I recently read a thread on this board about buying a cheap ($200-$400) .22lr handgun for plinking, or non-competition shooting. It involved a few people saying bad things about the Sig mosquito, and the walther p-22. i have now owned my mosquito for about 3 weeks and have put over 1000 rounds through it. I just cleaned it for the first time a couple days ago, and i have to say it is a great gun. It functions almost flawlessly. My friend has the walther p-22 and has put more rounds through it than i have through my mosquito. Other than the cap on the threads on the end of the barrel loosening after approx 500 rounds, it has had no problems. He tightened that cap with a wrench and the gun has been great since.
The only real problems i have are if i try to shoot all ten rounds as fast as i can, sometimes i will get a ftc (not sure what to call it when the spent case ejects normally, but the new one is not stripped from the mag, not jammed just not even attempted to be chambered, so im going with failure to chamber) and the usual ftf from cheap bulk ammo, just bad or no primers i guess. The rounds have good primer strikes just dont fire. The ftc has happened maybe 3 times in over 1000 rounds and ONLY happens when i try to shoot all ten rounds as fast as possible, which i have done plenty of times. Even for rapid fire i would call the ftc's rare.
Anyway back to the guns, the mosquito is DA/SA which the walther is not, and I think the barrel on the mosquito is 3.9" with an option for a 5" while the standard p-22 is 3" with and option for 5". He has a laser attchment for the walther which is a nice addition. Trigger is a little better on the walther, the sig is a little stiffer but crisp. The sig feels more like a gun in your hand and is more comfortable for me to shoot.
Point of the story: The Sig mosquito is a GREAT gun, the walther p-22 is a GREAT gun. They both work fine for plinking. I didnt even clean my mosquito when i bought it new and ran over 1000 rounds through it no problem. It comes with extra front sights and an extra recoil spring for cheap ammo, however the stock one works fine for me.
I felt it my duty to help out the names of these two guns after i read so much bad press about them.
BTW reverse two tone is teh haxxor.
The only real problems i have are if i try to shoot all ten rounds as fast as i can, sometimes i will get a ftc (not sure what to call it when the spent case ejects normally, but the new one is not stripped from the mag, not jammed just not even attempted to be chambered, so im going with failure to chamber) and the usual ftf from cheap bulk ammo, just bad or no primers i guess. The rounds have good primer strikes just dont fire. The ftc has happened maybe 3 times in over 1000 rounds and ONLY happens when i try to shoot all ten rounds as fast as possible, which i have done plenty of times. Even for rapid fire i would call the ftc's rare.
Anyway back to the guns, the mosquito is DA/SA which the walther is not, and I think the barrel on the mosquito is 3.9" with an option for a 5" while the standard p-22 is 3" with and option for 5". He has a laser attchment for the walther which is a nice addition. Trigger is a little better on the walther, the sig is a little stiffer but crisp. The sig feels more like a gun in your hand and is more comfortable for me to shoot.
Point of the story: The Sig mosquito is a GREAT gun, the walther p-22 is a GREAT gun. They both work fine for plinking. I didnt even clean my mosquito when i bought it new and ran over 1000 rounds through it no problem. It comes with extra front sights and an extra recoil spring for cheap ammo, however the stock one works fine for me.
I felt it my duty to help out the names of these two guns after i read so much bad press about them.
BTW reverse two tone is teh haxxor.
