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HI DOUG... 
I personally don't have the experience with the Mosquito to help with your decision to purchase one. I too was looking to purchase a .22 pistol for my wife and wanted to stay with the Sig brand. We became a Sig family over the last 5 years after purchasing a 516, p320, and a Sig suppressor.
I believe Sig makes some awesome products, but like you, I heard on the interwebs that the Mosquito had some issues for people. Also, I read that Sig didn't even make it either. A third party manufacturer apparently makes it and Sig puts their name on it.
I know I shouldn't let what the online "first tier armchair operators" say about a product sway me away from it, but just didn't have a good feeling about it. I didn't want to make a purchase, have my wife try it, then regret doing so when she/we experience issues. I was trying to help her to get into firearms again, and didn't want her to be frustrated with it and have no more interest in shooting.
I ended up getting her a Ruger SR22. I didn't find any issues online with it like the Mosquito. My wife liked the style of it too. There are a lot of good options out there that we were looking at: Walther P22, Smith & Wesson M&P 22, Ruger Mark IV, etc. We liked the SR22.
Good luck to you in your quest.
I personally don't have the experience with the Mosquito to help with your decision to purchase one. I too was looking to purchase a .22 pistol for my wife and wanted to stay with the Sig brand. We became a Sig family over the last 5 years after purchasing a 516, p320, and a Sig suppressor.
I believe Sig makes some awesome products, but like you, I heard on the interwebs that the Mosquito had some issues for people. Also, I read that Sig didn't even make it either. A third party manufacturer apparently makes it and Sig puts their name on it.
I know I shouldn't let what the online "first tier armchair operators" say about a product sway me away from it, but just didn't have a good feeling about it. I didn't want to make a purchase, have my wife try it, then regret doing so when she/we experience issues. I was trying to help her to get into firearms again, and didn't want her to be frustrated with it and have no more interest in shooting.
I ended up getting her a Ruger SR22. I didn't find any issues online with it like the Mosquito. My wife liked the style of it too. There are a lot of good options out there that we were looking at: Walther P22, Smith & Wesson M&P 22, Ruger Mark IV, etc. We liked the SR22.
Good luck to you in your quest.