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Hello

I am considering buying a used Tesro TS22-2 (serial 10xxx) for 25m standard and rapid fire. I have heard stories about the reliability of the Tesro, so my questions are:

What is the difference between the 22-2 and 22-3 versions (aside from the redesigned recoil dampener)?

Is the reliablilty of the 22-2 good enough for rapid fire?

Is the accuracy good enough for 25m std pistol?

I think the Tesro is very well designed, and by far the best looking .22 sports pistol availabe today, and i would love to own one - but should i save my money for the 22-3?

Thanks in advance
Anthead

I can direct to a page where there is an analysis of the Tesro 22 with very detailed technical pictures. Unfortunately the page is in french.
I hope it gives you some help.
I own a the gun that is used for the tests.
It is very reliable and shoots well (better then I can :-)).
The only thing to observe is to keep the magazine clean from bullet grease, otherwise the bullet doesn't move up to load.
Enjoy your shooting.
guy

Sorry I forgot to include the link: http://www.cybertir.com/cadrebase.html

Save your money for the -3, or better buy a AW93 or a Morini.

David M wrote:Save your money for the -3, or better buy a AW93 or a Morini.

Or, if you want to win, a Pardini...

Wait till tomorrows results from Munich before you try to tell me I'm wrong.

Well, to use the moment, there's a Matchguns on the podium at halftime ;-)

or Walther SSP...

Avoid the TS22-1 and TS22-2 they are not reliable and the upgrade to -3 is very expensive.

The TS22-3 seems reliable but who knows the future of Tesro ? They are now several years on the market and didn't make a real commercial success nor for their AP, nor AR, nor .22lr SP nor .32SWLWC. How long can it continue like that ?

The AP isn't as rare as you think. And they have their rifle line, which seems to be doing ok, and there is a lot more money in THAT business than in pistols.

The Tesro's (.22 and .32) were nice pistol's to shoot but the -1 and -2 are unreliable. Tesro's failure to support the early pistols and the people that bought them is a big problem.
I have more broken Tesro parts, slides and barrels than any other pistol I have ever owned, and I am just about ready to hand them all in to the police for destruction.
They have let me down in too many competitions and I am not prepared to spend any more money to upgrade to a -3 no matter how good they are now.

So now we know - BENELLI rules!

Tycho wrote:So now we know - BENELLI rules!

Yes, well done Klimov. Great last 10 shots in the final.

Any chance of telling us who used what in the final?

Klimov - Benelli. Strnad - Walther SSP. Zhang / Li / Ekimov / Reitz: Pardini. Reitz electric for sure, Zhang maybe, the other two mechanical. Only Li with the standard weight slide and the old barrel shroud.

Interesting that Tesro was the only manufacturer not displaying at Munich.

Perhaps deemed it too expensive - have heard that the fees for the WC were well beyond "high"...

Tycho wrote:So now we know - BENELLI rules!

Does anyone know, is this the same Benelli MP90 that has been around for quite a while? Any modifications, especially regarding recoil management?

Thanks,
FredB

Never heard a rumour. To me, it looks pretty stock except for the lead weights under the mag and on the front. Of course, the Benelli has a very convenient compartment under the barrel... but from the recoil recovery visible in the videos, I'd guess that there aren't any radical mods, it seems to "jump" as high as the stock Pardinis, and that squares with my (limited) Benelli experience.