Boo wrote:Have pretty well boiled my choice down to between two 5" barrel Walthers, the PPQ M2 and the P22Q. Would have preferred an American poly using bits made of proper metal but all their barrels are too short and I have no confidence in the accuracy of the longer light PacSol barrels for the Buck Mark and various Rugers, all the solid metal ones are too heavy except the old S&W 422 which I'm reluctantly disregarding due to questionable parts availability. With just one gun for 12 months I don't want to be stuck waiting for parts.
So it will likely be the lighter and cheaper P22Q unless the PPQ is more accurate.
When I first read your post about dismissing the Walther because of being made of monkey metal, I was thinking you were making a big mistake lol.. I think in that sort of price range, the .22 Walther's are up there in terms of quality and accuracy. The PPQ is a better and more accurate pistol FYI. But I think for a 22, both are good choices!
I'm about to go on my full license and I've been shooting .22 and 9mm extensively, basically every week since I've had my provisional, so nearly 6 months. I was planning my first pistol to be the Walther PPQ 22 because ammo is cheap and better to start on 22 yada yada. But to be honest, I'm as accurate with a 9mm now as I am with the 22. Once you have that trigger control, I don't think it's vastly different. So my PTA is going in for a Heckler and Koch VP9. Yes ammo is more expensive but 9mm pistols are a lot more fun and I'll be also shooting IPSC with it.
Also I believe in VIC, if you buy a rimfire as your first pistol, you can't buy a higher caliber for 12 months. But if I buy a 9mm as my first, I can go down a caliber and buy a 22 after 6 months as my second gun which I plan to do.