.22 autoloader recommendation

[trigga]

I have the Chiappa 1911-22 and love it. It went to the range everytime I went out until it was replaced with my Phoenix arms HP22. Decent accuracy with the fixed barrel. Doe not shoot point of aim because you have to file the front sight to your preferred range. Picky on ammo and like to be lubed. On a good day at least 50 rounds with one or two issues. When dirty, several times a mag. I've got at least 5k rounds on it. The rear sight has fallen off and barrel bushing broke. Both replaced. Bushing was covered under 1 year warranty. Slide to frame fit is very loose. The gun is made of pot metal and the only other issue I see is that the cutout for the slide release area has been mushed up from the slide locking back these several thousands of rounds. Had not failed yet, that area just took a beating and shows a lot of wear. Other than that it's a good gun for what it is.

Recently bought the Taurus TX22 and now I am a believer. Only put around 150 rounds through it but 100% reliable with thunderbolt ammo and shoots like a tack driver. I wish I had more trigger time but me and my buddy did shoot over 1500 rounds that day. More accurate than any factory handgun I have ever fired and I have fired a lot. I've fired a ruger mark 4 hunter which was suppose to be very accurate but I was not impressed. Could just be a bad sample or that I'm used to striker fired triggers.

 

[Ascot500]

What is an H&R 800?
Can you share a picture?

 

[irishlad]

I really like my Mark iv 22/45 tactical.

 

[rust collector]

The H&R 800 is a long gun and the OP was interested in hand gun options.

 

[1911 guy]

Well, I'm back.
I had made up my mind to buy a Ruger 22/45

Except someone gave me gift cards for a gun shop that had a Walther 1911 on sale.
I'm impressed. I had expected mediocre performance, given the generally low opinion of the .22 caliber 1911 types. Instead, I went through somewhere just short of 1,000 rounds with only a handful (less then 10 probably) malfunctions.

All but two or three of them were failure to return to battery. Most of those were caused by my thumbs dragging the slide during recoil. Paying attention to grip solved that. The two or three other failures were failure to feed and can probably be attributed to the mixed bag of ammo I was going through. That included some ancient Remington Thunderbolt with a K-Mart price tag on the brick.

Anyway, Thank you all for the input, ideas and discussion.

 

[Spats McGee]

Glad you found something. May it serve you well.

 

[borrowedtime69]

The absolute BEST .22lr auto pistol I've ever had was a Ruger MKII, 22/45 Target model 6 7/8"slab side bullbarrel. I had a Simmons 4X32 pistol scope I carried on a shoulder rig while hunting. That pistol was just amazingly accurate.

I'm an idiot cause I sold it years ago to buy another gun...... if I could get another at some point I would get it if I could afford it.

 

[1911 guy]

And for what it's worth, the Walther is nothing like the GSG pistols. The frame and ejector are fixed to the frame, not floating with the slide. Other than no barrel link, it strips and reassembles like a "real" 1911. I haven't done a detail strip yet, just field strip for cleaning..

 

[Jeff olson]

So I don't own a .22 pistol. I shoot and carry a 1911 almost exclusively. So I began looking at .22 caliber versions. I've looked at, but not shot:
Blue Line Mauser
Colt (made by Umarex for Walther, licensed by Colt)
GSG (sold under their name and under Sig Sauer)
Chiappa
Most of the articles and reviews I found online are a decade or more old. Is there a clear winner here, or should I dump the idea and start looking at "normal" .22 pistols?
This is going to be a "fun gun" but I do expect reasonable accuracy and good reliability.
P.S. It's been a while but I still recommend this forum to people.

I don't know why you'd limit yourself to the 1911 platform. So many better guns out there for rimfire choices. Hell, that $37 High Standard Duramatic your dad had in the closet will shoot circles around any factory offered 1911 platform.