[Joe Brower]

My two bits: The Walther P22 is a neat little .22lr semiauto, but they are very unforgiving to shoot -- one must have a steady hand and extremely good trigger control to keep somethnig that small on-target with such a small sight radius. The 5" barrel model is better, but the 3" model is a tough one, something not uncommon to handguns this small.

That said, there are plenty of other options. You mention the Sig Mosquito, and that is indeed a lot more forgiving. Someone else mentioned the .22lr 1911 model that Browning is now producing. (There is another company as well -- cant recall the brand right now.) I haven't tried one of those, but as a full-size pistol, it should be a lot easier to manage, plus has the added benefit of familiarizing you with a very common sidearm that comes in many larger calibers, so when you want to move up, you will already have a leg up on using the larger-caliber models.

I just pinged my private list, so chances are you will get more suggestions than you know what to do with. $:-)

[Osage Orange]

Maybe you are thinking about the Chiappa .22

Nice little pistol....Got some good reviews awhile back.

[Puppage]

I love my little P22. So does my wife.....so much so that I haven’t been able to shoot it in quite some time.

[Vermont Lt]

I agree. The little Walther P22 is hard as hell to shoot. Although I have an SP-22 (4?) and it shoots like a charm. Put 100 bullets through the bullseye at 50ft one afternoon. I keep that target nearby and lay it out casually whenever a new suitor shows up for one my daughters.

[JoeFromSidney]

Someone else mentioned the .22lr 1911 model that Browning is now producing. (There is another company as well -- cant recall the brand right

Chiapa. Italian import. Well made. Good reviews.

Ruger Mk III also good, but it's a bear to disassemble for cleaning and reassemble.

[blackie]

I have a Walther PP and a PPK in .22 cal. The PPK is the shortest and is the best shooter:

I also have a Beretta 21A Bobcat .22 cal:

The Bobcat is good shooter also.

For target shooting none of the above can hold a candle to this Ruger .22 Cal Mark II Competition Target Model NR, that I have, I tried optics for a while and went back to the OEM sights.

[FreedomForce]

The Mosquito can be very picky about ammo. Mine only works flawlessly with CCI Mini-Mags and Federal AutoMatch.

Haven’t seen the Browning 1911 .22LR, but I’ve read comments saying it’s size is 80-85% of a regular 1911.

German Sport Guns might be the other company you’re thinking of. The GSG 1911 .22LR is my favorite .22 handgun. It’s full size. Most of the parts(around 80% of the parts, I think) are interchangeable with standard 1911 parts. It works really well with just about any ammo. Much better quality for not much more $ than the Chiappa 1911 22LR(which is also full size but not designed to allow use of standard 1911 parts.)

[Armedanddangerous]

the other dedicated new 22 LR 1911 is made by Chiappa firearms and is quite reasonably priced.