Posted: 4/9/2007 1:32:44 PM EDT
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I am going to pick up a Tec-22 (once I find one for a decent price). I know there are a LOT of horror stories about them. I once shot one that would not function correctly two shots in a row. I have also shot one once that would cycle perfectly (or, almost perfectly, this is a .22lr) mag after mag. Is there any place that has information on making them run correctly? I have seen mention of a video, but all I have found are full auto conversion videos, which I am not interested in (unless I get my 07/02 someday). |
| The problem I ran into with the one my Dad had was that the plastic frame rails that the bolt rides on were worn badly, causing inconsistant feed problems. IIRC, the only fix (short of putting more work into the gun than it is worth) is a new lower half, which will be plastic, and prone to the same wear. |
Both options would be possible. I'd figure the aluminum lining would be time consuming, precise, and nerve-wracking to do on your own, or prohibitively expensive to have a gunsmith do for you. My Dad's rails were worn badly when he got it. |
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I finally got to the range to test out my "new" Tec-22. Not great, but not too bad. With the new BC steel lips and higher velocity ammo (CCI Mini-Mags) I had the best performance. A couple of mags worth ran perfectly. The next best mag was the cheapo eagles. I had the worst perfomance with BC hot lips and the Intratec mag that came with it. Federal bulk pack worked the second best, ammo wise. CCI Blazer worked the worst. The gun is surprisingly accurate. I was ripping the center out of the paper. I think the issues were ejection related. The steel lips, with the nice big extractor, worked best. The ejection issue could be poor extraction, I am still trying to pin that down. The gun ran best when clean. After 500 rounds, it would barely run at all. (BTW, you CAN bump-fire these. I had heard you can and managed to get off a couple of short bursts) |
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I just picked one of these up -- to not steel the thread I have posted my issues with it here: ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=5&f=50&t=43641 |
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I took my Tec-22 out again. I have a brand new TI mag now. Using the TI mag and CC mini-mags, we didn't have a single problem. Every round chambered and fired perfectly. I ran a few CCI stingers through and they worked fine too. I tried CCI Blazer again with the TI mag. Had a few issues, mostly FTE. A lot better than Blazer in a BC mag. I had three little boys with me and they had a blast! We had my new LM-7 and Mark II also. |
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I had some light prier strikes with my tec-22. I decided to shave/grind the back of the bolt down so that the firing pin would protrude out the back more. the hammer now hits it farther forward and the pin gets way better strikes. I need to get a TI-25 mag and I feel have a good chance of it working magic. |