Tec 22

[pbarr]

Memorial Day...thank to those serving and to the surviving family members of those who gave it all for me to be here today.

I'm looking into purchasing a Tec 22, I don't need it, I just want one, plus my wife said I could. In reading/research there seem to be a few consistent problems. I am creative so I'm not afraid to take a ckance. I'm looking for sugestions for the FTF/ejection issues and general opinions from those who have first hand experience.

There may be stickys here somewhere, but I am new here and not totally familiar with the format yet.

Thanks for looking.

 

[Kiln]

Take the money you would use for one and buy a Kel Tec PLr22. Still high capacity, .22lr, and loads forward of the grip but has a warranty and better rep.

The Tec has been out of manufacture for a long time and parts are getting harder to find.

 

[pockets]

I'm looking for suGgestions for the FTF/ejection issues and general opinions from those who have first hand experience.

I have had a Tec22 for a number of years. They are fun but can be finicky.
The ejection issues are usually caused by a one or all of three factors;
(1) Magazine brand, (2) ejector nub, and (3) extractor.

(1) Tec22s came with a '10/22' magazine made by Ramline, just has the Tec22 logo on it. The Ramline mag has a little nub on the left feed lip. That nub acts as an ejector. I know it seems odd, but once I started using old Ramline 10/22 mags, my ejection issues basically disappeared. The 25-round Ramline seems to work best, but the 30-round Ramline is exactly what came on the Tec22 originally (with a Tec22 logo).

(2) The 'ejector' is just a piece of plastic molded into the frame. It might not work well. You can replace it with a piece of drill bit, if the mag switch doesn't solve things.

(3) The extractor can be replaced with the Volquartsen extractor for a Ruger 10/22.

One added bug-a-boo is that sometimes an extracted shell will fall into the space between the open bolt and the frame...lodging inside. Odd that this was designed with such a fault, but it happens sometimes. Only twice in the many years I've had mine.

I hope this helps.


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[Cee Zee]

About 100 years ago (it seems - it was before the net caught on - I'm talking very early 90's) I had a Tec 9. I don't know if the experience translates over but I never had feeding issues except when a single hung round got slammed into the feed ramp and put a major dent in it. After that it wouldn't feed at all until I sent it back to the factory and they fixed it. It worked fine from that point on but the only thing they did was to sand down the ramp to keep it from catching shells. I thought it would never work but it did. CS didn't take that long to get the job done either but back then they were pretty hot.

What I know for sure is I couldn't hit a gallon jug at 20 yards with that Tec 9. Accuracy wasn't part of the equation. But it was fun (and expensive) to rip off 25 rounds in a big hurry. I still think of it as more of a "drive by" weapon. I bought it as a toy basically. And that's all it was good for.