4:39:53 AM PDT by shoff (Vote Democrat it beats thinking!)
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To: USS Alaska
Gosh, you're cranky! You seem to have already figured out what "social application" means.

If I were carrying a pistol in combat, I'd use a 1911A1 in .45. If I am carrying something concealable, I'd carry my PPK in .380. Remember, this means "carry", as in "hidden out of sight on your person". A .357 is just a tad too large and bulky and obvious.

The .22 PPK/S I have is used when I'm training new shooters and sometimes for concealed carry. It's accurate and fast recovering, so putting several shots into a small group is fast and easy. It's also lighter and the slide is retracted more easily than the .380. Don't write off the .22LR: it's all soft lead, so it deforms immediately and makes a wound channel completely out of proportion to its diminutive size. Remember that a hit with a .22 is far superior to a miss with a .357.

PPKs are the most dependable and safely carried weapons out there - so I wouldn't dismiss the idea so quickly.

51 posted on 07/15/2021 5:12:27 AM PDT by Chainmail (Remember - that half the people you meet are below average intelligence)
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To: Loud Mime

For practical carry, Smith M&P Compact .22

For nail driving accuracy potential, Ruger Mark IV.

I suggest the Smith though.


52 posted on 07/15/2021 5:18:03 AM PDT by OKSooner (Salute the Marines.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

I already have all the other recommendations. I have no .22. I wanted FReeper input on this area, because you guys KNOW guns.


53 posted on 07/15/2021 5:29:19 AM PDT by Loud Mime (A living and breathing Constitution empowers evil; living and breathing Commandments do was well. )
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To: USS Alaska

I was a juror in a trial involving a man who murdered with a .22. He didn’t restrain them at first. My logic and reasoning skills took in that knowledge.

I already have all the other recommendations. Thank You.


54 posted on 07/15/2021 5:36:00 AM PDT by Loud Mime (A living and breathing Constitution empowers evil; living and breathing Commandments do was well. )
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To: TermLimits4All

The feed problems are what my studies have revealed concern me. The Beretta M9_22 seems to not have that problem, based on YouTube postings.

Many thanks for the info on the ammo.


55 posted on 07/15/2021 5:38:40 AM PDT by Loud Mime (A living and breathing Constitution empowers evil; living and breathing Commandments do was well. )
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To: Big Red Badger

They make a 22 version as well as the 9mm


56 posted on 07/15/2021 5:39:40 AM PDT by Loud Mime (A living and breathing Constitution empowers evil; living and breathing Commandments do was well. )
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To: Loud Mime
If by "Taurus model", you are referring to the TX22, I would be cautious. These little pistols are great, overall, but with one caveat. For reasons that Taurus still will not acknowledge or explain, some of these have a bad propensity to keyhole. Do a web search on "tx22 keyholing" and you will see that there are many people who have encountered this, including myself.

I bought a TX22 a year ago, and it was great. I love the form factor -- makes a great training tool for larger guns like the Glock 19. Light, points well, goes 300+ rounds between cleaning (most .22lrs are half of that), and sixteen rounds per mag over the traditional ten is mighty handy. So I bought another in December, and this second one has the bullets hitting the target sideways every three to four shots with a variety of ammo... at 7 yards!

I am currently in the processes of returning this to Taurus to get it fixed; we will see how that turns out.

57 posted on 07/15/2021 5:44:56 AM PDT by Joe Brower ("Might we not live in a nobler dream than this?" -- John Ruskin)
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To: Loud Mime

You could get a Glock 19 for carrying, and get a .22 conversion kit for practice.

Like this: https://tacticalsol.com/Detail.aspx?PROD=1366875&CAT=13309


58 posted on 07/15/2021 5:45:10 AM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: Loud Mime

It always turns into a pissing contest. I carry a 9mm but would like to find a small dependable.22 for light carry when the situation calls for it.

Of course you will hear the “you will only make them mad with a .22” argument. Just be sure you can make them mad around 7-10 times.


59 posted on 07/15/2021 5:47:57 AM PDT by 728b (Never cry over something that can not cry over you.)
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To: Loud Mime

I just recently bought a Ruger SR22. Affordable and great shooting gun.


60 posted on 07/15/2021 5:54:53 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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