FWIW:
Here's my take on some of the other suggestions.. Keep in mind that my experience is ONLY with the particular pistols I bought, and may not be representative of the majority of those produced.
1. Phoenix HP22. My wife bought me one of these new about 7 years ago, incld the extra "target" barrell. Mine was sheer crap. Pretty little sucker, but innaccurate and unreliable. IMO mine was basically a nice looking POS.
2. Taurus PT22. I bought one of these new when they first hit the market, and mine was junk.. I had to send it back to Taurus for service and it still was crap when I got it back.. Keep in mind this was a very early model, and the later ones might be better.
3. Beretta Tomcat (32cal). I bought one of these when they first hit the market and it was a POS. I sent it back to Beretta for warranty repairs, TWICE, and the only thing worse than the pistol was the terrible customer service of Beretta. We are talking 1st generation now, as I hear the 2nd generation was much improved, altho heavier. Definitely stay away from the 1st gen. Tomcats. I was so disappointed by the poor customer/warranty service that I've sworn off Berettas completely.. Of course if you have one you care to give me I will accept it, as I think Beretta generally makes excellent firearms. Honestly, Beretta CS/Warranty folks are merde. This experience was years ago, perhaps they've improved?
Maybe my experience will be of some use to you.