Help me pick a .22 pistol

[Mr_Flintstone]

I got to shoot today. I decided to go for 30 ft. I tried some Remington Golden Bullet bulk pack, Federal Premium, and CCI subsonic. The Federals kept at about 2 inches. The CCI subsonics were about the same; maybe 2.5 inches. The Golden Bullets were all over the place; sometimes 2.5 inches, other times 4+. You could actually hear the difference in loads on the Golden Bullets. I swear I could see one travel to the target.

After shooting, I decided to break it down and clean it. With the help of a couple videos, I took it apart, disassembled the bolt, cleaned the black crud out of the inside, ran a brush and a patch through the barrel, and reassembled it. Once I figured out the trick to locking it back together, it went pretty smooth.

Overall, I'm glad I bought it.

 

[danez71]

I got to shoot today. I decided to go for 30 ft. I tried some Remington Golden Bullet bulk pack, Federal Premium, and CCI subsonic. The Federals kept at about 2 inches. The CCI subsonics were about the same; maybe 2.5 inches. The Golden Bullets were all over the place; sometimes 2.5 inches, other times 4+. You could actually hear the difference in loads on the Golden Bullets. I swear I could see one travel to the target.

After shooting, I decided to break it down and clean it. With the help of a couple videos, I took it apart, disassembled the bolt, cleaned the black crud out of the inside, ran a brush and a patch through the barrel, and reassembled it. Once I figured out the trick to locking it back together, it went pretty smooth.

Overall, I'm glad I bought it.

And that's what matters most, congrats.

I've thought about buying the 4 or 4.5" barrel for my buckmark. Maybe one day I will.

 

[bannockburn]

Mr_Flintstone

I have found Wolf Match Target and CCI MiniMags to give me very good accuracy and reliable performance from just about every .22 pistol and rifle that I used them in. Federal Auto Match gives fairly decent results as well. Have never been all that thrilled with any Remington rimfire ammunition.

 

[armedwalleye]

I've not had a problem yet with my sr22, and I had one of the first ones in my area. Reliable, intuitive, and digests any ammo. The only problem is it's hungry. VERY hungry...

 

[Big7]

Can you say Ruger

And the SR-22 might be just the ticket.
Half the weight and real close to cost OP has stated in the budget.

 

[danez71]

Ummm...... the OP has already bought the MK3 4 and posted that he shot it in the 1st post on this page.

 

[SC Shooter]

I have a Walther P-22 that is solid, accurate and dependable. The only feed problems I had was when I bought underpowered cheap ammo when .22 ammo was so scarce.