Who says 22's can't be cool?

[.22LRGUY]

Interesting post, always good to see another decent .22 on the market. I would bet that the aesthetics were kept the same to appeal to KRISS fans, even though this gun is a unnecessarily large/bulky for a light, 22LR blow-back gun. Semis, especially military-styled ones, are not really my area of interest..but I'm getting old...and only bolt guns/pump shotguns turn my crank these days.

 

[thegazelle]

Interesting post, always good to see another decent .22 on the market. I would bet that the aesthetics were kept the same to appeal to KRISS fans, even though this gun is a unnecessarily large/bulky for a light, 22LR blow-back gun. Semis, especially military-styled ones, are not really my area of interest..but I'm getting old...and only bolt guns/pump shotguns turn my crank these days.

Surprisingly, the .22LR Kriss is only 1/2 a pound or so lighter than the 9mm version (but "only" about 60% of the price of the 9mm version).

If you like pumps, try the Shockwave SPX. That is a hoot to shoot.

 

[.22LRGUY]

Surprisingly, the .22LR Kriss is only 1/2 a pound or so lighter than the 9mm version (but "only" about 60% of the price of the 9mm version).

If you like pumps, try the Shockwave SPX. That is a hoot to shoot.

Hey thegazelle-I'm a big guy and not at all recoil shy. However, those shockwave pistol grips are not for me. Prefer shoulder-fired guns, I'm more inclined to hit what I'm shooting at.

 

[IanC]

I have shot the 45ACP version and it had very mild recoil and was very accurate, a real pleasure to shoot. I wonder if all the bulk and weight would be lost on a .22 version? I cant say either of them get any beauty points from me.

Edit: SOF, like I said I prefer the rifle in the larger caliber but like something smaller in .22cal. Does the action still work the same or has it been redesigned for rimfire? Too bad it’s not a short barrel model.

 

[thegazelle]

I have shot the 45ACP version and it had very mild recoil and was very accurate, a real pleasure to shoot. I wonder if all the bulk and weight would be lost on a .22 version? I cant say either of them get any beauty points from me.

Appears the .45ACP version is the same weight as the 9mm version - about 8 lbs, whereas the .22LR version is 7.5 lbs.

The thing is very easy to clean too.

 

[Brutus]

Interesting post, always good to see another decent .22 on the market. I would bet that the aesthetics were kept the same to appeal to KRISS fans, even though this gun is a unnecessarily large/bulky for a light, 22LR blow-back gun. Semis, especially military-styled ones, are not really my area of interest..but I'm getting old...and only bolt guns/pump shotguns turn my crank these days.

I am with you friend. Presently on a crusade to find iron sights so I may attempt shooting long range with my 22 Mauser ES350b rifle circa 1936.
Last week my two handguns for the range outing: two Ruger Old Army revolvers.

 

[jjohnwm]

I just picked up one of the SBR versions of this gun, received it yesterday. Today I put about 100 rounds through it, right straight out of the Garbage Jar. That's where leftover .22lr cartridges go to die, from the tail end of boxes, found in shooting bags, etc. I have only the one magazine so far, so it was shoot ten, load ten, etc.

I had one stovepipe failure, and it turned out to be the live cartridge that jammed going into the chamber, not the empty coming out. Everything else cycled and fired perfectly. That's ten magfuls with very few instances of two consecutive rounds being the same make and model, with just the one failure, out of a brand new gun. I was pretty happy with that. Plenty of those were standard velocity and even some subsonics, made no difference. I foolishly did not make note of what the single misfeed was.

Obviously wasn't monitoring accuracy too closely with that mixed bag. At fifty yards, with the irons, my group...yes, just shot the one!...was about 8 inches. I will be mounting a scope for testing, and may even load up ten rounds of the same kind of ammo when I do...

The gun is heavy, but so short that all the weight is right between your hands and it balances nicely. The trigger is dreadful, long and creepy; it breaks more like an overripe banana than a glass rod. Overall, however, the feel is very solid and confidence-inspiring; I have owned a GSG and the difference is night and day. I also had a 9mm Kriss for awhile, and found it very ungainly and muzzle-heavy with that insane long barrel and shroud. This gun looks and feels like that gun should have; of course, if it had, I would have kept that one and probably not bothered buying this one, so...

I am normally very fudd-inspired in my tastes for guns; I like nice walnut and blued steel. Bolt guns are too high-tech for me; I tend to prefer single-shots and levers. But this is just a cool and diverting little toy, and I like it. It's not beautiful; a Kriss is a form-follows-function kind of thing, and this one...lacking the same type of functional system...is strictly dressed up for show. With a red-dot mounted, I think it could join my small collection of backyard pest eliminators. It must be blooded to stick around for long.

 

[1ABNDT]

I just picked up one of the SBR versions of this gun, received it yesterday. Today I put about 100 rounds through it, right straight out of the Garbage Jar. That's where leftover .22lr cartridges go to die, from the tail end of boxes, found in shooting bags, etc. I have only the one magazine so far, so it was shoot ten, load ten, etc.

I had one stovepipe failure, and it turned out to be the live cartridge that jammed going into the chamber, not the empty coming out. Everything else cycled and fired perfectly. That's ten magfuls with very few instances of two consecutive rounds being the same make and model, with just the one failure, out of a brand new gun. I was pretty happy with that. Plenty of those were standard velocity and even some subsonics, made no difference. I foolishly did not make note of what the single misfeed was.

Obviously wasn't monitoring accuracy too closely with that mixed bag. At fifty yards, with the irons, my group...yes, just shot the one!...was about 8 inches. I will be mounting a scope for testing, and may even load up ten rounds of the same kind of ammo when I do...

The gun is heavy, but so short that all the weight is right between your hands and it balances nicely. The trigger is dreadful, long and creepy; it breaks more like an overripe banana than a glass rod. Overall, however, the feel is very solid and confidence-inspiring; I have owned a GSG and the difference is night and day. I also had a 9mm Kriss for awhile, and found it very ungainly and muzzle-heavy with that insane long barrel and shroud. This gun looks and feels like that gun should have; of course, if it had, I would have kept that one and probably not bothered buying this one, so...

I am normally very fudd-inspired in my tastes for guns; I like nice walnut and blued steel. Bolt guns are too high-tech for me; I tend to prefer single-shots and levers. But this is just a cool and diverting little toy, and I like it. It's not beautiful; a Kriss is a form-follows-function kind of thing, and this one...lacking the same type of functional system...is strictly dressed up for show. With a red-dot mounted, I think it could join my small collection of backyard pest eliminators. It must be blooded to stick around for long.

Great post.