Lokichoki
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First off before I get long winded if you have a TX22 let me know how it has been for you.
I have recently picked up a Taurus TX22 I couldn't wait till the frenzy subsided and could probably get one for sub $200. Ive only shot 250 rounds out of it but I have to say I like it alot. I got the one with the safety because my stepmoms edc is a kimber micro 380 so as a first carry weapon that she hardly shoots let alone train hopefully she can learn with this cheaply, anyway what I found remarkable is the trigger. The trigger IMHO has the possibility of being the best break of any striker fired weapon ive ever fired, if the reset was more forceful and tactile and shorter it would be the best ever, since its an articulating trigger there is a decent bit of take up then a noticeable and usable wall then a very light crisp break. The reset is somewhat short with a medium/light snick and feel. The trigger compares to a bersa BP9 but the break is ever so slightly heavier (which is a good thing) since since the BP9 would double on me if not careful. I did experience a FTFeed that was remediated by tap and rack then followed a light rim strike. The FTFeed was do to a cartridges nose down orientation in the mag issue I worry that might be repetitive. The 16rnd magazines although polymer seem among the better ive seen with dual tabs to help with loading. The pistol came with 2 magazines and a handy loader that keeps you from improperly loading and having a 22lr rim cause rimlock. The plastic sights could be a little taller the main issue is the depth of the rear sights notch and the front sight needs to be a contrasting color to help with identification while looking through the sights easily done at home by raiding the wife's makeup drawer, that said they are serviceable and I did notice the rear sight which is adjustable both for windage and elevation was farther over to the left as well as adjusted to its max to the left so this example must tend to favor shooting to the right, fortunately the windage is dead on with the eley HV hollow point ammo (grn weight unknown) which is all I could find hopefully it doesn't change with different ammo. The front and rear serrations are well executed and the grip follows the new trend in polymer pistols in that it has a sandpapery feel like for example the M&P 2.0 pistols which provides excellent traction, I will add that its my favorite trend especially since I don't have to Stipple it and get smoke in my eyes. The trigger guard is squared off if you are NutnFancy but did not receive the excellent stippling. There is some wiggle in lockup and the barrel has some movement only slight as well during lockup this is do to the design, engineers wanted it to disassemble like most browning actions but have a "fixed" barrel in the sense that it does not move in order to function since its a blowback. I would be curious to know if anyone has tightened one up like we do for say 1911's or CZ 75's for competitions. The slide is lightweight with a metal breechface insert. How has your TX22 been? Have you had to modify it or have had any breakages, I hope to enjoy this firearm forever we will see how it wears over the years.
Thanks,
Jake
I have recently picked up a Taurus TX22 I couldn't wait till the frenzy subsided and could probably get one for sub $200. Ive only shot 250 rounds out of it but I have to say I like it alot. I got the one with the safety because my stepmoms edc is a kimber micro 380 so as a first carry weapon that she hardly shoots let alone train hopefully she can learn with this cheaply, anyway what I found remarkable is the trigger. The trigger IMHO has the possibility of being the best break of any striker fired weapon ive ever fired, if the reset was more forceful and tactile and shorter it would be the best ever, since its an articulating trigger there is a decent bit of take up then a noticeable and usable wall then a very light crisp break. The reset is somewhat short with a medium/light snick and feel. The trigger compares to a bersa BP9 but the break is ever so slightly heavier (which is a good thing) since since the BP9 would double on me if not careful. I did experience a FTFeed that was remediated by tap and rack then followed a light rim strike. The FTFeed was do to a cartridges nose down orientation in the mag issue I worry that might be repetitive. The 16rnd magazines although polymer seem among the better ive seen with dual tabs to help with loading. The pistol came with 2 magazines and a handy loader that keeps you from improperly loading and having a 22lr rim cause rimlock. The plastic sights could be a little taller the main issue is the depth of the rear sights notch and the front sight needs to be a contrasting color to help with identification while looking through the sights easily done at home by raiding the wife's makeup drawer, that said they are serviceable and I did notice the rear sight which is adjustable both for windage and elevation was farther over to the left as well as adjusted to its max to the left so this example must tend to favor shooting to the right, fortunately the windage is dead on with the eley HV hollow point ammo (grn weight unknown) which is all I could find hopefully it doesn't change with different ammo. The front and rear serrations are well executed and the grip follows the new trend in polymer pistols in that it has a sandpapery feel like for example the M&P 2.0 pistols which provides excellent traction, I will add that its my favorite trend especially since I don't have to Stipple it and get smoke in my eyes. The trigger guard is squared off if you are NutnFancy but did not receive the excellent stippling. There is some wiggle in lockup and the barrel has some movement only slight as well during lockup this is do to the design, engineers wanted it to disassemble like most browning actions but have a "fixed" barrel in the sense that it does not move in order to function since its a blowback. I would be curious to know if anyone has tightened one up like we do for say 1911's or CZ 75's for competitions. The slide is lightweight with a metal breechface insert. How has your TX22 been? Have you had to modify it or have had any breakages, I hope to enjoy this firearm forever we will see how it wears over the years.
Thanks,
Jake