A used, but not abused, Ruger SR22.
The Ruger SR22 didn't stay with me long. By an act of the Divine, I managed to purchase the very same pistol that was used by my god daughter during her NRA children's introduction to firearms class.
She'd been asking her dad to go shooting. Her mom was a bit nervous, and was hesitant to agree to allow her 12 year old daughter to come with her dad and I to the range. The solution was easy. For Christmas, I gifted her enrollment in a NRA certified children's intro to firearms class. The pistols used for instruction were Ruger SR22's. Classroom instruction, test, and then supervised range instruction. Towards the end of the range instruction, each student shot a 5 round target for competition. My god daughter beat out the entire class. 4 shots in the bull, one on the ring. She won a baseball cap. I had my DSLR with me and took a few pictures.
Fast forward to a few days after I brought the SR-22 home. I'm looking at the pictures. One of them was a close up of the gun she used. I zoomed in on the serial number, and wouldn't you know it? Used pistol in my hand is the exact same one in the picture. The exact same pistol that my god daughter ever fired and won with.
I tell her dad. He thinks I'm making it up. I show him the pictures and hand him the pistol. The SR-22 is now in his safe, in his care, until his daughter is old enough to take possession.
So I still need an easy to use, breakdown, clean .22lr pistol for marksmanship fundamental practice. This came home with me today: