Looking for a 22 Plinker

[bloodandgutsmurphy]

I am in the market for a .22 pistol that isn't picky about what kind of ammo you use. My budget is around $400. The pistol can be used or new. Thanks

 

[rockhopper46038]

I'd say GSG1911. I guess I can't say for sure it isn't ammo picky, because all I've ever run through mine is the cheap Wally World Federal 550 packs and it eats those just fine. I think others have said that the CCI ammo works fine in them as well.

 

[netsecurity]

I would get the m&p 22, or a Walther P22-Q.

 

[Kagnew]

Ruger Mark III. Built like a tank and accurate as H... .

 

[clelaj]

Browning Buckmark. There are lots of choices. Suggest you at least try to hold several and hopefully be able to shoot before making your purchase. I did none of that and got lucky with the Buckmark.

 

[KLB]

Come to the Meet and Shoot in November and you could try a couple. Should be a MP22, a Sig Mosquito, and a Ruger or two there at the minimum

 

[davedolli]

Ruger MK series, or Browning Buckmark. I have a Beretta Neos which runs Federal bulk great, but thats all I have tried so far.


Dave

 

[dhw9am]

Buy Anything But......

All I can tell you, is DO NOT buy a Chiappa 22lr pistol.
They also go by the name Puma. They are bad and I mean
bad, pistols.
I am turning mine in at the next gun buy back, and taking my lumps.

 

[Reuben Cogburn]

Have you considered the Buck Mark?

What ever you get, you will probably like it..... plinking with a .22 is still a load of fun.

 

[Mitchell0481]

I like the Walther p22, and I am a fan of the Ruger MKII, MKIII.

 

[barrelmaker_2002]

A 22 revolver is the least ammo sensitive choice out there. Plus, if a round does not fire...pull the trigger again to move on to the next one.

I like the Ruger SP101 in 22 LR and I plan to buy one in the near future. Would be a bit over your budget new, but such is life.

 

[gglass]

You really should look at the GSG1911. Mine has nearly 25,000 documented rounds down range and it is still going strong.

Oh! And it's very accurate as well...

 

[KPierce]

For a plinker I would recommend a revolver first. Heritage arms makes a good plinker for cheap - Heritage Manufacturing - Heritage Manufacturing Inc

If you prefer a semi auto there are many as has been mentioned already. I would also recommend a Beretta Neos. My LGS has them in 4" and 6" models for about $269, well within your budget and good shooters.

 

[jgreiner]

Ruger Mark III. Built like a tank and accurate as H... .

^^^^^^^This^^^^^^^

Your great great great grandkids will someday be shooting it. I have a Ruger MK I that I bought when I first turned legal. Countless rounds through it. And it still shoots like as champ. My kids shoot it now...and someday my grandkids will.

 

[VN Vet]

There was a day I would ask the question and then take the double tap shot.

My Sig Sauer P230 was that good. So was I. But not now.

 

[MbMinx]

I like my Ruger Mark I. My Dad was a huge Ruger fan - he had both a Mark I and a Single Six (as well as several others). I don't think you could go wrong with either of those.

 

[BEBOATS]

I've had very good luck with Ruger .22cal. revolvers and pistols. Myself I prefer adjustable sights. I've never had any experiance with the model 22/45's but figure they would be great plinkers also. At least 95% of my
shooting I use Federal bulk pack ammunition and next to no problems
with it. I have a Ruger standard I bought back in the 60's and no telling how many rounds thru it and still works like a new one.

 

[mrtdrew]

ive got one of the newer walther p22s and a heritage roughrider 22 that are both great fun accurate little guns walther can be had for aroudn 250 to 300 and the heritage for about 150 also got a ruger sp101 in 22 but its a little over the 400 dollar price range

 

[Skywired]

Walther P22.....my wife and her friends swear by them all day long. In total...they've prolly put 7-9,000 rounds downrange, w/o a hiccup.

Now that I think about it...I doubt that any of them have even cleaned one.

 

[cwillour]

Neither my Ruger Mk II nor my S&W 22a have shown any fussiness about ammo (and both are undoubtedly more accurate than their owner.)