[Medusa]

Local shop is offering the Sig Sauer Mosquito at cheap prize at the local standard and it surely did feel comfortable. Can anyone share thoughts and comments? Thanks.

[NVMM]

Medusa, Try this...
I hope you win it. The few people I have seen with them don't like them.

http://sigforum.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/430601935/m/963103443

[SamlautRanger]

ONe of my friends has one and he had nothing but problems with it. Sent it back to SIg and they replaced it with a brand new one.

For what it is worth, if you are looking for a quality .22 autoloading handgun, go with a Ruger Mark 2 or 3. Have never had any problems with mine at all.

[pauli]

if you're going to buy a sig 22, get a trailside. same price as the mosquito, but a completely different level of quality.

[PCRCCW]

Id get a CZ Kadet, Ruger target 22, Trailside or ANY other 22...........:D

Shoot well.

[JeremyIA]

Unfortunately, SIG (that's right...it's SIG....not Sig or sig) tried to dance in an arena where they can't hold a candle to the other manufacturers of semi-auto pistols chambered in .22 LR. I prefer SIG to other pistols in all other available calibers. However, they joined the game way too late.

SIG is an acronym.....sorry...personal pet peeve. It's all-CAPS

[rugerfreak]

Fondled one at the local emporium---thoughly unimpressed----esp. considering the price of admition---$399---was cool that it looked like a real SIG---but was subpar overall---was overly heavy---and I just kept on thinking to myself that it really reminded me of the Jennings and Raven lines.

Went with a blued Single Six at nearly half the price of the SIG---Houge micarta grips are en route from Midway as we speak.

[Pilot]

If you want a full size .22 training or plinking pistol, get the CZ-75 and the Kadet Kit. They are very accurate and reliable. You can practice using a full size pistol very inexpensively, then switch slides and shoot your 9MM or .40. I do that all the time at the range by taking both slides and switching when I feel like it.

[Tropical Z]

Get a Beretta Neos instead.

[Black Majik]

Ditto the SIG Trailslide.

Best .22 to buy for the money. I've also read up on reports of the Mosquito feeling cheap and having problems.

Thats too bad, I remember how much everyone was looking forward to it.

[Frandy]

I have no hands on experience with a SIG Mosquito but I will pass on this comment: I have had Rugers, currently have the least expensive Trailside and the least expensive Neos. At the range recently, I had both my .22 autos. It was my first time shooting the Neos. A guy in the next bay had a new Mosquito. I had a ball shooting my Traiside and Neos without a glitsch. He was busy :cuss: at his Mosquito (third time to the range with it), which was apparently still giving him plenty of trouble.

Despite the fact that this is a tale of only one sample, you know what I would do, right? :rolleyes:

[2nd 41]

I have a TrailSide & Mosquito. Mosquito is going on the Consignment Block tomorrow.

[evan price]

Have heard nothing good about them, and for the price, I can buy a full-sized real 9mm.. so much for economy.

[jeepmor]

I watched on jam repeatedly at the range if that helps. Never shot it, but the guy stated it only ran good with CCI stingers because they were the only round powerful enough to cycle the slide adequately.

Some other guy chimed in about one and said it didn't shoot "cheap" 22 rounds until about 1500 stingers went through his. Now, if you can find a softer spring, you might be in like flynn.

[laurafan]

I have one, as well as a Ruger MkII and Ruger 22/45. I want to like it, but its picky about ammo ( does not like cheap stuff, even with the lighter spring ). With match or target ammo, or CCI Mini mags it works pretty well. I am more accurate with the Rugers, but the Mosquito does have a bit of a cool factor. Unlike other SIGs, it only has a one year warranty. Unless you really like the look and feel, I'd say the Ruger is a better value. It feeds more brands of ammo, is at least as accurate, and the magazines are less expensive.

[Master Blaster]

Get a Browning Buckmark .22, I own two ruger MK IIs, and the Smith 41, and 2 Buck marks a Bullseye model and a plain jane 5.5" model buckmark plus.

My children 9 and 11 prefer the buckmark plus, its accurate, its 100% reliable with every type of ammo from cheap federal bulk to cci standard, blazer, aguilla target, federal gold medal, even yellowjackets, and velociter.
The trigger was a little heavy 4.5 lbs at first but breaks clean, with no creep or overtravel, and gets lighter 3.5lbs after a couple thousand rounds. Its easy to clean, and all you do to mount a scope is buy a $25 top rail and rings, and you can go back and forth from irons to scope with no change in zero.

