I did that too.I have a Glock 44 and a S&W M&P 22 Compact. My wife and I started shooting them a lot when 9mm ammo got so scarce and expensive. I've been able to find .22LR all the way through the China virus at less than 6 cents a round and actually have gotten to enjoy target shooting with the 22's.
I shoot at a couple of ranges but they are all pretty much square.If all you ever do is shoot at a square range, or you live in an apartment or something, i could see that.
But a good suppressed .22 is so stupidly useful, if we talked about half the things it's great for, we'd be banned.