I've considered getting the 15-22 Pistol and using it with my existing rifle to build up a cheap little SBR for plinking.

I remember, however, that back when I initially researched my purchase of the rifle, I seemed to notice a lot more threads discussing reliability issues with the Pistol.

Is this the case? Is the pistol somehow less reliable because of the shorter barrel? Or are they about the same. Because I've had zero issues with my rifle through several thousand rounds, and I wouldnt want to go through all the paperwork just to get an SBR that would be unreliable.