The grip angle is the same as a 1911 as are the control locations, and no funny grip angle like the ruger MKII or MK III, (except the government model ruger).

A great .22 I find them to be more accurate, more reliable, and have a better trigger than the Ruger, and no mag disconnect or loaded chamber lawyer attachments Yet, all for $300 at your dealer.

http://www.browning.com/products/catalog/firearms/detail.asp?value=006B&cat_id=051&type_id=407

[Conqueror]

The Ruger and Buckmark are the best .22s around and cost half a mosquito. Both will mimic the 1911 grip if you choose the 22/45 ruger models.

[Black Majik]

Wow, blast from the past.

I opened this thread thinking, "Wait... I didn't respond to this thread recently..."

Mosquito. Was a POS, still a POS. Nothings changed in the 2 yrs. Maybe changed the type of frying pan they melt for the slide. That's probably bout' it.

[n00bdave]

I had one. It would run on CCI mini-mags. Anything else would jam it. OK accuracy, cheap zinc slide, decent ergos. There are much better options out there. I would not buy another unless it was a BARGAIN.

[Pops Negro]

I don't get it: I purchased the SIG Mosquito with the red-dot target sight at a great price and I find it to be a very high-quality, ergonomic pistol with a flawless fit and finish. Of course, I'm not a firearms freak; I just bought it to have fun, not to kill anything other than cans. I think some people are a little bit too into the whole weapons gestalt. No offense; just sayin'.:scrutiny:

[USMCDK]

I shouldn't say this but there have been a lot of them returned to SIG and in the custom shop/repair, but you didn't hear that from me. :uhoh::banghead::evil:

[mikron]

Hi, I am new to this site. I bought a sig-sauer mosquito from Gander Mountain in Ocala, Fl. about 2 months ago. The sales person said the gun was ammo sensitive, he was correct. I have read the postings on this site and here is my info. I buy ammo from Walmart, very cheap compared to most ammo stores.

Tried Federal, Federal Champion, CCI Blaser and they all jamed. Then tried Remington with the gold tip coating. Holy cow 1,000 rounds in one week and not one Miss-fire or jam. When this gun works it is a wonderful weapon. Adjust the site and it is dead on, I belong to a shooting range and fire about 500 rounds of all size ammo a week. I tell you try the Remington, and I hope your Mosquito works like ours.

[SoCalShooter]

I just bought one last month as the first gun purchase of 2k9 I like the gun it holds the 9 ring at 25 yards on a standard timed/rapid fire NRA target. Trigger is crap but I am used to a volquartsen trigger in my ruger mkIII.

As for the ammo it does not like STANDARD VELOCITY ammunition it prefers HV and will work flawlessly with HV, I put somewhere in the area of 200 rounds of FEDERAL BULK HV through the gun without FTF.

I am very happy with the purchase I got it for 220 on consignment. Its a great basic plinker.

[BridgeDr]

I just bought one last week and took it to the range for the first time yesterday. I absolutely love mine. I did have 1 mis-feed out of 200 rounds of CCI mini-mags. I use the CCI b/c that is what SIG recommends. I also found the gun to be very accurate out of the box.

[lookshigh123]

get the CZ-75

[nwilliams]

I had a Mosquito for a couple months back when they first came out, I was glad to get rid of it. I liked the look and feel but it was too picky on ammo and didn't live up to my expectations. Same story with the P22 btw.

[BridgeDr]

I don't understand why everyone is whining about the SIG being picky on ammo. The MANUAL says to use CCI...everyone should've known that before they purchased it. Then if you knew it, why would you try to get by with something cheap?

[Ben86]

Everyone should have known that?

But don't you have to buy it to get the manual?

I've been looking to get a good .22 pistol and it definately won't be a p22 or sig mos. that's for sure. I don't want another picky .22 pistol.

[WoofersInc]

Sorry to ruin the bashing but mine has been an excellent performer for me. I am using Remington subsonics in mine since I shoot it suppressed using a Gemtech Outback all the time. I have had mabye 3 or 4 jams since I bought it total.

[paradox998]

I have a Mosquito and also a couple of CZ75's with Kadet adapters. given a choice, the CZ hands down. The Mosquito is fun to shoot and if you break it in correctly, very reliable. Mosquitos tend to like CCI minimags, as do a lot of 22 automatics. The minimags seem to have a bit more punch and that helps the slide action. While I like shooting the Mosquito, if I had to give up one of my 22's, that would be the one.

