.22LR Target Pistol

Futo, I would suggest a different gun like the Trailside, but there is a reason it is $500 and a 208s or 280 retails on the high side of $1500.

You have a Walther KP200? I want to shoot it!! That may very well be the best .22 pistol available for under $750. I don't see many used 208's or GSP's that low. It was at the SHOT Show again this year, only its' second year, I would be surprised if it was discontinued. It could be that S&W, er Walther USA, may want the importation rights to it and that is cutting out CC. If that is the case S&W needs to discontinue the mod 41.
 
I'll second the suggestions of Pardini. Great gun at a fair price. One of my friends just bought one and it shoots great.
I have an old, but very little used, Hämmerli 208 International (first model) which is perfect for me.
Bought it for around $ 240,-(!), so I don't mind it's almost 30 years old!:-)
My friend with the Pardini has a hard time shooting my Hämmerli, since the grip is too "upright". It's a matter of taste and ergonomics, I guess.
I love the Hämmerli both because it fits me perfectly and - I have to admit - because it kinda looks like a "real gun"!

Good luck
Bo
 
I'll buck the trend

and say that I've shot a fair number of matches with my M41, MkII, and a little with Hammerli 208. But since the club armorer worked over my MkII, putting a trigger stop, sear engagement adjusting screw, and a little trigger work at a total cost of under $100, I find I shoot it just as well as the others, and sometimes better.

So I think a good alternative is to find a clean used M41 and spend the difference on trigger work, good custom grips, maybe new sights, and you can throw in a good range box (the kind that holds several guns, ammo, gizmos, and spotting scope). That is, if you're thinking bullseye shooting. The same for the MkII, although I've never gotten fancier than the 'smith work and Pachmayr grips.

Khornet
 
Problem with buying a used M41 and customizing it is that used M41s run $600-700 if you're lucky. I sold mine for $500, and it was practacly new, and was going to a good friend.
Then by the time you add a Falcon Machining lightweight barrel, Bo-Mar sights, Nill or Randall Fung grips, and get the trigger worked over, you're up over $1100.

Something I probably should have mentioned before - although I love the Pardini, most euro target guns in that range can be expected to shoot pretty close to each other. If the Pardini doesn't work for you, you can try a Hammerli SP20, Walther GSP, Feinwerkbrau AW93, or whatever you like.

- Chris
 
Chris, I say we benchrest your Pardini and my GSP to see which one shoots better. A reliability test would be neat too, cause you always see these damn things dying at Nationals. I swear we had 4 alibi strings at Nationals and it drove me nuts.

If we could find a Hammerli sport pistol to compare to the other two it'd be nice.
 
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Baikal. I went and got one for $400. IMO i believe that it rivals the S$W model 41. Everything is adjustable form the trigger to the grip. I took 2nd overall at my club this year with it.
 

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Personally, I swear by my High Standards--not Houston High Standards, mind, but originals--although I'm planning to buy a Volquartsen remanufactured Ruger in for foreseeable future. I've seen High Standard Trophys and Citations here and there for as little as $399 and Victors for $450. The stocks don't fit my hand very well, so I ordered one of Randall Fung's and another from Herrett's. Fung's is far superior. Scoping a High Standard can be tricky if you want the barrel to remain untapped, but Volquartsen makes some truly wonderful barrels for under $150. The problem with High Standards is finding magazines that work right. Houston and Triple K magazines almost invariably have and/or cause problems, so you may find yourself looking for them at gun shows and hoping they work right.

If I could still see well enough to compete, I'd look at European .22 match pistols.
 
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