Pietta PPS 50
- Thread starter Rhyno
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Its a great rimfire IMO. Its very short and you can really feel a "recoil" that nice for a .22, it has some punch 
Drum mag is nice but jams frequently. They come with 30 rounds mag I think, better get 2 of those, they are fully made of metal, no jams there. A friend let me use it for 2 weeks, didn't want to give it back after It was the wood stock version.
Great choice!
Drum mag is nice but jams frequently. They come with 30 rounds mag I think, better get 2 of those, they are fully made of metal, no jams there. A friend let me use it for 2 weeks, didn't want to give it back after
It was the wood stock version. Great choice!
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Just got mine by DHL this morning. Bought it from Wolverine Supplies. I will clean it up tonight and go to the range this comming weekend.
Will let you know
SM
Any chance you could post a picture stripped . ie; action out of the stock , trigger group & barreled receiver, Also is the barrel removable from the receiver ?
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- Pile of Bones, SK
I'd buy one if the drums worked better.
Hey Vimy,
I'm assuming that you have tried the one with the plastic drum mag (black dog). Because the reviews on it are not that great. But it's a different story with the steal drum mag that you can order from Marstar or Wolverine supplies. I'll let you know in a day or two what is the outcome with this drum mag on my PPS-50.
SM
drum mag
the drum mag will fire without jams (assuming the metal one, not the plastic black dog) but you have to use plated round nose bullets. any of the plain lead and hollow points jam
the drum mag will fire without jams (assuming the metal one, not the plastic black dog) but you have to use plated round nose bullets. any of the plain lead and hollow points jam
Its a great rimfire IMO. Its very short and you can really feel a "recoil" that nice for a .22, it has some punch
Drum mag is nice but jams frequently. They come with 30 rounds mag I think, better get 2 of those, they are fully made of metal, no jams there. A friend let me use it for 2 weeks, didn't want to give it back after
Great choice!
I had the "synthetic" stock version. It made the rifle look and feel toy like.
The wood stock looks so much better and the added heft would be welcomed.
The factory metal drum worked with very few failures to feed, provided you find the "right" ammo for it.
My only complaint was the lame loading tool and the amount of time it took to load 50 rnds.
The wood stock looks so much better and the added heft would be welcomed.
The factory metal drum worked with very few failures to feed, provided you find the "right" ammo for it.
My only complaint was the lame loading tool and the amount of time it took to load 50 rnds.
Hey johNTO,
The loading tool sucks, I loaded my drum last night and it took me 3-1/2 minutes to load 50 rounds in it. Its ok for me as for the time frame is concern but now I need to find out if the reliability will be there while firing those 50 rounds.
SM
It was the metal one with cheap Win555 hollowpoints bullets
Maybe that's why I had so many jams. Anyone should get the 30 rds straight mag too, easier in winter to load. You need a table to load the drum mag because you need to remove a cover.
It was the metal one with cheap Win555 hollowpoints bullets
Why would you remove the cover of the drum mag? There is a loading tool that comes with the drum mag, I know it sucks but you still can load 50 rounds in it within 3-4 minutes.
SM
I like mine and I run American Eagle 40gr plain lead RN no problems. Clean your mags and gun and be prepared for a break in period before you give up on the gun if you start to think its a jam-o-matic.
My sights shook loose front and back in my last shooting session and the receiver plug has a tendency to unscrew itself during a lot of shooting. Neither affected functioning. I have not used the plastic drums, only the factory steel drum and stick mags and they seem to work fine. One of the drums I have used more than the others and it doesn't jam at all compared to the odd jam with the other two drum mags.
My sights shook loose front and back in my last shooting session and the receiver plug has a tendency to unscrew itself during a lot of shooting. Neither affected functioning. I have not used the plastic drums, only the factory steel drum and stick mags and they seem to work fine. One of the drums I have used more than the others and it doesn't jam at all compared to the odd jam with the other two drum mags.