[A-FIXER]

Well ...if mine I purchase for my daughter and 3 extra mag's didn't jam on on the cheap ammo I would love it But it don't and tried different spring and cci ammo just doesn't work all the time Yea I guess i'm unhappy with mine...

[BridgeDr]

Everyone should have known that?

But don't you have to buy it to get the manual?


Well you're right you can't read the manual until you've purchased the gun. It's just that I and most gun owners I know research the prospective purchase before laying down the cash.

[earlthegoat2]

Hit but mostly miss.

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=426719

[Pilot]

I don't understand why everyone is whining about the SIG being picky on ammo. The MANUAL says to use CCI...everyone should've known that before they purchased it. Then if you knew it, why would you try to get by with something cheap?

Gun manuals say all kinds of stuff, mostly because of lawyers. Like, "Don't carry a round in the chamber", etc. so I don't fault gun owners for ignoring some thing said in manuals.

I wouldn't buy a .22 to just shoot CCI Minimags. While I like and shoot Minmags, they are too expensive for plinking.

[Jed Carter]

It is my understanding that the mosquito is not built by SIG, but by German Sport Guns.

[MarineDad]

My Marine son and I both bought the Sig Sauer Mosquito, after first looking at the Walther/Smith Wesson hybrid, which neither of us likes in our hand. I waited until he had his a few weeks and I had tried it out. Love the gun! Through this forum, I bought CCI miniMags, and my gun had a rebate deal from Sig Sauer for CCI mini mag ammo. I have the two tone and he has the standard black version. Never a misfeed with the CCI, but one with Remington Stingers when the gun was right out of the box. My son bought his at a big name sporting goods store and paid $160.00 more than I did for mine at a local gun show. Both are brand new in the box.

My brother has fired mine and loves the feel of the gun, but not the accuracy compared to his Ruger 22/45 or his tuned Ruger 22 Super Single Six. Plus, he lost the firing pin retaining pin while cleaning the 22/45 and has to wait for a new one. Also, at the same show where I bought my Mosquito, I bought him two extra Ruger mags for the 22/45 and still paid less than the cost for one extra mag for the Mosquito, which are hard to find in stock online.

The Sig Sauer name played a large part in my purchase, since I had used the P226 while with the Navy SEALs in the late 80's. Very reliable, very ergonomic, durable, and just plain fun to shoot in the 22 Mosquito.

[OcelotZ3]

I wouldn't buy a .22 to just shoot CCI Minimags.

They recommend you break it in with those...

[MarineDad]

My Marine Corps son and I (retired 30 year Navy) both bought the Mosquito. He got his at Bass Pro and paid way too much, got mine at a gun show at a very reasonable price, comparable to the Ruger 22/45 and S&W/Walther hybrid. Both are the basic gun, mine is two tone and his is black.

On day one, had some leftover Rem Lightning ammo and tried that, had two misfeeds in 50 rounds. I bought CCI mini mags and haven't had a jam at all. We both love this little pistol, and so does my brother, although he likes the accuracy of his Ruger 22/45 and Super Single Six better. His Thai wife doesn't like either of his cause her hands are so small, but likes the Mosquito's ergonomics much better.

I guess if I were squirrel hunting with the Mosquito, the squirrels would not be in much danger. Different story with my 1940 Marlin Model 39 with the Marvel peepsight. Most accurate 22 rifle I've ever owned, and I have owned a few.

We (me, son and brother) all like the Mosquito's takedown system much better than the Ruger 22/45. Brother is still waiting for a replacement firing pin retaining pin he lost last time he cleaned it. Mosquito came with two springs, and a 12 penney nail cut to length would suffice for the spring guide rod if necessary.

I love the Mosquito, although extra magazines are more than double what the Ruger mags cost, and are hard to find online and in stock.

[EfrenO]

Just got a Sig Mosquito last week at the Gun Show in Nashville, read and fallowed the instructions, used Federal ammo 300 rounds and no one jammed,
good accuracy, like it better than the P22 but as much as the neos.
Great gun for the price

[rscalzo]

SIG (that's right...it's SIG....not Sig

Not on their own website.

offering the Sig Sauer Mosquito at cheap prize
Why is everyone telling him to get something else. The dealer is offering a Sig...and only a Sig.

[WJR]

Why not one of the .22LR Sig 220s that can then be upgraded to .45 as well?

