Tanfoglio Force 22L... anyone have one?

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I've been looking for information on this .22 pistol but the whole internet seems rather silent on material about it. Freedom Ventures says they either have them or can get them (still have to email them about it) and it's on my short list for a cheaper plinker and IPSC practice gun.

So do any of you have one and can you let me know about any troubles you've had or just how happy you are about it?
 
Thankyou. Somehow Rick's posts got missed when I searched on the simple "tanfoglio" here.

Rick's praise is good enough for me. As soon as I get my R-PAL early after the new year I'll be ordering one from Freedom Ventures unless something shows up in the EE in between.
 
Hmm, while checking out Ricks posting, MrsCanuck223 poked her head over.

"What's that!!"

I figured she was thinking I was buying something. I mentioned it was a plastic and aluminum .22lr. I think she wants it.
 
I had the .22LR kit on my Tanfoglio Model "L". The kit turns my gun into essentially the same gun as you are looking at. The arrangement was very accurate but very ammo particular. The only ammo that worked was high speed round nose cartridges. Hollow point and truncated cone bullets simply would not feed consistantly.

The mags are polymer and are fine. They do drop free, no problems. They do not lock back the slide though after the last round. Not sure if this will hold true with the .22LR pistol, you should check.

I sold the kit when I acquired a CZ kit for my SP-01. The difference is night and day. The CZ will run with any of the .22 cartridges I have fed it. The mags are metal and the slide will lock back on the last round. The kit like the Tanfoglio is unbelievably accurate. CZ makes a .22LR complete gun and you might want to see if you can get one of those here in Canada.

The major difference between the two guns is the Tanfoglios require the entire slide to be activated while the CZ uses only about one quarter of the slide. This likely accounts for the latters ability to run with common plinking rounds.

Both of the kits I found were well made quality products. If given a choice I would run with the CZ, if not you will enjoy the Tanfoglio.

Take Care

Bob
 
Excellent feedback '44. Thankyou.

Part of what I'm looking for in this project is to get in some cheaper trigger time practicing for using the CZ Shadow in IPSC this coming season. As such I was trying to find one that has a bit more kick to it than the soft little "thump...." felt in the Ruger Mk II I've shot. Even the cheap S&W 22A had more of a kick and that is more what I'm after to help me with dealing with getting out the quicker repeat shots in the 9mm. Basically I'm wanting something that'll make me work a bit more at getting my sight re-aquisition after a shot. I'd not have thought the Kadet or conversion would be all that good in this way because it comes in at the same 39'ish oz as the regular CZ's.

I'd love to hear your thoughts on this in terms of which is better for this aspect.
 
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Well using my Shadow as a platform there isn't much kick though the barrel does rise somewhat. I really don't see much benefit in worrying about that aspect and you won't get much more of an effect by going with a regular .22LR pistol anyway as recoil is pretty light in any platform I have used.

Since you have the Shadow I would highly recomend the CZ .22LR kit. Two of us have them up here and the kits are extremely accurate. You won't be able to out shoot the kits I guanantee it.

The benefit I get is increased trigger time, lots of practice with my pistol I use in IDPA/IPSC. The downside to all of this is you can develop some bad habits using a .22LR pistol due to the light recoil and I know of some who say it really doesn't help. Whether it does or doesn't is pretty much a personal thing IMHO. It is great fun being able to plink with the .22LR at relatively low cost.

The CZ kit comes with instructions as to how to fit the kit to your gun. There are two spots that likely will require some filing and tehy are clearly marked and explained in the manual. If time is on your side just have Gunnar fit it on your gun.

Hope some of this helps.

Take Care

Bob
 
I'm pretty much against the kit idea because I want to easily switch between various guns on the fly during any given session without the need to swap out the kit.

Although I have to admit that if I were able to find a Kadet or a cheaper 75b and fit a kit to it that this would not be a bad way to go at all. But that option stands to be far more pricey given the need to buy the conversion gun and then the kit on top of that.

I found out that there's a local guy that can bring in the Tanfoglios and given Rick's enthusiasm and the cost being not that much more than one of the not quite bottom of the line Buckmarks I'm going to give some healthy thought to the 22L. Although it IS pretty much $200 over the cost of the basic Buckmark URX, my other leading favourite at the moment.
 
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