Most reliable .22 auto pistol

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Wow this thread is still going along nicely, I'd love to see some more pictures of all the pistols everyone mentioned.:D
 
Berretta Model 70S

Unfortunately it is no longer in production, I have one that I bought 25 yrs ago, for $115.00. In literaly thousand of rounds I don't recall it ever jamming. I will find another like it and buy it someday, but for now I plink a lot with a Ruger MKII, very hard to beat the Ruger for a small game and range plinker pistol.
 
The only problem my Browning Buckmark has ever had was with Remington ammo. It was an ammo issue as my friend's Ruger 22/45 and my Smith model 17 also had issues with FTFs out of the same brick - between 20-30% failure rate as I recall out of each box of 50 rounds.

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We were in the gun store today and they had a rental S&W 41 which had a tag on it $1076. It was having issues they said. It is like my 22A-1 but 3X the cost. For the money the 22A is hard to beat.


That Beretta like many of the others is limited on barrel length yes?
 
Wow this thread is still going along nicely, I'd love to see some more pictures of all the pistols everyone mentioned.
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mine looks just like the ones on the Ruger website, the only changes are the internals and the lack of a LCI.
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There's some pictures from the inventory ... not exactly a triumph of artful photography.
 
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All of the .22 mentioned are good guns, and reliable. The biggest problem probably won't be with the gun, but with the ammo. Rimfire ammo is probably the most likely-to-fail ammo you can find. It won't misfire or fail a lot, but it'll do so far more often than anything else you're likely to shoot.

I've had mostly Rugers, myself -- but would like a S&W 41, some day.
 
The 41's are expensive and no longer new. The 22A is so similar it isn't even funny. Single push-button take-down. Rent one and try it.

I get a couple of double strike duds in every box of .22LR. It's a plinker though so I can deal with it!
 
Another vote for Rugers. I've got more than one and they all shoot great. My current favorite is a MKII ten incher. Beer cans at 100 yards off a sandbag is doable more times than not.

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I have 3 Rugers. 1 Mk I bull barrel with a red dot scope, a MK ll bull barrel stock adjustable sights, and a Standard tapered barrell with fixed sights. All of these shoot well and are accurate but cannot compair to my High Standard Sport King M. It will out shoot all of them, and all other .22 autos I have ever shot. They're not cheap but if you can find one at a decent price that's what I recommend getting.
 
The biggest problem probably won't be with the gun, but with the ammo. Rimfire ammo is probably the most likely-to-fail ammo you can find. It won't misfire or fail a lot, but it'll do so far more often than anything else you're likely to shoot.
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Strictly from a statistics standpoint your wrong. .22LR is actually THE most reliable ammunition based on failure rate to fired round. There is about 2.7 BILLION rounds of .22LR fired every year in the USA alone, but I understand the point you are making. ;)

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Walther P22, several thousand rounds...gun hates anything not round nose. Federal bulk lrn that comes in the 325 packs has been completely reliable through 3k+ rounds though.

Great gun IMO and was worth the money.

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Strictly from a statistics standpoint your wrong. .22LR is actually THE most reliable ammunition based on failure rate to fired round. There is about 2.7 BILLION rounds of .22LR fired every year in the USA alone, but I understand the point you are making.
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I don't understand your logic. (But it's early and I don't drink coffee, so it may take a while for this to sink in...)

The fact that there are MORE rounds fired doesn't mean, on its face, that the failure rate is lower, which seems to be your argument. If the failure rate isn't lower, you'll also see MORE failed .22 rounds (as a percentage of rounds fired) than anything else. And, even if the failure rate IS lower -- I don't think it is -- you'll still SEE MORE .22 failures than anything else.

Just curious -- what are your data sources about rate of failure for any type of round or caliber?


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I am a Buckmark guy, because of its ergonomics, reliability, and trigger quality. I have a 22/45 but the Browning winds up in the range bag a lot more.
 
Had a Walther and sold it. Is your rear sight loose? Has your front sight popped off yet? Has your slide started to wear yet? Any issue with the slide not going into battery after firing 500 rounds?
 
You are extremely lucky then! Mine and others have had that one screw rear sight loose right out of the box. One of the better moves I have made!
 
ruger is probably the best for durability but definitely not for accuracy.
accuracy ranking of semi autos would be as follows:

1. colt woodsman
2. old smith&wesson autos
3. hi standard
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+ 1. The Colt Woodsman, with its open action design, is extremly reliable, as well.
 
Strictly from a statistics standpoint your wrong. .22LR is actually THE most reliable ammunition based on failure rate to fired round. There is about 2.7 BILLION rounds of .22LR fired every year in the USA alone, but I understand the point you are making.
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The number of rounds manufactured tells us nothing about reliability. We need to know the failure rate -- and .22 LR ammo, especially bulk pack, has a much higher failure rate than centerfires.
 
I've always been a fan of Ruger's design. It's not 'perfect' as every rimfire is only as good as its ammo.. but I have found that OVER lubing it ia sure way to make it FTF.

With good ammo and the right amount of lube a Ruger Mk1 or Mk2 target is one of THE best.

I know Colt and High Standard have a rep for being accurate, but my feeling (having shot a handful of each) is that the Ruger is a touch more reliable.

Plus Colts are no longer made and HS has gone through several companies now.

I haven't shot a Browning or Beretta or some of the others suggested.
 
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