You are smart to avoid giving a novice a .45. I have found that many novices are more comfortable with revolvers since nothing happens that they don't control.brandoneqy wrote: ↑December 1st, 2019, 6:08 pm I only own .45s and it may not be the best for her to start with.
What do you suggest?
Opinion: Best .22 handgun
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I would recommend staying away from the Sig Sauer Mosquito. I bought my girl one that was pink and black. I had a few people recommend them to me, however it was the worst gun I had ever owned for jamming up. I only ran CCI Mini mag in it and it still jammed up every 20-30 rounds.
I now own a Ruger SR .22 and love it. I’ve been through 500 plus rounds and have yet to have a jam.
I now own a Ruger SR .22 and love it. I’ve been through 500 plus rounds and have yet to have a jam.
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I have always had great luck with the walther p22. Nice compact my wife and kids all loved shooting it. Pretty much any of the ruger mrk1 mrk2 pistols are amazing and they have a few models with the 1911 frame which would be more common to you. Im currently looking into the new ruger and s&w mp22 they recently came out with. Both have good reviews and seem pretty reliable
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The Taurus TX22 out of the box is currently my favorite 22 shooter. You can't beat the price and so far it eats everything off my shelf. I don't remember the last time I ran this much 22 ammo through just one pistol at a sitting. Its also an easy one to break down....I got several old ruger 22's and we know how much fun they are(newer units they fixed).
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I have most of the pistols named off here, and agree with most of the recommendations...but if you want the BEST .22 pistol, buy a Ruger Single Six...great for learners, kids, plinking, and accurate as hell...
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I’ve only had two .22 handguns, a Walther P22 and an older Taurus 94. Both were nice guns and fun to take out, can’t say I have anything bad to say about either.
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I have a couple P-22's, and as a can host, they are hard to beat...
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what, no love for the buckmark?
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For .22 Handguns I have my Dads old Ruger Single six (my all time favorite) convertable, S&W 422 (suppressor host and the most hated of all) two Browning Buckmarks (that I recommend to everyone), ruger MKII bull barrel (stays in the safe-to damn heavy).
If I'm letting a new shooter try one its usually one of the Brownings. Light, Good trigger, Very Accurate. Love my dads old single six very nostalgic plus I love single actions.
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If I'm letting a new shooter try one its usually one of the Brownings. Light, Good trigger, Very Accurate. Love my dads old single six very nostalgic plus I love single actions.
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Grandpower mk12 K22 x trim
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Another buckmark fan.
When I introduced my wife to shooting, she wanted to start her own collection and her first purchase was a Buckmark. This was probably 8-9 years ago. It has been consistently accurate and reliable. Also, we have used it to teach many of her friends how to properly handle and shoot pistols with it, as it is easily manipulated and easy to be "on target" with. Everytime we go shooting, it gets thrown in the range bag.
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@brandoneqy did you ever decide on a .22?
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+1 - seriously as it's 92% of a full-sized shield, operates flawlessly even with a suppressor without cleaning.Solar_Empire wrote: ↑December 1st, 2019, 6:32 pm I fell in love with the M&P 22 compact. A svelte little handgun that all the women I've handed it to loved it. Only "malfunctions" I've ever had were trying out subsonic ammo that clearly stated it wouldn't cycle semi auto on the box. I've cleaned it once and it chugs along like a champ. It's the only semi auto 22 pistol I own, and will ever own.
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The S&W M&P 22s are both fun to shoot and easy for teaching beginners. So is the Ruger single six. Why didn't anyone say anything about the Advantage Arms 22 conversion kits?