the beretta is 5x the gun the phoenix is. id go beretta. also dont count out teh walther guns as well. the P22 and SP22 are good range guns as well.
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pics or BS.i would stay away from the walther p22. its a POS made of cheap pot metal. I had one that the slide split into on while shooting it. come on the slide should be the toughest part of a damn pistol other than the chamber area. If I were you id look for a used ruger MK 2 they are super sweet guns a pain to take down and clean but super reliable and accurate. i have a MK 1 but they have the mag relase at the bottom of the grip and its kinda a pain the Mk 2 has a normal mag relase button. the neos is ok but the ruger will shoot rings around it.
Indeed...too bad not all of us gun owners can like all guns as long as they work instead of setting up failures to make company X look worse than company Y.someone on arfcom posted one that had split but it was later proven to be an "assisted" break by the company. gee where have we seen THAT before........
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first choice would be the Ruger MKII, older model..for 10 bux you can get the extended "lipped" mag release from rimfiresports.com and you will be saying why doesn't Ruger do this stock, amazing. there are a plethora of accessories for it. second choice is the buckmark, i have the camper, great gun, lots of extra stuff for it, tacsol makes uppers and barrels for each that improve the weapon by far, IMO, but they are great out of the box. can't go wrong with either, time tested..i would stay away from the walther p22. its a POS made of cheap pot metal. I had one that the slide split into on while shooting it. come on the slide should be the toughest part of a damn pistol other than the chamber area. If I were you id look for a used ruger MK 2 they are super sweet guns a pain to take down and clean but super reliable and accurate. i have a MK 1 but they have the mag relase at the bottom of the grip and its kinda a pain the Mk 2 has a normal mag relase button. the neos is ok but the ruger will shoot rings around it.