Best/recommend a 22 pistol?

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Guys

thanks for all the great and varied suggestions

i need to look through them all and have a chat with him

he is a new, older shooter, lives in FL and has a Sig 365, but feels it a little too much for him

very, very unlikely he will carry at any time

oh, he does like revolvers

thanks for all the info
 
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Tisto said:
Don't pass over a Colt Woodsman if you find one. They're well made, accurate, and comfortable to shoot. The price may be a bit steep compared to other pistols, but the resale value is high as well.
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Yep, Woodsman is a fine shooter as well as a great looking gun. I have a 2nd series Woodsman and also a 2nd series Colt Match Target. I really like the heavy barrel of the Match Target. Another good choice if ya come across one would be a Colt Huntsman. Similar to the Woodsman but less $$.
 
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Taurus TX22 is outstanding. Mine has yet to have any mis anything’s.
Walter PPQ22 is great as well. Best semi auto 22 trigger out there. Do not confuse it with the P22. Completely different gun.
Smith 63 (compact revolver) or 617 full size can’t be beat, but they’re spendy
 
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Justincase said:
Taurus TX22 is outstanding. Mine has yet to have any mis anything’s.
Walter PPQ22 is great as well. Best semi auto 22 trigger out there. Do not confuse it with the P22. Completely different gun.
Smith 63 (compact revolver) or 617 full size can’t be beat, but they’re spendy
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The thing I've heard about Walther.22s are beware the ones made by umarex, the genuine Walters are good to go though.
 
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I can recommend the Ruger SP-101 with the 4.2" barrel. I've also played with the S&W 317, the J-Frame with a 3" barrel, and the 617, the K-Frame with the 6" barrel.

There are a few advantages to those revolvers:
  1. They're cheap to shoot;
  2. They'll eat any ammo you feed them from underpowered to hyper velocity;
  3. Learning to shoot with the long and heavy double-action trigger will teach you excellent trigger control; and
  4. They tend to be very mechanically accurate.
If I were to go back to when I bought the SP-101, I'd probably save a few hundred more to get the S&W 617 instead for the extra sight radius as well as the weight and looks of the full underlug.
 
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So, from this chat, I would recommend anything from a 1” to a 20” barrel, hi point to a Dan Wesson, single shot to a 100 round drum, easy take down to 47 hour take down, old or new.

Anything in between there and you will just fine!
 
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Yeah - not easy to select the best option!!!!

He needs to stick to a shotgun :ROFL:
 
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zorro said:
Ok

my buddy is trying to get into shooting and is looking for a 22 pistol

He has tried out my Glock/sig in 9mm but finds that a little “aggressive”

So, can anyone recommend a quality 22 for a pistol?

Thanks
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Back on track, it's a good thing to buy another gun often, but tell him to quit being a pussy. It's only a 9mm.
 
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Xae289 said:
I can recommend the Ruger SP-101 with the 4.2" barrel. I've also played with the S&W 317, the J-Frame with a 3" barrel, and the 617, the K-Frame with the 6" barrel.

There are a few advantages to those revolvers:
  1. They're cheap to shoot;
  2. They'll eat any ammo you feed them from underpowered to hyper velocity;
  3. Learning to shoot with the long and heavy double-action trigger will teach you excellent trigger control; and
  4. They tend to be very mechanically accurate.
If I were to go back to when I bought the SP-101, I'd probably save a few hundred more to get the S&W 617 instead for the extra sight radius as well as the weight and looks of the full underlug.
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Still love and have my first EDC, an SP101 .357 snubby, AND I absolutely enjoy shooting my S&W 617.
 
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I think what this thread has told you, is go and rent every .22lr and try out 1 of every model. And then because it's a sample size of 1, you have to repeat the process to make sure your first one you tried wasn't an outlier
 
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