I am looking at some MK22s and wondering what are the differences with the older model and the newer version2. Also how would you tell which version the rifle is?
There is no Version 2 .. A sales clerks uninformed wet dream ...
This gun was fine out of the box .. They had a serious problem with assembly ( a short bolt , and a lack of. Some blue locktite in a critical place ) the resulted in a great unit till about 250 rounds went through it and then the problem was a light primer strike , or if the unsuspecting shooter continued to fire through the FTF's the angle block was deformed and that resulted in some serious repairs ...
These errors were certainly unacceptable and ISSC should be ashamed for the lack of control .. Newer units had the problems fixed prior to shipping .. My unit
Shipped May 2012 was great out of the box .. Has the longer bolt and had a lock washer installed ..
Some mouthpiece with Anschutz at a gun show tried to distance the new RX-22 from the the MX-22 ( Anschutz is one of the three companies that urn the design ) and claimed in a YouTube vid that the RX was assembled in Germany where the MX was assembled in China using cheap Chinese parts . This was just not true ,and a review of the RX manual on the Anschutz site proved the difference .. same gun, same , parts, just a different trigger and barrel.
ISSC has sent factory tec's to both Canada and the US to repair all the units sent in for repair and the changes have been made to the newer units .. There is no version 2
Great unit .. Like ALL rimfire semi autos you will get the odd FTF .. Rimfire is an 1800's designed round and is perfect for today's use , but not all rimefire is made the same .. If you do not want FTF or want fewer FTF, buy CCI mini-mag..
Time this great little SCAR replica got a break in the press .. And Version 2 rumors are just wrong ....
Sorry for the rant ....