Is every 22lr pistol unreliable ?
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Zero issues with mine too. Such a cool little pistol.
Most/ all steel 22 semi's will run 100% if the mags are good and cleaned once in a while, I usually run a mop, or a bush throu them after a shoot
GSG's are not steel, Rugers are great, expectantly the older one, New models I have not had, or worked on. MK1 had great trigger, newer, not so much.
My theory, which don't mean much, is if is a double action or wannabe , look at something else, other than the CZ, and the price point on those are high, but quality costs.
I shoot lots of Hi Standards and if the mags are set right they just run, I tuned up a ladies, and she was running it without a extractor, 100 %, her times where faster, I run 200 rounds of st.v. and it was 100 % after I tweaked the mags up.
I shoot a Hammerli 215 international, 22lr and a 230 , 22 short rapid fire for a few yrs and both those had 0 stoppages, as long as the ammo was O.K.
Trade Ex guns , hell of a buy.
I have 22 revolvers, cut my teeth on one 60 yrs ago, but hardly shoot them, center fire one I shoot lots.
GSG's are not steel, Rugers are great, expectantly the older one, New models I have not had, or worked on. MK1 had great trigger, newer, not so much.
My theory, which don't mean much, is if is a double action or wannabe , look at something else, other than the CZ, and the price point on those are high, but quality costs.
I shoot lots of Hi Standards and if the mags are set right they just run, I tuned up a ladies, and she was running it without a extractor, 100 %, her times where faster, I run 200 rounds of st.v. and it was 100 % after I tweaked the mags up.
I shoot a Hammerli 215 international, 22lr and a 230 , 22 short rapid fire for a few yrs and both those had 0 stoppages, as long as the ammo was O.K.
Trade Ex guns , hell of a buy.
I have 22 revolvers, cut my teeth on one 60 yrs ago, but hardly shoot them, center fire one I shoot lots.
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Check to make sure that the recoil spring is installed with the larger end forward.
Flush the action out with WD40. Shoot it while it is still wet - this will clean it out - then wipe it down.
Put a little WD40 on your hands before loading the clips - the lube will get onto the bullets and aid in function.
There are lots of reasons for malfunction, but these little things will improve most .22s - rifle or pistol a lot.
Flush the action out with WD40. Shoot it while it is still wet - this will clean it out - then wipe it down.
Put a little WD40 on your hands before loading the clips - the lube will get onto the bullets and aid in function.
There are lots of reasons for malfunction, but these little things will improve most .22s - rifle or pistol a lot.
Blastattack
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Even an unmaintained one is quite reliable. I'll go 5000 rounds between cleanings, with intermittent G96 shots for that duration.
Same here. I usually put Federal 36gr through mine but it has seen hundreds of rounds of different brands and weights and the only issues I've ever had is with some of the low quality Winchester 333/555 boxes, and that seems to be due to bullets being lose in the case causing it to jam on feeding. My other .22 pistol is a Ruger MKIII 22/45 and results have been the same, low quality Winchester 333/555 jams up occasionally.
Another gun that is quite good is the Russian MCM's a but different, but great guns,not so great with a holster.
I had one that was so dirty come in that the gun would fire when the slide closed because so much crud the trigger and sear would not hook up.
But the gun would load and cycle just fine. It was 20 yrs old or so? and had never been striped down and cleaned.
The browning's are good, though I have not had one in years.
I think the new SW victors seen fine from what I hear and a bit cheaper than the new rugers, the older S-W A22 seem O.K. from the guys that have them take down a bit fiddly.
These days you can get a good Hi Standard for 4-500.oo and you are set for life.
102 and up are great, newest models are 107's There are no more new Hi Standards as they have been out of business for years.
I had one that was so dirty come in that the gun would fire when the slide closed because so much crud the trigger and sear would not hook up.
But the gun would load and cycle just fine. It was 20 yrs old or so? and had never been striped down and cleaned.
The browning's are good, though I have not had one in years.
I think the new SW victors seen fine from what I hear and a bit cheaper than the new rugers, the older S-W A22 seem O.K. from the guys that have them take down a bit fiddly.
These days you can get a good Hi Standard for 4-500.oo and you are set for life.
102 and up are great, newest models are 107's There are no more new Hi Standards as they have been out of business for years.
I've considered the zrts kit, would you recommend it?
Federal copper plated bulk is what mine runs best with as well. When the pistol clean (less than 150 rounds from last cleaning) it is almost reliable. after that it gets much worse.
Iron Sighted
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I've found my M&P 22 to be quite reliable, that's the only .22 pistol I have much experience with though. I get the occassional ftf with cheap bulk ammo, but I even get those sometimes with my CZ 452 bolt rifle with that ammo. Using slightly better quality ammo has definitely produced less failure to fire issues so I'm pretty certain, in my case at least, that the few issues I've had have been ammo related ones.
I got a CW accessories kit, but I would recommend any of the upgrade kits so you can do away with the screw to disassemble/reassemble it.
