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A .22 rimfire may be the best way to teach shooting fundamentals to new shooters or improve the skills of veteran officers. With the mild .22 Long Rifle, there is no loud noise or heavy recoil like the centerfire duty cartridges. The .22 ammo is inexpensive - you can buy five times as much rimfire ammo as centerfire ammo.
ISSC recently introduced their M22, a .22 caliber training pistol. The M22 looks like a mid-size Glock Model 19/23, except it has an exposed hammer and an ambidextrous safety / hammer drop lever. While there are plenty of .22 pistols on the market for target shooting, plinking and training, ISSC saw the opportunity to create a rimfire training gun similar to the most popular centerfire police sidearm. The M22 feels a lot like a Glock, and points just like one.
The M22 is a direct blow back, single-action semi-automatic pistol, with a fixed Lothar- Walther 4-inch match barrel. A 5.5inch barrel is also available with an attached barrel weight forward...