Sig Mosquito

[WayneWong]

I recall that Mosquitos were a little finicky a couple of years ago due to an interchangeable (recoil?) spring of some kind. I'm thinking of buying a new one, if they have ironed out whatever bug was causing the problem. Does anybody have a relatively new one, and are you satisfied with the reliability.

 

[bejay]

I bought one last June. It comes with the heavier spring installed.

It works fine with CCI mini-mags and Federal bulk. It hates remington bulk (golden) and absolutely hates winchester bulk. Hollow point seems to give the most trouble. I think the shape of the tip of the round causes it to hang up on the top of the chamber as it runs up the ramp. Atleast whenever I have a failure to feed, it is almost always hung high.

It is easy to clean, with only a few parts. Basically you end up with the slide, recoil spring and guide rod and the frame with barrel.
All that being said, I like it. It is not a target pistol, but is a good alternative to a full size semi-auto.
There is a lot of good help online.

 

[WayneWong]

I understand about the ammo. I'm looking to get some realistic practice in without blowing through all my 9mm and .40. I'd rather go through a few hundred rounds of .22 and then finish with a box of defensive caliber ammunition. Does the mosquito approximate the feel for real defensive practice?

 

[Kid Presentable]

my fiance has one of the newer ones, it actually likes the federal bulk packs better than the CCI mini-mags. Like bejay said, it is not a target pistol, but i own a P226 and i find it a great cheap training tool, it's a bit smaller than the P226 and has the same controls so it's a good cheap practice gun. It also has good weight to it, I've handled other .22 pistols (walther p22) and the mosquito has a better feel to it. the tac-rail is also good incase you want to practice with a tactical undermount flashlight/laser.

 

[jkdyoyo]

+1 For getting one.

I have a reverse two-tone and absolutely love it. I highly recommend it for the cost. Its a great shooter and gives you the feel for her bigger brothers. Clean her, lube her and shoot the right ammo and she's a charm to shoot. Best of luck with your decision.

 

[WayneWong]

Thanks. I'm going to make some call today.

 

[SandBagger]

I bought a new one in Sept 09. never had any issues with it. About 500 rounds of cci mini mag threw it. Maybe only one or two jams. i give it a b+