Can someone school me on a s&w 422

[Robbins290]

Can someone school me on a s&w 422? I will be picking one up in a few days. Look and finish is good. No wear or scratches. The price was 3. Kinda high but I love steel s&w's. what's the bad on them. If any. I will be ordering a spring kit for it.

 

[TennJed]

love mine. very reliable and on par, accuracy wise, with my Ruger MKIII. If you are looking for mags I hear the 41 mags fit, but have never tried them myself

 

[malakili]

I had one for my second gun when i was 16 (about 15 years ago), and i remember it being a fun little plinking pistol with a good trigger that made it easy to hit with. Downsides were it seemed to jam on occasion if it wasn't kept meticulously clean. Then again, it might have been the ammo, i dont even remember what i put through it.

I had one 10rd mag for it and two of the evil pre-ban 12 rounders! Ah, the nineties.

 

[snooperman]

I have one that I have shot for several years. I like the trigger and accuracy better than the stock Ruger MK11. Compared to the newer 22A it is more difficult to disassemble for cleaning. But, I think it is a better gun than the new ones. Mine is a keeper with its 6" barrel. Do not dry fire it as the firing pin will have to be replaced. The good news is that S&W still works on them.

 

[rodinal220]

I have several 422s/622 2213/14 style pistols. Good solid shooters and I wish they still made them. Only thing with them is do not dry fire them,without a snap cap,firing pins prone to breaking.

 

[Claude Clay]

4" blue and still looks almost new even after 15 years as a the gun students qualify with.
accurate, though it is not easy to mount sight aids on.
strips easy after you have done it once...not anything like a ruger mk

having a lower bore its already light recoil is additionally lessened.
i got a few when they were under 200$ and still have one.
designed for the M41 mags.

---> always place a spent shell in the chamber before snap-firing,
as for what rodinal said

 

[Robbins290]

Anybody know of they are maked, houltin maine like the 2213/2214? I cant get a good pic with a cell phone to zoom in on a google search

 

[greyling22]

I had one that I loved the ergonomics and feel, but I wouldn't shoot it worth anything. It was all my fault though. I was young, had no idea what I was doing in terms of grip and trigger pull and I kept squeezing that lightweight barrel off target. I replaced it with a bull barrel mk2 and shot a lot better. Then I learned to shoot and vastly improved. I would say that I am a a mediocre shot now, as opposed to a miserable shot.

Kind of wish I could fine another one for cheap and try it again.

 

[RussB]

Can someone school me on a s&w 422? I will be picking one up in a few days. Look and finish is good. No wear or scratches. The price was 3. Kinda high but I love steel s&w's. what's the bad on them. If any. I will be ordering a spring kit for it.

I bought my son a 422 when he was 9 years old...he's 31 now and that pistol must have 100,000 rounds through it! I don't really know, but it sure has been fired a LOT!

The frame is aluminum, BTW. The only steel is the slide and barrel

My son uses it to shoot steel plates in open class these days,

 

[Robbins290]

Russ, that looks good! Doesnt say "mAde in maine" oh well. Woulda been proud foe a local product

 

[torqem]

I thought that they had aluminum frames?

They are pretty lw, especially the 2214.

 

[RussB]

I believe all the 422's were made in Houlton...perhaps just assembled in Mass?

 

[torqem]

The safety on them is ridiculously slow and awkward to use. It is so bad, it makes the AKs safety lever seem ergonomic by comparison. I saw no way to smith it, either. Shame, cause it'd be a nice pocket .22. Amazing accuracy, the 2214, but 6" OAL and 18 ozs, It's a perfect trail gun.

 

[Robbins290]

Russ, im not sure. My friend has a 2213 that says made in houltin maine and nothing about mass

 

[Robbins290]

Here is a pic of the markings. And the other side has serial and model. Not my friends but found it in a google search.

 

[PJSprog]

I still have a 622. As noted above, you will need to keep it clean to get reliable function. Other than that, it's a good pistol. Enjoy!

 

[TennJed]

I would love to add a 622

 

[snorko]

Order a threaded adaptor from EWK Arms. They also have new firing pins. Extra mags, both 10 & 12 round, are often in stock at Midway and CDNN

http://www.ewkarms.com/zen8/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=7

 

[Robbins290]

Snorko, i already checked out mags. But that thread adapoter, i have to get one. Is it easy to install?