Preferred .22 semi-auto pistol for new Juniors?

[vdgert]

I would suggest your club purchase an older model top match pistol (ie GSP) along with a second tier pistol such as a Ruger or S&W Model 41, and get your juniors to work out which performs better. This exercise will assist their decision-making when they are in a position to buy their first .22 - and maybe they will realise that spending more to compete with a top match pistol is the best way to go.

I would be inclined to agree with this idea, but one has to consider that better pistols have specialized grips that cannot be used by left handers, so unless you can afford a dedicated pistol for the left handers it will be neccessary to have at least one basic pistol without handed grips.

You could have a separate left handed grip if someone has the patience to exchange it when required.

Good luck with your new juniors.

I would also suggest secondhand gsp's, haemerli's, erma's etc.
Rink-formgriffe makes amazing specialized grips that can be used by both right and lefthanders!! you could invest in one of those.

[trevorw]

I suggest for accuracy and reliability either a Berretta 76 or 87 or the S&W model 41