Ruger MK's suck ass, get a Buckmark.

They make a mag extension making it 50 rounds.

S&W M&P. If you need something a little more bigger Ruger Charger. The Mask is a great rifle can but Rugged Mustang all the pistols.

Good to know thanks.  I haven't see that around.

S&W 422 series ... ie 2206, 2213, etc.

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Details on clamp mount?

I have some of that and it seems pretty decent.  I find it to be pretty close to standards in volume, but I do like the HPs.

your choice of host won’t really matter with the Sparrow suppressor, it has a pronounced first round pop compared to others.

Ruger MK4 is the answer to your question

I like this one kids do to.

My Walter P22 runs 100%.

I do like the look of a ruger with the suppressor though.

In the exact same boat as OP.

Would prefer to avoid anything zamak / “pot metal”. One gun I never hear much about is the SR22. Apparently the slide is aluminum, and the threaded model comes with a muzzle device that basically allows you to switch between threaded / normal barrel.

Anyone have any experience with these?

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You might enjoy my YouTube videos on suppressed pistols

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Ruger Mk anything threaded.

My favorite. Seems pretty popular.

I like the Volquartsen black mamba. It has all the stuff I'd eventually put on a MkIV anyways.

Runs well on a variety of ammunition with or without a dead air mask attached.

Bought the long slide version for my MIL b/c it has an external hammer she can cock before racking the slide.

My FN 502 is a piece shit.

Tech thread:  https://www.ar15.com/forums/armory/Best-semi-auto-22lr-pistols-for-use-with-a-surpressor-/20-551526/

This is relevant to my interest.

Cross posted from the silencer forum. Looking for any and all advice on my plan.

I’ve been looking at adding 1-3 more 22lr pistols. My kids are at that age they can graduate from BB guns and with the quick form 4 times it seems like a perfect time to get some more 22lr pistols and silencers in the collection(suppressed 22 is best 22)

I want something that is similar to a 9mm handgun in size and controls and can take a rds(sorry G44, you’d be a no brainer if I could mount a dot)

Thinking TX22


Or

FN 502 tactical



A Ruger Mark IV 22/45

Leaning towards the Silencer shop edition.


But may go with a plain Jane model and have it cut and threaded on my own, price will end up being close


And something tiny.

Beretta bobcat has always seemed cool


But the LCP with a threaded barrel is also intriguing

Second post in a few minutes saying the same thing.

As a long time(satisfied) Walther P22 owner I’m willing to cut Umarex some slack but the FN more than 2x what I paid for the P22 and there is a lot of competition in that price range.

Crap, I just bought one and it arrives on Monday.

I have a Mark IV lite that runs flawlessly.

I'll be a bit of an outlier here, but I run a Rugged Occulus on a Beretta M9-22 and it's awesome.
Eats any ammo you feed it.

Talked to the guy at the LGS when I picked up my Sparrow22 can today. He said that they have had nothing but great like with those TX22's.  For the price, I think I might pick up one of those.

Have you thought of a .22lr kit with threaded barrel for a current pistol that you have?

I went cheap and got the Kel-Tec P17. I wish I'd saved up and gotten the Ruger 22/45.

TX22 Comp gets my vote. I splurged for the comp model because the slide is cut allowing your optic to mount directly to the barrel. It's been a solid pistol that is accurate and smooth running. Currently waiting on a SiCo sparrow myself but have been running a Mack Brothers Tango with zero issues.

Well, I hit every LGS I could find, and not a single one of them had anything with a threaded barrel on it.  EXCEPT.....one place had a lightly used TX22, do I picked it up for $200!  

I ran a couple of hundred rounds through it last night....all different kinds, and it ate them all like a champ!! I was worried it was going to feel like a cheap pistol, but I actually really like it!!

Not bad for $200!!

This

I'm almost ashamed to admit I own one of the Walther P22Qs as well but I wanted something small, lightweight and inexpensive to toss in my pack with the suppressor and a couple of magazines; I grabbed one when PSA* had them on sale for like $250 with a "free" pair of very overpriced Leupold sunglasses.  I really wanted the Ruger, but it was twice as expensive for something that's mostly just riding around in my daypack and the Ruger's upside down safety really bugs me (Hey Ruger, that's retarded and needs fixing!).  In hindsight, I'd probably buy the Taurus TX22 Compact for that role; I much prefer my 22/45 for regular use but it's a larger, more expensive gun, especially with the Volquartsen guts.

