Looking to start out my older adult daughter on a semi auto 22. Any ones to stay away from? Fail to Fire or Feed, jam, etc. Haven't been around 22's for a while. This will be used for her climb to larger hand guns and will be mainly for target practice and get use to shooting hand guns.

Any ideas or suggestions will be appreciated.

Dont know how you could go wrong with the tried and true 10/22

Don't get a Remington

Sorry, was looking info on a 22 semi auto pistol.

Browning buckmark, have 2 and love them

Ruger 22/45

Beretta Neos .22 is the best

They have a 4" & 6" barrel models It's cheap only $250 at academy . Will shoot any kinda of .22 LR ammo unlike some pistols which are picky. You get 2 clips and a nice hard case. It's got a picatinny rail so you can mount a red dot or some sort of scope if you like. Needless to say I'm very happy with mine.

Don't get a Walter p22 they are way too ammo picky.

Ruger 22/45 or Buckmark

22/45 or Buckmark. My experience with the Neos is completely different from Haydend's. My Neos was heavy, it would jam about every 100 rounds, the plastic front sight melted to the side, and the polymer frame started to melt in one spot. I only paid 200 buck for it, and sold it for 200. It was a fun little gun, but I felt that it was cheaply made.

If you're on a budget, the Savage 64 series are great. Mine has served me well and with a cheap Bushnell 4x, I can hit a coke bottle cap at 50 yards. And I have beaten the tar out of it too.
Sorry, misread your post. Hope you find a good gun!

My Ruger Mark II Target has been an outstanding pistol.

Walther P22 or Ruger 22/45

No one has mentioned the SIG SAUER Mosquito .22 ?

I have and like a Mosquito, and it's a good simulation for a centerfire carry piece, but it's ammo picky and prone to jamming. My Ruger Mark II is indestructible and virtually eternal; it's also very ideosyncratic in takedown and reassembly, but I'll live with that.

Ruger MRK II or III will have fewer problems then any other pistol. Also functions with the largest selection of ammo.

x 2. I personally like the Buckmark better. I would stay away from Sig and Walther, I've heard plenty of bad reviews on those two.

22/45 or one of the more obscure S&W offerings. Some of the nicer ones have a hefty price tag but well worth it. The 22/45 has the feel of a 1911 which helps a bit on the move up. I think some of the newer ones will even accept 1911 grips but I might be wrong on that. A lot of companies are making 22lr versions of thier handguns these days. I have a sig 226 22lr that has the beaver tail frame and can put any 226 upper on it.

beretta neos would be my recommendation. Eats any ammo you feed it, can buy stock to make it a carbine if wanted, rail for scope mounting, $250 at Academy

I've got a Buckmark that is reliable for the most part. One of my sons has a sig mosquito and it will only shoot round nose high-vel ammo. My other son has a ruger sr22 and it will shoot anything...I would buy the ruger if I were buying.

My Bersa .22 has been more reliable than either my Ruger .22/45 or my Browning Buckmark.

I've had or shot 'em all (nearly) and I'm telling you to check out the new ruger sr22. The neos is nice, but heavy & cumbersome. Walther is picky with ammo, as a few others. Buckmark is a killer to clean and may be heavy for a girl. You got to get her a SR22 made ruger tough, and it comes in different colors that a girl would enjoy shooting. My stainless model is the cats' me-ow!!!

im not familiar with the sr22 but one thing that will prolly benefit a shooter with small hands is the the gun comes with two interchangeable grips from a slim to wide palm swell.

http://www.ruger.com/products/sr22Pistol/features.html

Do the .22 conversion kits not work well for the Glock or maybe even a 1911?

I had a Ruger 22/45 and it was very ammo sensitive, but so is my Sig Mosquito. However, the Ruger only ran on the expensive stuff, where the Sig likes the Remington Golden bullets. My Dad's Ruger mark 1 will run any 22lr you put in the magazine. Wish I could've been more help, but I'd plus one for the Browning Buckmark, or any Ruger other than the 22/45. The newer Ruger SR22 pistol has gotten some good reviews as well

And for good reason. Lots of issues with this little guy.

22/45 gets my vote. Or anything ruger. The 22/45 would likely be better since its got more of a traditional pistol grip.