Sig Sauer P322 Coyote 22 LR – Superb 20 Round Rimfire Pistol

Description

The Sig Sauer P322 Coyote 22 LR was designed and built in New Hampshire around a number nobody else in the rimfire class was offering: twenty rounds in a standard magazine. Sig then loaded it with features that usually appear on centerfire duty pistols. The rear sight plate comes off to expose an optic cut with no adapter plate needed. The trigger shoe swaps between flat and curved. The controls work from either side and the magazine catch reverses. A threaded barrel adapter and a magazine loader come in the box.

Twenty Rounds And The Features Around Them

Twenty one rounds on board changes what a 22 pistol is for. Plinking sessions stop being interrupted by reloads, training drills can run a full course of fire, and small game hunting gets a comfortable margin. Sig ships two twenty round magazines plus a loader, and ten and twenty five round magazines are available separately.

The pistol weighs 17.1 ounces with a 4 inch barrel, a 7 inch overall length, 5.5 inches of height and 1.4 inches of width. That is compact enough to carry in a pack on a trail and light enough that a new or younger shooter can hold it steady through a long session.

Controls are fully ambidextrous, including a reversible magazine catch, which makes this one of the few rimfire pistols a left handed shooter can run without modification. The frame carries an M1913 rail for a light or a laser.

Sights, Optic Plate And Triggers

Fiber optic sights come standard front and rear, with the rear adjustable. Fiber optic gathers ambient light and concentrates it into a bright dot, which is exactly what a plinking and training pistol needs in daylight. The rear is adjustable, so the pistol can be zeroed properly for whatever ammunition it likes best.

The removable rear sight plate is the clever part. Lift the plate off and the slide underneath is already cut for a ROMEOZero or any Shield RMSc pattern micro red dot, with no adapter plate in between. Most rimfire pistols require either a factory optic version or an aftermarket milling job; here it is a two screw operation.

Two trigger shoes ship with the pistol, one flat and one curved, and they swap without tools beyond a punch. A flat shoe puts the finger lower and makes the break feel lighter; a curved shoe indexes the finger more positively. Being able to try both on a single action only trigger is a genuinely useful option, especially for a gun that will teach someone to shoot.

Sig Sauer P322 Coyote 22 LR Specifications

• Manufacturer: Sig Sauer
• Model: P322, part number 322C-CAS
• Caliber: 22 LR
• Action: Single action only, semi automatic
• Barrel Length: 4 inches, carbon steel
• Overall Length: 7 inches
• Height: 5.5 inches
• Width: 1.4 inches
• Weight: 17.1 ounces
• Sight Radius: 6 inches
• Capacity: 20 plus 1
• Magazines Included: Two 20 round polymer magazines plus loader
• Sights: Fiber optic front, adjustable fiber optic rear
• Optic Cut: Shield RMSc under removable rear sight plate
• Slide: Alloy, hard coat anodized
• Frame: Stainless steel and polymer
• Grip Module: Compact polymer, coyote
• Trigger: Interchangeable flat and curved shoes
• Manual Safety: Yes
• Rail: M1913
• Threaded Barrel Adapter: Included
• UPC: 798681715916

The pistol includes a threaded barrel adapter, which screws onto the muzzle so a muzzle device can be fitted. MAG5 does not sell suppressors and holds no SOT, so anything regulated has to come from a dealer who does; the adapter itself is simply a threaded collar and ships with the gun. A note on ammunition: like every rimfire semi automatic, the P322 runs best on higher velocity loads, and standard velocity or subsonic ammunition may not cycle it reliably.

Why Buyers Choose The Sig Sauer P322 Coyote 22 LR

Buyers choose the Sig Sauer P322 Coyote 22 LR because rimfire ammunition is cheap and this pistol is built well enough that people actually want to shoot it. Twenty one rounds per load, fiber optic sights and a clean single action trigger add up to a gun that gets taken to the range far more often than the centerfire pistols in the same safe.

It is also a serious training tool. The controls, the grip angle and the manual of arms all echo Sigs centerfire pistols, so time spent here transfers directly, at a fraction of the cost per round. For teaching a new shooter, recoil that mild removes the flinch problem entirely.

The feature list is what separates it from older rimfire designs. An optic cut that needs no adapter plate, interchangeable trigger shoes, ambidextrous controls with a reversible magazine catch and a magazine loader in the box are all things other 22 pistols make you buy or live without.

Who Should Buy The Sig Sauer P322 Coyote 22 LR

This pistol suits a plinker who wants volume, a parent or instructor teaching a new shooter, a centerfire pistol owner looking for a cheap training companion, and a small game or trail carry user. At 17.1 ounces with a 4 inch barrel it packs easily and shoots well enough to be more than a toy.

Full manufacturer specifications for the Sig Sauer P322 Coyote 22 LR are published by Sig Sauer on the official product page. Browse more Sig Sauer pistols and rimfire guns in our handguns category.