S&W 22A...

[paulo737]

Does anyone know how these .22's are?? I have read that they are pretty cool .22's. Can anyone verify? What about this versus the Walther P22? Thanks.

[Jak1]

I have one and it is falling apart after 500 rds. It is accurate when it stays together but disassembly can result in parts flying everywhere. I prefer my Walther P22 or Ruger MK II.

[paulo737]

Great info..thanks Jak1! I have a Ruger MKII and love it. I heard the MKIII's have had some feeding issues. Do u have the 3.4 inch barell or the 5 inch one in the P22? How acurate? Thanks.

[Zeke003]

I had to break mine in, but it's working now and eats all kinds of 22. The sights are awkward and the grip angle feels a bit off as well. It's always in my range bag though so take that for what it's worth.

[Jak1]

I have the 3.4" model. Never put it on paper for accuracy. I bought it for my wife to shoot to get more comfortable with her 9mm and .40.

[paulo737]

great..thanks for all the feedback.

[audiophil2]

I have 3. They get so much negative reviews but I never had any odd problems with them. It's easy to lowball on them due to the bad rep. I pick em up used for $150-175.
They are very accurate.

[Dragon]

I have 3. They get so much negative reviews but I never had any odd problems with them. It's easy to lowball on them due to the bad rep. I pick em up used for $150-175.
They are very accurate.

+1 ,I have one i bought new in 1996 for $169.00 at Turners.It comes along every time i go to the range not sure how many rounds down range ,but it is a bunch ,and yes it is very accurate also a fast shooter .

If it ever take a dump for good ,ill get another for sure .Love that thing!

[andalusi]

Does anyone know how these .22's are?? I have read that they are pretty cool .22's. Can anyone verify? What about this versus the Walther P22? Thanks.

I like mine fine. Disassembly is an easy process, but as Jak1 mentioned, you can wind up chasing down a part that's flown off if you're not careful. Also, the plastic buffers do need to be replaced every so often (though to their credit, S&W didn't charged me when sending me a new one).

As far as accuracy goes, my 7" 22A does perfectly fine shooting paper 10 yards at the range, so I have no complaints there. My one complaint would be the sights. Not even a two dot, let alone three dot set of sights: just plain black target sights.

[X-NewYawker]

I hear NOTHING but horror stories. I gave one for Christmas to a friend and the first time he took it to the range the sights came off the gun. avoid.