KABOOM! Kinda...

Seems that a lot of centerfire-looking .22 pistols have a problem of cheap-ass slides. They need to make the slide out of something light enough to cycle the dismal recoil of a .22. When they crack, you can really tell how porous the metal is.

There's a reason why a lot of the best rimfire pistols look ugly (Buckmark, MKIII, S&W, Neos Beretta, etc.) but hold up much better.
 
my buddys did the same thing after he bought it. he rebuilt it with a nicile chrome slide.
they are much stronger then the standard black one. i will get him to tell u where he got his parts from.
 
mr00jimbo said:
Seems that a lot of centerfire-looking .22 pistols have a problem of cheap-ass slides. They need to make the slide out of something light enough to cycle the dismal recoil of a .22. When they crack, you can really tell how porous the metal is.

There's a reason why a lot of the best rimfire pistols look ugly (Buckmark, MKIII, S&W, Neos Beretta, etc.) but hold up much better.
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but i like my MKIII :(
 
mr00jimbo said:
Seems that a lot of centerfire-looking .22 pistols have a problem of cheap-ass slides. They need to make the slide out of something light enough to cycle the dismal recoil of a .22. When they crack, you can really tell how porous the metal is.

There's a reason why a lot of the best rimfire pistols look ugly (Buckmark, MKIII, S&W, Neos Beretta, etc.) but hold up much better.
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Ruger SR22p :D

Had to use a small metal pin in the slide stop notch to prevent wear, but otherwise the slide is milled out of aluminum barstock. It is very, very light and apparently quite a bit more durable than the crap that they are putting on P22's.
 
lots of kaboom lately. Could the weather be a factor contributing to this?
I am just thinking like, the way my car sounds in the morning when I start it. You know, metal against metal, the friction is probably 5-10 times more than normal due to the lubricants being cold, the metal being cold and not expanding properly...

Another example. I have my re loader in the garage and a few weeks back I was invited to this match so I had to reload some, It was a cold day, not very cold, but it was cold in there. I could not get my reloader to work properly, things would not flow properly and dies would damage the casings. the cold was not helping. Solution, I brought a heater (electric) and had it running pointing at the reloader for 5/10 minutes to get things around normal temp. Flawless, not a glitch. The reloader is a Dillon, so no, it is not the reloder nor the operator (lol).

Anyway...Just a bit curious about it. I know that guns should whit stand low temperatures but how about regular ammo?

Just asking, don't flame me.
 
Factory ammunition is tested within "certain" temperature limits for safe, reliable function.

There are even .22LR offerings designed for extreme low temperature usage (Biathalon).

I'll let the reader look up those limits :)
 
So Walther P22, Sig Mosquito, S&W MP22, and the Colt 1911/22 are all made by these guys....guess i know what I won't ever be buying
 
That happened to a friend of mine too, too common a failure with these pistols. From what I read on the net the platform was originally designed as a gas gun (tear gas cartridges) and later adapted to be a .22 pistol which was obviously a bad idea.
 
gunzik said:
Walther P22 and SIG Mosquito are both "Umarex" pot metal specials IIRC. Lots of warnings posted about these two... sad that they would abuse their names like this.
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Had a Mosquito do the same thing..fixed it with a new slide out of my own pocket and sold it.. NEVER AGAIN!!
 
these cheap "guns" should be eligible for a worldwide recall.
Only a matter of time before someone gets seriously hurt from this.
 
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