Walther p22 handgun

my wife has the ruger sr22 and loves it. The sr22 and Walther P22 are nearly identical.

It's cheaply made .22, it will however last for tens of thousands of rounds. The rifling will disappear and turn into a smooth bore pot metal pistol. You will have Malfunctions with the P22, I experienced 1 per every 100 rounds on average with all types of ammo. The dirtier the pistol the more frequent the failures. I still enjoy shooting the P22 though.

If you shoot 1911's maybe look into ATI/Sig 1911 22's.

Ruger Mark III' are fantastic, accurate and well made. Their downside is taking the pistol down for cleaning, it's a pain. Plenty of models to choose from and after market parts.

Browning buck marks are good to go.

Most common pistols have a .22 variant or conversion kit. I suggest getting a .22 version of your carry piece or HD piece so you can practice more with that type of pistol for cheap and get used to the controls and handling.

I own a Walther P22 and a Ruger SR22

Since I purchased the Ruger, the Walther has not left the safe.
The Walther is picky with ammo (as other posts have noted.) It does fine with CCI, but other brands are inconsistent.

I have had zero problems with the Ruger.

Hope this helps.