Good low cost 22 pistols?

[smith and wesson]

What are some good low cost .22 pistols you guys would recommend?

[Quiet]

EAA Bounty Hunter.
It often can be found for around $200. Some stores occasionally put them on sale in the $180 range.

Ruger 22/45.
It can be found for under $300.

[PoorRichRichard]

S&W 22A. Best gun for the $. I love mine. Accurate as snot. Rail set up for a scope if you're into that. Check one out.

[dotfortune]

Depends on what you're looking for.

- Phoenix Arms HP22A is a great budget gun, so long as you take good care of it, and use the appropriate ammunition - Phoenix Arms is also known to have great customer service should anything go wrong (i.e, your frame cracks).

- The list price for any Ruger Mk is going to be a lot higher than reality, same goes for their SR22. Decent prices if you're looking at the 22/45 models, but no matter what, you're getting a Ruger. Great quality firearms for the price.

- If you're okay with a revolver, the Heritage Mfg. Rough Rider is a SA revolver that comes in .22LR / .22 WMR. Can be had for <$190 out the door from Turner's, when they have them on sale. Supposed to be a pretty good gun for the money, with the finish being the primary issue if any.

[smith and wesson]

Thanks for the suggestions, yeah I saw a s&w 22a yesterday at turners, was like 300+ I think. Looks like a solid gun. Will keep my eye out for the ones you guys talked about.

[smith and wesson]

Depends on what you're looking for.

- Phoenix Arms HP22A is a great budget gun, so long as you take good care of it, and use the appropriate ammunition - Phoenix Arms is also known to have great customer service should anything go wrong (i.e, your frame cracks).

- The list price for any Ruger Mk is going to be a lot higher than reality, same goes for their SR22. Decent prices if you're looking at the 22/45 models, but no matter what, you're getting a Ruger. Great quality firearms for the price.

- If you're okay with a revolver, the Heritage Mfg. Rough Rider is a SA revolver that comes in .22LR / .22 WMR. Can be had for <$190 out the door from Turner's, when they have them on sale. Supposed to be a pretty good gun for the money, with the finish being the primary issue if any.

Excellent.

what turners location?

[BOOGIEMAN]

Ruger SR22.

[delsol]

My Phoenix Arms for a cheep 22 pistol shoot as well as my more expensive ones.

[dotfortune]

Excellent.

what turners location?

To be fair, any Turner's location. Their website has weekly sales that show various offerings on sale. I lucked out and caught sales for both the Ruger SR22 (love it), and the Heritage RR (have yet to make it out to the range with it, just sprung it outta jail).

I've seen nothing to suggest that the weekly Turner sales are restricted to any one location, though I know that sometimes certain deals are unavailable in Reseda for whatever reason (I've noticed that the restricted firearms are usually in 9mm, seen nothing restricted in .22LR).

EDIT: As it stands, Turner's is currently having a sale (through the 25th) on several .22's, though I can't be sure of what's in your price range. No RR though. Good luck with your search!

[RonnieP]

I'm throwing my hat in for the Ruger 22/45

Though, the mags are about $30 ea, so factor that in if you plan on buying more mags.

[Chaos47]

Spend a bit more and get a Ruger MKI/II/III series or a Browning Buckmark.
Both are high quality, very reliable and will last a lifetime or two.


If you have to go low cost then the HP22 has quite the following but then again there are plenty of threads about broken ones too.

For a cheap revolver there's the Heritage Rough Rider.

[jmaglipay]

I vote for the rough rider if you like single action cylinder gun or sr22 for semi.

[rogervzv]

The best value for the money in my opinion is a Ruger blued Mark III Target. Under $400 and every bit as good as the fancier Mark pistols. A buck or two more than the other alternatives mentioned in this thread, but worth it to get perhaps the best .22 pistol out there.

[smith and wesson]

Thanks again for the suggestions, I was on the fence about getting a S&W 22A or a phoenix arms 22 I saw for $200, I took a chance and went to turners in Rancho and found a Ruger sr22 for $320, groped it and immediately said "I'll take it". Now to wait 10 days, I'll post pics when it's home.

[Kappy]

+1 on the Ruger MK2 and 3. MK2 over the 3, since the 3 can have functionality problems because of all the safety crap they added (specifically the LCI).

I would recommend against the Sig Mosquito because they are notoriously jam-o-matic. I've seen several come into my local range (at least 8) and never seen a happy customer or more than 30 rounds go off without a hitch.

I know a guy who loves his Neos... And remember those being inexpensive?


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