I am thinking of picking one of these up as CDNN has them really cheap and Black Dog Machine makes a drum magazine for it. Anyone have any experience with these?

I owned a PPS22 and I did like it. However, you have to use ammo that is 1300 fps or more out of the barrel to make the action cycle properly. I tried a few different types of ammo, but the only one I found to make the rifle cycle properly was CCI stingers. If you dont use the correct ammo, it will not cock the rifle-and that is EXTREMELY annoying. However, it was accurate, fun to shoot, and with the Stingers, the 50 round drums from Blackdog machine were worth the price. If you have any other questions let me know.

Post up when ya get it and report back.

I had fun with my rifle. The mags from black dog will def. not dissapoint. Have fun! I really hope that it is not as picky with the ammo that mine was!

Nice rifles that Pietta made at some point during the '80's and maybe '70's. I don't know when production restarted, but they were quite rare until it did. Bring something like CCI Velocitor to shoot if you want to make sure it will function well, although Mini-Mag should be enough.

I have a few Italian rimfires and they usually work well if cleaned every few hundred cartridges. One useful tip is try using dri-lube as it doesn't attract as much fouling as typical oils. If it works with that sort of lube, it may keep it running a bit longer without cleaning.



That's a fairly original idea! It shouldn't damage it too much if you only dry-fire occasionally.

Haven't made it to the range yet but the 30 round magazines that I picked up from Midway have a last shot bolt hold open (raised follower). I am going to stick to using those and the 50 round magazine only. With a snap cap only in the drum mag this gun will be a lot easier to use.

I decided to clean it before taking it back to the range. I took the bolt out and one of the recoil guide rods on the guide plate came loose and allowed the recoil spring to move around. I know have a guide plate that needs repaired or replaced and a new recoil spring. This was after 100 rounds or so.

So I call Legacy and there is no factory warranty or support for this rifle so now I have to hope the guy they told me to call actually calls me back so I can buy the needed parts. I like the rifle and spending $20 on parts doesn't overly bother me, even though the rifle is new, but I would like to be able to buy them in a timely manner (if at all).

Edit: I heard back from the guy, who is Slaugher Gunsmithing in Nevada. There are no OEM parts available and he makes the commonly broken parts. A new guide plate and recoil spring are going to set me back $52.50 but what choice do I have? He says the guide plate is an upgraded version he makes out of tool steel so I guess that will keep that problem from happening again.

I had heard of some other people going through the same thing. That is one of the reasons I "had" this rifle. It was fun to shoot, but I am not in a financial position to have a rifle that doesn't work or I can't find parts for. I am glad you have someone to fix it.

+1 and thank you, guns like these are a lot of fun until they fall apart.

I'm so happy I stumbled upon this thread. I was so close to ordering one from CDNN. Thanks for the review....

Very interesting .22. Like the look of it.

I have a NIB Puma PPS and an older PPS-50 that I bought used and have only taken out a couple times but I can't complain about it being finicky as I never cleaned it before taking it out to shoot. I have a friend that manufactured a full-auto sear for the PPS-50 that he has shot thousands of rounds thru in full-auto and I've never heard him talk of a problem like what you've been having. Look forward to hearing how you progress thru this issue. This thread reminds me that I need to order some BDM 50 round drums for mine and might even see if CDNN has these Pumas on sale as I could always use it for parts if it won't shoot.

Called Mitchell's Mausers who also sell the PPS but they don't have any parts either. They referred me to the gunsmith who sold me the parts that I used to fix it the 1st time it broke. Haven't heard back from him yet and hope that he eventually calls back or answers his phone. Sent an email to the manufacturer in Italy and maybe they can sell me replacement parts. The gun is fun but sure is a bit of a pain since it is so hard to find parts.