I went to the St. Charles Gun Show this weekend.
It was insanely packed yesterday, but today was much better.
I picked up a Walther P22. Mine is a two-tone with nickel upper. It’ll pay for itself in ammo savings in a year, tops.
I also picked up a drop-in conversion bolt for my AR-15 (Oly. Arms, actually) to allow me to shoot .22LR from it, as well, and a couple of .22LR mags for the AR-15.
Then I dropped a whopping $19 for 500 rds. of 22LR. 
Very nice! I believe they come in a 3" or 5" barrel, which did you get? You can also get a suppressor for those guns to have some more fun.
I got the 5", like I linked to. FWIU, the “suppressor” isn’t a real suppressor, just a can-like chunk o’ metal on the barrel of your firearm.
Besides, is just 22LR. Nothing adequate hearing protection can’t handle.
I’m eyeballing the DIN-rail laser, though.
Political: lots of Scary Black Guns going out the door. CMMG seemed to be the crowd favorite, being a “local” company and all.
What is the target barrel?
With the price of ammunition, I’ve been getting into .22lr since the New Year.
I bought a Browning Buck Mark last month, and yesterday I went by Gander Mountain and picked up a Marlin 795 for $170 (before the $20 mail-in rebate). I’m planning to add some ghost ring sights to the Marlin to make the sight picture similar to my AR-15.
Now I just need to find time to get to the range.
The target barrel is the 5". But you can change to the 3.5" for a compact/concealed carry-sized firearm by just switching barrels and unscrewing the attached barrel shroud.
Man, I just bought 640 rounds for my SKS. I am jealous.
Oh Yeah: there was an anime convention going on at the same time.
Watching teenaged kids running around in their various “anime outfits” mixing with (mostly) conservative/traditionalist gun owners was…interesting.
Both groups seemed equally bemused by the other.
I have a P22. It’s green, and has the long barrel.
I bought three new .22s this year: A Winchester 9422, a Ruger 10/22 on which I put an International (Mannlicher) stock, and a Henry AR-7.
How does the P22 shoot for you? It’ll be next weekend at least before I can take mine out.
My basic-as-they-come Ruger Mk.II 4" is more accurate, feels better in my hand, and points better. But the Walther will shoot any .22LR ammo. I called Ruger a few years ago when I experienced several failures to load, and was told that all Ruger .22 pistols have ‘target chambers’; while most other makes (and Ruger .22 rifles) have ‘sport chambers’. Target chambers are tighter than sport chambers, so they can be finicky about ammo. I still have lots of Remington Thunderbolt left, so it’s good to have the Walther to shoot them in.
Well in all fairness, Johnny, I don’t think the P22 was ever marketed as a “target” pistol.
As I understand, it was designed and marketed as a “trainer” for the P99 series, since they are functionally identical, and the P99 is a “service” pistol.
I haven’t seen a P99 around here (in either 9mm or 40 S&W), since here locally the P22 long barrel is fairly popular (at least out of Walther’s catalog of products) as just a “plinker.”
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That’s true. But the Ruger still feels better in my hand. In its favour, the P22 has the coolness factor, a better magazine release, and it will digest any ammo I put in it.
I hate to admit this… The last time I took my Mark II completely apart, it took days to get it back together again.
A lot of it had to do with gravity. And the position that the pistol had to be in at certain stages.
I really like the pistol, but sheesssss…
I have to say, it’s a very cool looking pistol. It looks like something out of the Aliens movies.
Another point for the P22. It’s much easier to take apart and put back together. (Though I’m not used to having to use hex wrenches for cleaning.)
I also was at the show on Sunday. Arrived at 9:00 and it wasn’t too bad, but it was crowded when I left at noon.
I have a P22, and it’s a decent pistol, but not nearly as accurate as a Mk II. 
I also have the threaded adapter, and a suppressor. 
OK, to be accurate I’ll have the suppressor as soon as my dealer receives the Form 4 back from the ATF boys. But it’s gone pending, so at least it’s nearing the end of the process.
I’ve ordered a replacement upper for the Ruger Mk II that replaces the original and has provision for rail mounting sights as well as a threaded barrel. Should have that in a few weeks.
Hope you enjoy your new acquisition.
I used to have one of those. Fun to shoot, but a bit finicky. Those two screws on top have to be tight enough - but not too tight, and the ejector is a piece of spring wire which can get bent. Nice gun otherwise.
I love my Ruger Standard pistol. Over forty years old and still as accurate as can be. But oy, do I hate cleaning it. I am able to easily break it down but like you I can’t put it together to save my life. The first time I ever did it it took me over five hours to get it back together. The last two hours I broke down and looked for illustrated instructions on the net that showed me how to do it.