low cost, alloy frame for lw, and quick swap barrels, so one can be silenced and the other is not. very nice option.
https://www.google.com/search?q=pic...X&ved=0ahUKEwjAm9PK35PKAhUO_WMKHaz_DrIQsAQIGw
I have no practical experience silencing .22 handguns of course. Just ask Garand!
The Ruger 22 auto pistol's barrel is silver soldered and threaded into the upper, so swapping out barrels is a pita and the upper receiver is the serial numbered part on a Ruger.
https://www.google.com/search?q=pic...X&ved=0ahUKEwjAm9PK35PKAhUO_WMKHaz_DrIQsAQIGw
I have no practical experience silencing .22 handguns of course. Just ask Garand!