WJR

[chuwee81]

just shot one at the range. Got an hour to spare so i rented one. I put around 200 rds of rem value pack golden bullet (525 rds). Mainly practicing off hand and point shooting.
It's the first time after 4 yrs since i've shot a .22 pistol and it was a lotta fun. It's accurate for what it is. Trigger is a bit stiff but not bad. DA is very heavy (from hammer down).

CONS:
ergonomics are bad. Using two handed grip, my right thumb would accidentaly push the slide lock up so when i didn't pay attention it would lock the slide. Mind you i don;t have extra large hands, in fact I wear medium sized gloves (paintball). So all of this were happening and i thought, what a piece of crap, failing to feed every 2-3 rds. But i finally found out what was happening and decided to just rest my thumb on the slide lock, so the after the last shot, the slide didn't stay open. At least that way i can shoot the whole mag w/out any failures.

[Sigman314]

Bought a Mosquito (Digital Camo w/threaded barrel) at Cabelas the other day, returned it the next day. The manual safety didn't work at all.
Got a Ruger MK III instead.

[6x6pinz]

went out shooting this past weekend with some old friends. This thread had me thinking that I had not taken the Mosquito out in a while. I let one of my friends shoot it and he could not get it to fire. I took it and emptied the mag and hit the targets with each shot. I watched him load the next mag and then it would not work for him. I had to explain the safety needed released before it would fire. :)
This is a typical story of those who can not or have trouble with Sig pistols, plain and simple most cases are operator error. The rest of the day the sig ate all the ammo we had including some old russian military surplus 22lr. Great pistol and accurate as the person shooting it.

All the bad reviews of the Sig mosquito always remind me of the old addage "A poor sportsman always blames his equipment":neener:

[antimatter]

I like mine. I use the CCI Blazer... about $18 for a brick and it runs fine. I'd like to find a couple other options because it has been a little picky with ammo. Keep it clean, find some decent ammo thats in your price range, and it's a fun gun. Looks good, shoots good, for $300 I'm happy.

[sleepybonesjones]

Dudes, I have to say, I really like my skeeter. Hear me out:

I went out to a nearby local shop (Oregon) intent on buying a Walther P22. Had good reviews, whatnot. But it felt like a little toy in my hand; I just couldn't see enjoying shooting it. So the clerk suggested the SIG Mosquito. The difference in my hand was enormous (The Mosquito is exactly like the 9mm, just 10% smaller). So I bought it on the spot.

Getting home and reading these types of forums however, I started to feel like a real sucker. BAD REVIEWS APLENTY. So I was thinking, shoot, I got hosed.

Then I took it out to go plinking... IT WAS AWESOME. I used the CCI minimags (and right here i should say that if you read these types of forums, you would know that's all this gun will reliably shoot) and never had a FTL, FTF or FTE.

I love this gun, but the recent ammo shortage has made these CCI minis pretty hard to acquire. The CCIs work because they're one of the few cartridges with enough force to cycle the action on this tense handgun. BUT, SIG includes a lower tension spring with each gun. Slap that on, put some casing oil on your cheap ammo, and the Mosquito WILL STILL SHOOT RELIABLY, assuming you keep it clean and oiled. 1000 rounds, 1/4 of that cheap ammo, and never any problems.

This gun has improved my accuracy on larger caliber handguns, and my string of girlfriends since buying it have loved it as a "first shooting experience" gun. Heck, one of these ladies even bought one and uses it as a concealed carry. I wouldn't recommend it as a CCW, but she likes knowing she has it, and you have to admit, it's better than nothing.

And one last thing - I bought mine stock with a threaded barrel, ready for a suppressor. Granted, the suppressor and ATF tax stamp cost more than the gun, but it's a sweet little package. No earplugs. Man, you can shoot it in the garage if you want. Now that's awesome.

I'd say buy one, use CCIs, keep it clean and oiled, and you'll have a solid, fun plinker for as long as you take care of it. It's not a POS if used properly.

[hogshead]

Review the posts I believe you will see a pattern. I had one it was crap came with two different recoil springs .Niether one worked with any ammo, I tried everything I had .Cleaned it up back to gun show sold it ,told the guy it was a jammer he didnt believe me. Google it , pos in my book ,but if you win it you wont have any trouble selling it because ITS A sig. PUN INTENDED

[hangovur]

My wife really wanted a pink gun (I know, I know) and we came across a pink Mosquito at a show. I knew nothing about it, but the ergonomics were great, the controls were excellent and its a SIG, so its got to be quality right?

