TargetTalk

Greetings all: Third post, I saw for less than 20 seconds, a 22 S&W , adjustable sights. I did not get anymore that a good look . Failed to get model #, It seemed very flat sided, and was done up in a camo paintjob. The barrel area seemed to be no more than 5/8" wide...thats a guestimate. If you know the gun , is it a worthy target pistol, or not? Any further guidance/information is appreciated. Price is of interest also. Thanx! Autopsies.

Most likely a 22a. Could be used as a target pistol. Mostly a plinker. The base model sells in the low $200 range. IMHO.

Ok, Im a new guy here, so dont quote me as an expert source. You probably saw a 22A. I have one, its a poor mans Model 41. It shoots better than I do and I got one New for 250 US at Christmas time this year.

The grip is adequate. I'm replacing it because I can. The sights are pretty decent and adjustability isnt an issue. I have run around 1K rounds thru it with 5 failures to fire... Four were my fault as I failed to push the mag all the way up until it locked in place. It's easy to do. The other was a solid rim hit on a dead cheep bulk 22 round. Not the guns fault. The mag release is in a funky location on the front of the grip, but this is fine in the giant scheme of things. Red dot optics snap on the weaver rail really well. Mine is being fed a steady mixture of CCI or Fiocchi standard velocity stuff. The controls on the unit work well, locks open when empty and the slide release is in a great place and takes little effort to reach. I lightly oil the slide rails every session and dry the excess off before shooting.

Problems,

1) positive solid mag insertion is required. Its easy to not get it in all the way up, a small rap on the off hand palm to the mag bottom gaurantees its in, operator error all the way.

2) The gun has little things that shoot loose like the grip screws, nothing major really but annoying until you FINALLY locktite it.

The WHY Questions.........

Why do we get a new recoil spring and buffer pad in the box and how do I tell when we need to change them? Nothing in the instruction book about the timing of the change.

So far I'm happy with it, your mileage may vary.........


Scott.

From observations of club pistols, a Ruger will hold up better over the long haul. I have seen 22A's, Beretta Neos and Browning Buckmarks wear out after a year or two of regular shooting. I have yet to see a Ruger wear out.

I bought one of these last fall. There is a model with adjustable rear sight. Very thin pistol. Not a target pistol but not that bad overall.

Not to hijack this thread. Just adding a complement to this pistol with this example.

We have developed a game with this pistol. 5 ten round strings with 8 or 6 seconds per string shot on a 6 inch shoot and see target at 25 yards. Best visual group gets bragging or arguing rights. The trigger is not to bad. Reset is pretty good. if one shooter is not so experience we set the target at 15 yards. Learning has been that the little SW 422 usually whips a rugar and buckmark when speed counts in the same shooters hands. The unique low bore of the 422 keeps the recoil down. Will it out do my pardini in my hands no but for 200 bucks it is impressive. Not olympic rapid fire but a fun range game. Two friends have searched and bought this little pistol based on this pistol outdoing stock and tricked out rugar and buckmark in this speed shooting game in their own hands.

Misny wrote:...and Browning Buckmarks wear out after a year or two of regular shooting... I have yet to see a Ruger wear out.

It hasn't been my experience that Buckmarks wear out after a year or two. With club abuse, possibly, but not from one owner shooting 600~1000 rounds a month. What may cause problems is the rear sight-rail retention screw. Overzealous disassembly has been known to wear the threads in the alloy frame material. The fix is a threaded steel insert.