Jennings J-22

The Jennings J-22 was produced by the Jennings corporation in California in the 1980s and 1990s. It was an inexpensive .22 LR caliber (J-22) and .25 ACP caliber (J-25) aluminum alloy slide and frame. The latter models by Bryco were made of Zamak.

The pistol is blowback operated and striker fired. The barrel was 2.5" long and had shallow grooves, like the Micro-Groove rifling used by Marlin Firearms but with far fewer lands and grooves. It came with a six round magazine. Because of the low price, it was also exported to some countries in Europe where it achieved some notoriety in the pocket-pistol competition class in the 80s and 90s.

Bryco Arms, Jennings' parent company, declared bankruptcy in 2003, and was subsequently purchased by the company's former foreman Paul Jimenez. After renaming the company Jimenez Arms, the J-22 and J-25 were rechristened as the JA-22 and JA-25 respectively.