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raftman · July 26, 2012, 02:58 AM

Some are unreliable, some aren't. There have been more .22 semi-autos made throughout history than anyone would care to count, some have been junk that I'd hesitate to accept even as a free gift, and others quite the opposite.

"General wisdom" suggests the .22 semi-autos tend to be less reliable. In a way this makes sense, since dealing with semi-auto pistols, most pistols that aren't .22's fire cartridges specifically designed for use in semi-autos, with .22lr this isn't the case. There's a greater variety in .22lr loadings available than just about any pistol caliber, not all of them work in a semi-auto.

July 26, 2012, 02:58 AM	#4
raftman Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,890	Some are unreliable, some aren't. There have been more .22 semi-autos made throughout history than anyone would care to count, some have been junk that I'd hesitate to accept even as a free gift, and others quite the opposite. "General wisdom" suggests the .22 semi-autos tend to be less reliable. In a way this makes sense, since dealing with semi-auto pistols, most pistols that aren't .22's fire cartridges specifically designed for use in semi-autos, with .22lr this isn't the case. There's a greater variety in .22lr loadings available than just about any pistol caliber, not all of them work in a semi-auto. __________________ "My momma, she done told me, there's heart and then there's hate If one of 'em's inside of you, the other one, it aint."