Domestic .22 caliber pistol manufacturing output in 2023: 78,196 units (15.1% of all domestically made .22 pistols) Kel Tec’s total domestic firearm production in 2023: 185,949 units (42.1% .22 ...

With that in mind, let’s take a look at our six favorite .22 pistols for various purposes. BEST OVERALL .22 PISTOL For most purposes, we think that the Ruger SR22 is the best .22 pistol out there.

In 1949, the first ad for Ruger's .22-cal. pistols appeared in American Rifleman, priced at $37.50 a piece, with a brief review by then technical editor Julian S. Hatcher.

.22 cal. handguns manufactured domestically in 2022: 289,528 (64.9% pistols, 35.1% revolvers) Ruger .22 handgun manufacturing location (s): Arizona, Connecticut, North Carolina, and New Hampshire ...

One of the most useful things to have in firearms training is a handgun with the look and feel of a full-sized pistol while chambered for the low recoil .22 caliber round. The Smith & Wesson M&P ...