Our shooting editor tested the best 22 pistols from Smith & Wesson, Sig Sauer, Browning, and more. These are his top .22 LR handguns are for plinking, hunting, and competition shooting.

When hunting small game, or to defend yourself against wild animals, a .22 pistol has more than enough power. And whilst a .22 will not stop an attacker dead in their tracks, it will certainly ...

Kel-Tec’s P17 is a compact seventeen-round .22LR pistol aims to achieve a lot for its cost. Meant as a small lightweight plinker with tons of value in its MSRP of 199, the P17 comes with a lot ...

Unlike most .22 pistols, the Mark IV 22/45 also features an ambidextrous manual safety that can be easily flipped to the left side of the receiver. Coming from a southpaw, that is a feature that I ...

I've had some small .22 pistols refuse to function with entire brands but this kit managed to get along with them all. I was confident enough in the kit that I gave the pistol a “slush” test.

The newest model in the diminutive folding, single-shot pistol line will be unveiled at SHOT Show 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Jan. 22 -25, 2019. Asheville, N.C. (January 2019) - Trailblazer ...

We put maybe a hundred rounds through the two Maxims, and we also had a number of other suppressed weapons available for comparison, ranging from small .22LR pistols all the way up to a ludicrous ...

These .22 pistols actually make sense for training. They’re reliable, practical, and close enough to your main setup that the reps still count. Whether you’re working on draw speed, ...

Domestic .22 caliber handgun manufacturing output in 2023: 60,113 units (6.7% of all domestically made .22 handguns) Smith & Wesson’s domestic .22 handgun output by type: 42,538 pistols, 17,575 ...

It should be noted that small .22 pistols with short barrels are not an ideal choice for long-range shooting. The pistol’s small, rudimentary sights don't lend themselves to far-reaching shots ...