Posted: 5/12/2004 8:08:51 PM EDT
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What a piece of CRAP! I bought one... BIG F'ing mistake! I wanted to get my wife something that would be easy for her to learn on, and non-intimidating to new shooters. I had more FTF, FTE problems than you can shake three sticks at NO MATTER what ammo I fed it... I fed it everything trying to get it to work... everything from cheap Federal stuff to MiniMags to Stingers, to pretty much a box of everything on the gunshop shelf. Sheesh.. And on top of that THE FRONT SIGHT BLADE FELL OFF!!!!!!! Im sorry I ever bought it... anyone else have similar problems? |
what ammo do you use? I hear minimags are best but it didnt work well with them either. |
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I use the CCI Mini-Mag solids. They work better than almost a dozen brands and types of ammo I tried. Before I sent the gun back for the "non-repair" it didn't work right with any ammo, including the Mini-Mags. It was frustrating not finding any ammo that would function correctly and I was about to give up on it. My P22 was one of the new ones. I never had an old model to compare with, but the new ones are hit or miss in my opinion. Once the factory goes over it though, it should work like it is supposed too. |
| I have two P22's. Both has lots of FTF and FTE's when I got them. I put a Wal-Mart 550 rd box of Federal .22LR's through them (one box each) as fast as I could (with all the FTE and FTF's - not fast). Once I got through the first box with the first P22, it started working just fine. I still get an occasional FTF, but I attribute that more to the ammo than the gun. |
well thats some good news... how long did it take for you to get it back???? |
| I have not had that many failures with mine and I shoot whatever ammo I can find. I bought it when they first came out a couple of years ago and have put a few bricks of ammo through it. My main complaint is that horrible trigger. Other than that it is great. My 2cents. |
| I have 30,000 rounds through mine. All cheap cci blazer bricks. It goes on sale every few months and I buy them by the case. I had the same FTF and FTE for for the first 2 and 3,000 rounds that every one experiences. After that it just got smother and more reliable. The inside of my gun looks like hell and it is worn down in a lot of areas. It does shoot and shoot well. I do still have an ocasional FTE but it is usually the first round in a magazine. I believe these pistols are hit or miss when it comes to reliability. |
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Had the same problems with mine at first - the safety kept coming on automatically too. Sent it back in, came back adjusted with 2 new magazines, haven't had a problem since. I have a Gemtech suppressor on mine. I find that it fires subsonic stuff more reliably with the 5" barrel than with the shorter barrel. More accurate too. I like this gun, but probably ould never consider it for concealed carry - even for a small lady. Would be more inclined towards a .380. .22's are a good offensive weapon, but a poor defensive one. Better than nothing though. |
| When I bought mine I ran 1,050 rounds thru it with narry a problem. This ammo was all Remington Golden. I sold it and have the 2 barrel set with the gray frame and have ran about 3000 rounds thru it with no problems. I love the little gun.. pretty damn accurate too. |
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I bought one a while back and everything is fine. A buddy tried Winchester in his and it hated it. Mine runs good with Remington subsonics and federal walmart 550 packs. But I do hate the safety. Why would anyone design a safety that works "backwards" ?? I don't know about you, but my hands were designed for a safety that sweeps off when I grip the pistol. It may be from it's inbreeding from its Eurotrash Daddy and it's S&W Mom  Overall, good pistol for the range. Not a carry piece by any means. |