Around 1980 or so I was looking to buy my first .22 semi-auto pistol. I was lusting over the recently released Colt Ace, but instead bought the less expensive Browning Challenger II that was currently on the market. It was a nice .22, but not an Ace. Since then I have always wanted a true Colt Ace, but have never been ready to plunk down the money they are getting now more as collector pieces, than shooters.