.22lr plinking pistol for 14 year old girl

[staylo]

I bought a Glock 44 .22lr for my wife and daughter to train with. I liked that it’s practically identical to the 19 so they could easily train on a pistol that would be the same as a defensive model they would later move to.

[Thrillz]

Ive put 1500ish rounds through my S&W M&P 22 Compact and can honestly say Ive never had a hiccup with it. Mostly Thunderbolts and Mini Mags. Been a great little plinking pistol, and something to start people new to handguns on. And if you have an M&P 9mm, itll be easy to transition to since they are very similar in feel and function.

[raxar]

If you can find one Kel-tec p-17's are fantastic pistols.

[SevenMilePete]

For the money, you can't beat the S&W SW22 Victory. Comes with fiber optic sights and a Piccatinny rail. 2 mags. Easy take down. Will shoot just about any 22lr, even Thunderturds, as long as you clean it immediately after shooting them. I kept count until I had 5K rounds through it, without one hiccup, except for lots of Winchester duds. I would guess I have close to 10K rounds fired with it now. For the first 5k rounds, I cleaned it after every range trip, but now I can go 3 or 4 trips before cleaning it, no problems, as long as I don't shoot Thunderbolts.

[ray h]

I like my M&P compact but she may not be able to operate the slide. I would say a S&W Victory. Easier to operate the slide than an SR or M&P, and field strips easier than the Ruger Mark whatever.

[Ronin]

I like my M&P compact but she may not be able to operate the slide. I would say a S&W Victory. Easier to operate the slide than an SR or M&P, and field strips easier than the Ruger Mark whatever.

I don't think the slide on the M&P Compact is heavy at all. It's on par with the TX22 and the P17. I do not like the Victory. It's like a Buckmark and a Mk II had a fat kid that can't do anything right.

[MARINE DIVISION TWO]

S&W Compact 22, Revolver SA/DA 22 lr All for under $ 500 !

[Aggies Coach]

TX22 is a nice gun.

[rellisonii]

If she has small hands the Ruger sr22 has small grip. The Smith Wesson victory grip is pretty small too. The Ruger mark IV standard grips are smaller than the 22/45 grips

[Palerider]

Browning Buckmark is another option.

And I started my daughters on semi-auto. In addition to gun safety they learned how to load mags, how a semi auto works, malfunction clearance when cheap .22 ammo caused a jam, etc.

That knowledge translated very well into handling their own Glocks.