I also use only CCI in the P322.

I acquired, quite a few years, ago a Mosquito that was a piece of dung right out of the box. Trigger was a bone breaker and the whole thing was a jam-o-matic. I remember a forum member here that was a Mosquito expert who had alot of mods that would make it more reliable. I could never get it to work right though so I sold it back to the gun store for a loss and picked up a P229 with the 22 Cal conversion slide and mag. LOVE that piece. Accurate and reliable. Too bad Sig discontinued it. Been trying to find more magazines for it but they are like unobtainium.

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Originally posted by myrottiety:
My Walther PPQ has had thousands of rounds through it. To the point it gets filthy. I've probably had less than a handful of malfunctions.

%90 of the rounds bulk trash ammo & suppressed.

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I've had the same experience. The 22lr PPQ is a great pistol.

My P322 has been great. My FN 502 on the other hand....

I guess in the 502's defense I just took it out for the first time a couple weeks ago and it ran like crap. I haven't taken it back out since a good cleaning and lubrication, but my P322 ran great right out of the box.

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I acquired quite a few years ago a Mosquito that was a piece of dung right out of the box.

Yup. My experience echoed that as well. POS if there ever was one. Even if a Mosquito DID run somewhat reliably, the damn pot metal slide would likely crack by the time the fired round count reached 2000 or so. Adding that SIG at the time offered little to no back end support besides selling extra mags and the occasional spring set, since CS was keen to deflect responsibility by oft stating that "we didn't actually make it".

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My Walther PPQ has had thousands of rounds through it.

Yup, the PPQ .22 and the fraternal twin sibling "S&W" M&P22 (the full-size version, not to be confused with the S&W-made M&P22 Compact) both have solid reputations for reliability. For once Umarex actually got it right.

Perhaps one of the better .22LR Sig has ever offered was the Sig/Hammerli "Trailside" .22LR, which they offered for a few years as part of their regular product line about 10 years ago. I bought one of these because it felt so good in the hand compared to anything else on the market at that time. In the box with the pistol - hanging from the trigger guard - was a metal framed circular 1" cardboard test target, showing its'"match grade accuracy". It may not be quite as accurate as the venerable S&W model 41's of the 1970's, but this little pistol is still a tack driver, and lots of fun to shoot. If you can find one on the used market, you might really enjoy it. For a near-Match grade pistol, it digests a surprisingly wide variety of .22LR ammunition.

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Perhaps one of the better .22LR Sig has ever offered was the Sig/Hammerli "Trailside" .22LR,

I had one. Early production gun, took it to the range, loaded it up and well, it burst fired. 3 rounds with a single trigger pull. I was amused so I kept going. Then after dropping the slide on a loaded mag it slam fired (without pulling the trigger).

I sent it back to Sig, they replaced it with a new gun and even gave me an impossible to find (at the time) spare magazine. New gun ran just fine.

While sounding like a broken record the best 22’s of this ilk are the Beretta 87 and any Kadet. Mine (2 of each they are so good) basically run at/near 100% which for a 22 is as good as it gets.

All that aside I have a 322. I wanted to love it. I almost do. Sorta kinda. It has flaws. The big ones to me are it feels very plastic-y. Not toy like but not exactly gun like either. I think the trigger is not very good. It’s mushy, spongy, and I don’t know why. The last issue is the mags are finicky as all get out. You have to very carefully load them. Then I check them side by side to make sure the stacks match. I can load them very carefully and then realize in this last visual check that I didn’t do it as well as I thought. If the stack is “off” it’s almost a guaranteed malfunction. I hate the mags. As much as I love the idea of 20 rounds I would gladly take a less finicky 15 rounder.

Mosquito I had didn't have all the issues reported online, other than crappy trigger, did get rid of it though. Ruger Mk III was highly reliable, put in some VQ parts, took out the mag safety, it's biggest issue was taking it apart and putting back together, traded it in on a Mk IV to solve that issue.

G44 has run quite well, suppressed and not suppressed, got the threaded barrel for it, shot all kinds of 22lr from a bag of mixed rounds, dirty as can be, no issues that I can recall.

KelTec P33 is picky about how you load the mags, you really do have to load up to 5 rounds, tap the mag then load the next 5. Otherwise it will jam up feeding rounds. Load it right and it's no problemo...

P322 is on the radar, as is the Kel-Tec P17 once the price gets reasonable on them...

My Ruger MKiii is good and my P250-22 conversion is good too. Stoppages are rarely fault of the gun and the 250 will likely get the round off with a 2nd pull of the trigger.

That said I need threads and was looking in the P322 direction. I hope these are just QC overlooks but makes me not want to pick one up...

Sent mine back to Sig today

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Originally posted by Benderx4:
Knock on wood, my 322 has been flawless thus far. Then again, I've only used CCI ammo.

A buddy in my discord group says his has eaten everything he's fed it even the crappiest ammo that causes other .22 pistols he has to jam. His endorsement has made me want to buy one. I don't own a .22 pistol.

I own two P322s. Both are accurate. I find it simpler to load just 15 rounds at a time-- the magazines are tight when squeezing in rounds 18--20, even after break in. Mine prefer Federal Auto Match bulk to other brands, including CCI. I am so pleased with the ergonomics. The P322 resembles the P365 Macro models. Does anyone own both? Do they feel the same in the hand?

I have a P365XL and the P322, among others.

I like the feel of the P322 better than the P365. Fits better in my hand. Which is not to say I don't like the P365...

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Originally posted by Samps:
I own two P322s. Both are accurate. I find it simpler to load just 15 rounds at a time-- the magazines are tight when squeezing in rounds 18--20, even after break in. Mine prefer Federal Auto Match bulk to other brands, including CCI. I am so pleased with the ergonomics. The P322 resembles the P365 Macro models. Does anyone own both? Do they feel the same in the hand?

Please update us when it comes back, I'm curious how that works out for you.

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Originally posted by valmetshooter:
Sent mine back to Sig today

I had to send my P322 back due to light strikes with five different kinds of .22 ammunition. SIG put a new hammer spring in and it hasn't had a light strike since. Only took 9 day's to get back, Loades if fun with a suppressor. Almost as good as my TX22.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
With rare exception- the CZ75 Kadet and the Beretta 87- I am no fan of rimfire versions of centerfire pistols. The rimfire versions of centerfire pistols being produced these days really seem like junk.

I'm feeling pretty lucky right now because my P226 22LR conversion kit has always run flawlessly. My Mosquito, after I got it back from the factory, has run flawlessly with the right ammo, and my P322, so far at least, has been dang near perfect with everything I've fed it since about round 300+ once it felt good and broke-in. It only wanted-to be-fed Mini Mags and Velocitors at first but now it eats just about anything.

Admittedly, I still prefer my various MKx versions from Ruger in terms of a 22LR pistol (especially supressed) but I am hoping to be able to get some good, less expensive, training out of this P322.

Was expecting problems on my 322 but so far everything good. Don't dry fire except with the thingy they supplied.
CCI standard mini mags.

My wife took a liking to it and used it for her CCP qual in SC.
Honest 500plus through it.

I have a bunch of .22's and almost all are at least a little bit finicky. SW41 is a tack driver, has a great trigger and is fun to shoot, but is picky about ammo and I definitely get failures. Recently bought a Grand Power X-Calibur in .22. Obscure maker (made in Slovakia) but great trigger, good adjustable sights, good ergonomics and as long as I use CCI Minimags, pretty reliable.