I picked up a TX22 a few weeks ago after playing with a few in the local stores. For $275 OTD it was hard to pass up the opportunity to acquire a striker-fired .22 that functions much like its larger centerfire relatives.
The gun is extremely light weight but it handles extremely well. The grip is ergonomic and has a texture that is "grippy" but not too abrasive.
The trigger on my example is surprisingly crisp, although it could use a few thousand more rounds to loosen things up a bit. Not to worry there - the gun comes with two 16-round magazines (10 round where restricted) and spare magazines are available from $17-22 each from various retailers. The mags are plastic with built-in ears on each side to assist in loading. These ears are not at all hard to pull down and hold. The last round does take a little push to get seated fully in the mag though. Once that's done, it's easy to empty the magazine in a hurry. So far my TX22 hasn't experienced so much as a hiccup over the course of several hundred rounds at least - no misfires, no jammed brass, no misfeeds from the magazine. It just shoots.
I thought the threaded adaptor (1/2x28) included in the box was a really nice touch, although there was no wrench in the box to pull off the thread protector. I am considering purchasing a silencer for this gun, but the lack of availability in taller sights will complicate this (the gun has the same proprietary sights as the G2C).
The picture below shows a rather sloppy target from 10 yards. I didn't keep track of how many rounds I fired, but it was at least 8 magazines (128 rounds). I started out shooting for accuracy but the gun was so fun to shoot that I ended up shooting faster and faster until there was a large cloud of smoke hanging in front of me.
This will be an equally fun gun for an experienced shooter or someone new to firearms. I will definitely be having some fun with mine and will also be occasionally using it to teach a new shooter as well.
The gun is extremely light weight but it handles extremely well. The grip is ergonomic and has a texture that is "grippy" but not too abrasive.
The trigger on my example is surprisingly crisp, although it could use a few thousand more rounds to loosen things up a bit. Not to worry there - the gun comes with two 16-round magazines (10 round where restricted) and spare magazines are available from $17-22 each from various retailers. The mags are plastic with built-in ears on each side to assist in loading. These ears are not at all hard to pull down and hold. The last round does take a little push to get seated fully in the mag though. Once that's done, it's easy to empty the magazine in a hurry. So far my TX22 hasn't experienced so much as a hiccup over the course of several hundred rounds at least - no misfires, no jammed brass, no misfeeds from the magazine. It just shoots.
I thought the threaded adaptor (1/2x28) included in the box was a really nice touch, although there was no wrench in the box to pull off the thread protector. I am considering purchasing a silencer for this gun, but the lack of availability in taller sights will complicate this (the gun has the same proprietary sights as the G2C).
The picture below shows a rather sloppy target from 10 yards. I didn't keep track of how many rounds I fired, but it was at least 8 magazines (128 rounds). I started out shooting for accuracy but the gun was so fun to shoot that I ended up shooting faster and faster until there was a large cloud of smoke hanging in front of me.
This will be an equally fun gun for an experienced shooter or someone new to firearms. I will definitely be having some fun with mine and will also be occasionally using it to teach a new shooter as well.
kidding. it's a decently built gun.
