Rugers are excellent, but I bought my wife a Walther P22 when she was first getting into semi-autos.
I got it because the price was right and I thought it was a good-looking gun. It turns out that it's accurate and reliable (so long as you don't feed it Federal ammo). You can get a brand new one at a gun show for just under $300, and I've seen used ones for a little less.
I bought the Ruger Mark III 22 (in the "45" style) with a 5' barrel. $225 new from Davidson's (on-line). It's a very accurate pistol. I do stay away from really cheap ammo with it, but it works flawlessly with CCI. There are a couple of tricks to reassembly after a thorough cleaning, but there are also a couple of good guides to doing this on the web.
I own and love my Beretta U22 NEO Target/Plinking 22lr, it has a 6" Barrel and a 10 Shot Mag and came with two mags. Out the door with all the tax and fees it set me back $225.00.
It's a great little gun to shoot, it looks funny. But it's a fun gun to own.
Ruger MKIII is great, Browning Buckmark is great and even the little Beretta 21A that I have is great (only time it stovepiped was 2 times with the first magazine fired). I would get a 10/22 rifle or a nice bolt action to go with the pistol too.
The Rugers are great .22s. I've got my grandpa's High Standard Duramatic, and it's a great little .22 semi-auto. So far, it eats anything I feed it without a problem.
And Bill Ruger has been quoted as saying:
* "No honest man needs more than 10 rounds in any gun."
* "I never meant for simple civilians to have my 20 or 30 round magazines or my folding stock."
* "I see nothing wrong with waiting periods."
Thanks for the link. Reading it makes my blood boil even after all these years. I remember those events well, and the media and political frenzy which followed them.
There are probably many people on this and other related boards who aren't old enough to remember or were not interested at the time in what transpired. Every gun owner should take time to do some research and read up on not only this but the Gun Control Act of 1968 and the National Firearms Act of 1934. Also the Hughs Amendment of April 10, 1986.
As for Bill Ruger, Mama always said to speak well of the dead....he made some pretty good guns....that's about all I can say about him.
Ruger has been kinda anti but i think Mr.Ruger has retired and let someone else take over. They are now offering the 20rounders to the public again for the mini14 and are trying to be more hip with the new lcp .380.
My walther p22's have worked without a hitch but in a long term survival situation the mark series has a much longer track record and can withstand millions of rounds. The slide on the p22 is aluminum and can possible crack with hotter ammo especially if your recoil spring gets worn out. The p22 also has allot more smaller intricate parts and you can't fully disassemble it as easy.
Another thing is the walther p22 needs a dry lubricant because normal oil can collect gunpowder residue and will rub off the galvanising on the slide rails marring them.
Great guns, Browning is a very good company and makes great products and doesn't skimp even on a .22. I've shot my friends buckmark with about 150 rounds and didn't have any jams.
Ruger 22/45 for accuracy and reliability.
Beretta Neos if you want your primary weapon to be an AR. It has similar mag drop and safety. It's also reasonably accurate and very reliable.
I would also go with the ruger. I prefer the mk2 over the politically correct mk3.
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