Sig Mosquito

[02ducky]

Anybody got any opinions on the sig mosquito? I heard good and bad things about them. I am thinking of getting one in a couple months. I already have a ruger bull barrel but want a change.

[DocMedic]

My sister bought a pink one for her first gun, It was OK I guess, Thing would jam up once in a while. For the price I would rather get a buckmark or Ruger honestly

[Tim K]

I like it. The DA trigger pull is pretty bad, but if you use the recommended ammo, it functions 100%.

[Ranger]

I bought one of these last year and it's a fun plinking gun. I got the digital cammo version and, yes, it likes the recommended ammo and will stovepipe on others. Like Tim said, the trigger pull is pretty crappy but it's not too bad as it as a pretty wide trigger on it so you don't feel it as much as you would a smaller trigger.

[02ducky]

Okay so I am curious… what is the recommended 22 ammo for this gun? Other that, has anybody else had issues or think highly of a differnt 22? Like I said I have a Ruger bull barrel MKII, I love the gun but want a 22 that is smaller and can be put in a backpack for Grouse when I am archery hunting. I have also herad about Walter PPK's.
Thanks!

[Gunner]

Never shot one.. but my guess is CCI mini mags....

[DocMedic]

but want a 22 that is smaller and can be put in a backpack for Grouse when I am archery hunting.Thanks!

Oh in that case how about http://www.berettausa.com/products/model-21-bobcat/

http://www.berettausa.com/assets/item/gunlarge/bobcat.jpg
Now this is a fun "little" gun.

[Ranger]

Never shot one.. but my guess is CCI mini mags....

Yes, this is exactly what she eats.

[sroz]

I've owned both the Mosquito & the P22. The Sig feels great in the hand, but I found it extremely frustrating as I could not get through a mag without some kind of failure when using anything but the CCI ammo. I have no use for a gun that likes only one type of ammo. Sold it & never looked back. My P22 on the other hand eats it all up; even the Remington subsonic cycles it. And it is lighter than the Sig. I gave a box of the subsonic to a friend after he picked up a P22 and he had the same result....box of 50 without a failure of any type.

Just my 2 cents, but I would most definitely go with the Walther.

[jmg8550]

I just picked up a Sig Mosquito. I have tried Winchester expert and Wildcat in it with horrible results. Then I shot the recommended Mini Mag and it worked well. Recently I tried the Federal bulk stuff and it seemed to work well in my pistol. I still get the occasional stove pipe but it is tolerable.

[Jeep297]

Bought one last year. Really wanted to love it but unfortunately it was the biggest POS I've ever owned. My brother had the same experience and so did two friends. Shame because it fits my hand so well but I know of way too many bad experiences with this pistol to ever buy one again. Sold mine and got a Ruger Mark III which eats everything.

[BPTactical]

The trigger is somewhat salvagable with some work. Made by Umarex IIRC they are another example an Airsoft gone awry. Entirely too complex of a mechanism to be reliable. You can minimize malfunctions by keeping it impeccably clean.

[c5fourj]

"I love the gun but want a 22 that is smaller and can be put in a backpack for Grouse when I am archery hunting."



Try using a 22 cal. pump up pellet pistol, very little noise and you get one more before they spook.

I have had both the Sig and the Walther, I still have the P22, small, light and never hangs up.

[The1andOnlyKC]

I have two of these, my buddy has two as well. They all jammed like crazy when we got them didnt matter how clean they were or what ammo they were given.

Took a little 1200 grit lapping compound on the slide and racked it a couple hundred times. Did this to all four of them. Cleaned them up real good to get all the compound off.

These things will eat whatever we feed it now. Lapping these things was the best 20 minutes I ever spent on a gun.

[mtnhigh]

I know i'm bringing this back from the dead... but I always find this conversation with the Mosquito. If you want a .22 that will eat anything, this is not the pistol for you. But, the gun has a very nice weight and balance. I use it when introducing a newbe shooter to the sport.. and as long as it's clean, and you shoot CCI mini mag, it will get thru a trip to the range just fine. The factory trigger is AWFUL. But, a visit to BP Tactical solved my issues with that. The trigger is fine now. Thank you very much!

[Slapps74]

My wife has a pink one and loves it. Run mini mags and keep it clean. Ran 200+ rounds one day and had 3 issues.

[rabb]

I've owned both the mosquito and the Walter p22 and the mosquito much more natural in the hand and was more reliable. With Winchester bulk ammo at least. It is definitely a fun plinker!

[Ranger]

I really like my Mosquito, it's a fun little gun to shoot. I probably need to give it to BP to clean up though, it's picky on ammo to be sure!

[CO-SpAr72]

Had a beretta 21a (bobcat) that could not make it through a single mag of Remington bulk ammo. Sold it off and bought a Colt/Umarex 1911 .22 rail gun. Love this pistol. It eats everything (including Remington subsonic). That said I wish I had given the pocket beretta a chance with mini mags because it was a heck of a lot of fun to shoot when it was working properly. Definitely the size you are looking for to.

[MileHighOutlaw]

I bought my wife one and had nothing but bad results with it. Went through a bunch of forums and did all tips and tricks and still had problems with it. We sold it and picked up a Berreta NEOS and have not had a single problem with it.

[caspur1988]

I have started three of my girls off with these. The CCI works well but I have found that more than a very light coat of oil after cleaning will cause feed/extraction issues with any make of ammo.

[dwalker460]

I have one. Works perfect with CCI, a little fussy with most everything else. I found polishing the slide and feed ramp helped, but did not 100% solve the problem, The other thing I noticed is you have to shoot it with a firm grip. If you "absorb" much of the recoil it seems to really effect the blowback action of the gun contributing to the FTF.

[Great-Kazoo]

fed bulk (550 brown box) fed white cox semi auto labelled, CCI RNL, Rem Sub sonics and oddly enough the rem Yellow jacket
I have an early one that runs fine. ONLY ISSUE, Need to be cleaned after X rounds vs say the BM, P22,or ruger
It runs very nice with my TAC-65 or TBA Ti can.
I feel the Mosquito is like the P22 you either love em or hate em. No middle ground.

[TAR31]

I had my eye on a Mosquito for quite some time. The reviews about them being picky about ammo made me wait on getting one. I want a .22 that will shoot anything I throw at it.

Picked up a M&P 22 a couple months ago and couldn't be happier. It has functioned 100% with every old corroded .22 round i've fed it.

[Jeep297]

I had one but couldn't get it to work reliably in spite of trying 4 different types of ammo (Federal bulk, Remington, CCI, and Aquila). Sold it and bought a Ruger Mark III which runs perfect.

[walkerwv]

yep.... JUNK