(I also posted this on www.rimfirecentral.com hoping to get some enlightmentment.)
My P22 is serial number L0215xx.
After about 1000 relatively trouble-free rounds, I started having the following problems.
1. First round would fire but not eject. After cycling the slide, the other 9 would cycle fine.
2. Light strikes. Second pull on the trigger would usually do the job.
3. Safety goes to "on" after 6 or 7 shots.
The problems happened with CCI Stingers, and Rem. and Winchester bulk ammo.
Prior to these problems, the gun shot the above ammo with almost no problems.
Got the gun back from Walrep yesterday.
The invoice says "Repair safety detent, Replace recoil spring, check feed w/hi vel ammo.".
Nothing about replacing the hammer spring, though it really seems like the trigger is much harder to pull.
If the hammer, safety, and recoil springs need replaced after 1000 rounds, they obviously need stronger spring material.
(I just talked to S&W on the phone, and according to them, they are putting in stronger springs.)
Walrep picked up shipping both ways, and got the gun back in less than two weeks, which is great, but I don't want to have to ship it every couple of months.
So, finally, here's my question: Since the gun has been rebuilt, will it last longer than 1000 rounds this time?
Has anybody put some serious rounds through a repaired P22?
Or a newer one?
(Mine is about 5 months old.)
My P22 is serial number L0215xx.
After about 1000 relatively trouble-free rounds, I started having the following problems.
1. First round would fire but not eject. After cycling the slide, the other 9 would cycle fine.
2. Light strikes. Second pull on the trigger would usually do the job.
3. Safety goes to "on" after 6 or 7 shots.
The problems happened with CCI Stingers, and Rem. and Winchester bulk ammo.
Prior to these problems, the gun shot the above ammo with almost no problems.
Got the gun back from Walrep yesterday.
The invoice says "Repair safety detent, Replace recoil spring, check feed w/hi vel ammo.".
Nothing about replacing the hammer spring, though it really seems like the trigger is much harder to pull.
If the hammer, safety, and recoil springs need replaced after 1000 rounds, they obviously need stronger spring material.
(I just talked to S&W on the phone, and according to them, they are putting in stronger springs.)
Walrep picked up shipping both ways, and got the gun back in less than two weeks, which is great, but I don't want to have to ship it every couple of months.
So, finally, here's my question: Since the gun has been rebuilt, will it last longer than 1000 rounds this time?
Has anybody put some serious rounds through a repaired P22?
Or a newer one?
(Mine is about 5 months old.)