WRONG!

It never even occured to me that a SIG could possibly be so unreliable. I would NEVER buy a gun without researching it first, but since it was a SIG the thought never crossed my mind.

Biggest POS I have ever seen. The reliability is on par with an old Jennings/Bryco I used to own. We followed direction on ammo, put several thousand rounds of CCI mini mags through it. It actually has improved to only 1 failure every other mag instead of several per mag.

I have swapped springs, cleaned and lubed and even sacrificed a gerbil...... nothing seems to make this POS reliable. Now it is a very expensive paperweight in my safe taking up space that I could use for a Ruger or Browning.

[suze]

I'm totally new to shooting and have only used my mosquito one time. I don't understand why the mosquito is designed to NOT lock back when the magazine is empty. (From the Sig Sauer website: "Lock back issues can be due to a variety of reasons...*NOTE: The slide will not lock back on the last round on the Classic .22LR pistols and Conversion Kits."
This is probably a really stupid question, but how will I be able to distinguish between an empty chamber or a misfire? (aside from counting :) )

[sltintexas]

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I'm totally new to shooting and have only used my mosquito one time. I don't understand why the mosquito is designed to NOT lock back when the magazine is empty. (From the Sig Sauer website: "Lock back issues can be due to a variety of reasons...*NOTE: The slide will not lock back on the last round on the Classic .22LR pistols and Conversion Kits."
This is probably a really stupid question, but how will I be able to distinguish between an empty chamber or a misfire? (aside from counting )

on mine i always accident hit or place my fingers on the slide release..so it releases the slide when it should have locked it back.


If you are content with always having to use CCI minimags, this is a good gun. For me it kind of defeats the purpose of shooting a 22 if you have to shoot the high $$ stuff.

[Spartan0536]

I purchased my Sig Sauer Mosquito at a local gun shop here in Florida, I got it with only 100 rounds through it, i watched the guy fire 100 rounds appx and trade it in I only played 350 in cash for it out the door. the first 500 rounds went like crap, i was about to get rid of it. Then i started trying all kinds of ammo, Aguila, Remington, ect..... My gun now has about 2000 rounds through it and I dont have any problems with it at all with certain ammo (CCI Mini-mags, Remington Golden Bullets, CCI Stingers, Remington Yellow Jackets, & Aguila Interceptors). My shot groups at 25 yards indoor are about 5 1/2 inches by 4 inches, that means at 25 yards I point at someones head and they are dead. Is it the most reliable or accurate 22 handgun out there...simply put no. However I really do feel like I have a quality firearm for the money I spent, and its a great trainer because of the hard trigger, I find that with my friends H&K USP 45 I shoot better than him because of my time with my SIG. I plan to keep this pistol as my home defense pistol until I buy my SIG P250 in .357 SIG, then it will be a fun range pistol for quite awhile.

[The Lone Haranguer]

Admittedly, I've never shot one, but have a low opinion of it anyway. If I am going to pay $399 for a .22, I want at least a steel slide. :rolleyes: For about the same money I can get a Ruger or Browning Buckmark and have real quality.

[rd2007]

The normal price for it is $299.99 and you can find it for less. That's the NIB price too. I suppose Mini Mags are the big $ rounds, but they're still cheap as hell. $6.47/100 at wally world isn't exactly breaking the bank for most people.
As far as quality, shoot Mini Mags and it's about 99.99% flawless and looks really nice too. Plus it's the only gun my daughter will shoot.

and never shot one, but having a low opinion is probably something best kept to yourself since there is absolutely no basis for the statement to stand on.

[searcher451]

There are many options for purchasing a .22 caliber pistol. The Ruger and Browning lines will provide you with many, many years of reliable service and will be among the firearms that you'll be proud to hand down to the next generation of Woofers. In my view, the same thing cannot be said for the pistol in question, or similar others that demonstrate the same quality. You might want to run a search on the Mosquito; the topic has been discussed many times here, with all manner of folks weighing in.

[Roswell_Kid]

One important correction:

You do not have to buy the firearm to get the manual.

http://www.sigsauer.com/CustomerService/OwnerManual.aspx

Same is true for many (if not all) currently manufactured firearms, including the inexpensive Hi-Point:

http://www.hi-pointfirearms.com/manuals/manuals.html

Google is your friend.