My daughter is ten years old and loves to shoot .22's. She is already almost the size of an average adult woman (we are an extremely tall family), but her fingers are much weaker than an adult's. I have two 22 revolvers. When she shoots double action she has to strain her finger so hard that it affects her aim a lot. She really likes to hit cans and things (we live in Texas out in the country) accurately, so she shoots single action, but pulling back the hammer is slow.
I am sort of a good dad and I sort of like to buy guns, so I have been scrounging around looking for something more comfortable for her. I hadread mixed reviews of it, but I saw a NIB Sig Mosquito on GB for $199 and less than a day left on it, so I bid thinking no way I win it. Well, I did.
I am an optimist and there was hope. It seemed like most of the poor reviews were from several years back when it was newer. We went down by the creek and tried it out after I brought it home from the local FFL.
When I get a gun, new or used, I take it down to the creek or back pasture as is. I grab a selection if ammo, preferably loose and dented, and proceed to give it a workout.
My daughter could load the magazine without too much effort, though I don't think she ever loaded the whole ten rounds. The double action is bad. I don't like it and she only tried it once. Single action has an annoying amount of takeup but is light enough. All of the controls worked easily for extra large hands and medium-small weaker hands. Cocking the hammer back is slow for her, but she can rack the slide very easily.
It fired a double handful of mixed ammo with zero problems. It was sighted more or less to point of aim. It is more accurate than my small frame 5.5" inch with the gritty trigger but less accurate than my 4" medium frame with the soft trigger.
I just thought I would start a new thread so that current owners of newer pistols could share their experiences. I am wondering if maybe it had teething problems earlier on but is generally dependable by now.
Mine has a heavy slide and lighter plastic feeling frame and grips. It is large enough to almost feel full sized, but my daughter is comfortable with it. The double action trigger is bad and the single action trigger pull is okay. The sights are nice and big. It ate a bunch of random ammo just fine. It came with an extra spring for lighter ammo, but no instructions about a break in period with specific ammo. Overall I found it to be dependable, good accuracy for a 22 pistol of its size, and felt good to hold shoot and operate.
I am sort of a good dad and I sort of like to buy guns, so I have been scrounging around looking for something more comfortable for her. I hadread mixed reviews of it, but I saw a NIB Sig Mosquito on GB for $199 and less than a day left on it, so I bid thinking no way I win it. Well, I did.
I am an optimist and there was hope. It seemed like most of the poor reviews were from several years back when it was newer. We went down by the creek and tried it out after I brought it home from the local FFL.
When I get a gun, new or used, I take it down to the creek or back pasture as is. I grab a selection if ammo, preferably loose and dented, and proceed to give it a workout.
My daughter could load the magazine without too much effort, though I don't think she ever loaded the whole ten rounds. The double action is bad. I don't like it and she only tried it once. Single action has an annoying amount of takeup but is light enough. All of the controls worked easily for extra large hands and medium-small weaker hands. Cocking the hammer back is slow for her, but she can rack the slide very easily.
It fired a double handful of mixed ammo with zero problems. It was sighted more or less to point of aim. It is more accurate than my small frame 5.5" inch with the gritty trigger but less accurate than my 4" medium frame with the soft trigger.
I just thought I would start a new thread so that current owners of newer pistols could share their experiences. I am wondering if maybe it had teething problems earlier on but is generally dependable by now.
Mine has a heavy slide and lighter plastic feeling frame and grips. It is large enough to almost feel full sized, but my daughter is comfortable with it. The double action trigger is bad and the single action trigger pull is okay. The sights are nice and big. It ate a bunch of random ammo just fine. It came with an extra spring for lighter ammo, but no instructions about a break in period with specific ammo. Overall I found it to be dependable, good accuracy for a 22 pistol of its size, and felt good to hold shoot and operate.