For a cheap feeling, plastic and pot metal gun with a mixed reputation it's eaten everything from hypervelocity to most subsonics (it chokes on some of the really weak subsonic stuff but so do other .22s I've tried unless they've had a reduced spring put in them but then you don't want to run faster ammo).  The newer Q models seem to work much better than the earlier models but the trigger spring is a really thin and weakly sprung piece and if it gets bent a little out of shape the gun won't function properly- I actually called MCarbo and asked if they would consider making a better quality one and they said they'd have to look at it.  I pulled mine down, replaced the front sight with an inexpensive HiViz and, like the Glock .25 trigger job, polished anything that rubbed and it helped a little but the trigger still isn't great and it probably wasn't worth the time.  But yeah, if you can get past how cheap it is and the mediocre trigger so far the gun works and it's surprisingly accurate with that weird barrel liner setup it uses (like their MP5/22 and HK 416/22 guns).  Goofy side note for nerds, the main character in The Gray Man series uses one on occasion- personally I don't trust it enough for that application, maybe if that trigger spring was replaced.  Nah, I'd go with an Amphibian or something much better quality if I were in that line of work.  

I ordered my threaded adapter from this guy- really nice quality and very fast shipping: https://hughesprecision.com/product/walther-p22-new-style-long-guide-adapter-with-fluted-thread-protector-sku192/



*PSA has several on sale right now, the cheapest being this nickle colored model at $230 with 200rnds of Federal Punch ammo:
https://palmettostatearmory.com/walther-p22-ca-22lr-pistol-nickel-5120336.html
Other colors:
https://palmettostatearmory.com/brands/walther.html?caliber_multi_v2=.22LR

I have now put 500 rounds through my FN 502 with 200 of those suppressed.  I had 2 failures to fire, but I just cocked the hammer again and the rounds fired the second time.  My only complaint is that there is this annoying port in the slide that blasts carbon all over the front lens of my RMR.

@Iwantfullauto

What optic mount is that?

Tx22 hands down. I own them all and this is where i would start

link to clamp mount for light?

Back when, used to horse trade them for $100ish. I don't even want to know what they go for now.

This. I don't know why the Rugers seem to be so much more popular when the Browning is a better pistol.

Aftermarket parts and the availability of threaded uppers.

It's not like you can't remove the Browning barrel with 2 screws and bolt a threaded barrel on.  You can even get threaded from the factory one step up from their cheapest model.

For being such an inexpensive pistol...it actually shoot great! I'm very happy with mine!

Do as many companies make threaded uppers for Buckmarks as those that make them for Mk series. In as many variations of length, railed, etc? Must be some reason and I’d wager, beyond aftermarket parts, the boom in rimfire can owners has lead to the increase in threaded upper manufacturers. When I got one 10yrs ago it seemed like TACSOL were the only ones doing them. Now there are a bunch.

Ruger MKIV
Browning Buckmark
Sig P322

All good

I’d stay away from the Walther P22 based on my experience with them.

The S&W MP22 Compact is ok but the rear sight design is junk.

I didn’t like the Taurus TX22 grip

You did well.
I'd pick one up at that price.

200 is a good deal

Eta my black mamba

I dropped a MKIV Tactical upper onto an all metal MKIV lower instead of the polymer 22/45 lower and its about the perfect night time .22 setup I've ever used.

I have a Primay Arms RS10 rds in a QD mount for passive aiming at night, and a TLR2 IR light/ laser underneath.

The sparrow I just picked up and so far is on par with other .22 cans. Anguilla subs are crazy quiet, but not the most reliable.  Everything else runs like a top until 500 rounds or so then it's time for a cleaning.

I was blown away how good they are. I think they won a gun of the year award.


The other HUGE Surprise gun was a gag 1911-22. GREAT suppressor host

But I would start with the tx22

You stole the thing lol.

Great deal

I like the Taurus tx22. People who own them seem to really like them and they get good reviews.

My MkIII 22/45 collects dust in the safe since I bought a used TX22. It is the G19 of the .22 pistol world. I can count on one hand the number of times it’s malfunctioned that wasn’t an ammo issue.

Ruger or a Buckmark but I prefer the Buckmark after owning both and using a can.
Buckmark action is open and catches less crud than the Ruger.

The P22 is complete trash if you intend to shoot at things you want to hit.
The slide is cast zinc (?) , not very robust when new.

No one makes a threaded "upper" for a Browning - b/c the frame is the gun on the Browning, so you just drop in barrels willy nilly.  Same w/ a Picatinny rail - it just screws in to the existing rear sight rail holes.