Money aside, what is the best .22 sport pistol?

[The Wiry Irishman]

I'm the captain of the pistol team at my university, and the president of our gun club has given me a rather excellent oppurtunity. He wants me to pick out a .22 semi-auto pistol for the club to buy (the club has been rifle-centric for a long time, so the pistol side is hurting for high-quality gear) and price is not a concern.

I've never had the oppurtunity to shoot any of the really high end competition guns, and I was wondering, what's the best to buy? Walther? Hammerli? Pardini? Feinwerkbau? Morini? Something else I haven't ever heard of?

[bdutton]

FWB-AW93

http://www.pilkguns.com/tenp/spfwb93.htm

One of the BEST there is for international or bullseye sport pistols.

I wish I could afford one of these.

[ZeSpectre]

Don't know that much about the sport but my understanding is that the High Standard Victor (http://www.highstandard.com/guns.html) is still considered a "best of class" pistol.

[bdutton]

The High Standard is a very good gun.

But it's just not in the same class as a FWB. Believe me, I've owned a High Standard Supermatic Trophy 107 with the 6 inch fluted barrel. In fact, it was my first target .22. I was able to progress to Master level classification with that gun. I had a high score of 298 out of 300 in the 50 foot Gallery Course.

But its still just an average target pistol.

The FWB-AW93 is a Ferrari Boxer, the High Standard is a stock Ford Mustang. It looks nice and you can drive really fast but it doesn't go as fast as the boxer and doesn't handle corners as well.

Other guns to consider:

Hammerli 208s (out of production for years but still demands a high price)
Hammerli signature trailside
Morini
Benneli
Pardini SP
Walther GSP or SSP