Posted: 11/7/2009 2:53:49 PM EDT
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I has anyone heard anything about it, or has one? I ask cause i found one at a local shop and put it on layaway. Its made by the guy that did the P22. It looks interesting so I'm willing to give it a go, it will be a few weeks cause of a new job, but I will post my opinions when I get it.http://www.ammoland.com/2009/01/20/austrian-sporting-arms-m-22-pistol/
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. I can't wait to pick it up, I'm also looking at picking up a Spike's conversion for my AR.
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My recommendation is to get something else unless you are getting a hell of a deal. I bought one and had to send it back to the factory because it had constant failures. Failure to feed from the magazine, failure to chamber completely, failure to fire, stovepipes, sideways stove pipes, and the slide failed to lock back properly. It would lock back with an empty magazine, but as soon as you dropped the magazine, it would ride forward.
They did say they could fix it quickly, and they did, but I wouldn't exactly call it a good gun. It now slide locks properly, but it will only shoot Federal bulk packs somewhat reliably. The other three types of ammo I tried in it still have several failures. But at least now, I can start eliminating ammo it doesn't work well with. Before, it had problems with any and all ammo to the tune of five or six failures per 10 round mag. Perhaps I am expecting too much from a plinking 22 handgun. But it doesn't come with a plinking 22 handgun price. Oh, and the fact that it was designed by the same guy that designed the P22 should tell you something. The P22 I had was a piece of crap too. As a heads up, you can tell right away if your gun will need to be sent back to the factory. When you have a chance to go back to the gun shop. Lock the slide back with a magazine in place. Remove the magazine and the slide should remain in place. It should stay back even if you shake and jar the gun. If the slide starts going forward on its own, that gun is going to give you major problems like mine did. You can do the same check without the magazine. Remove the magazine and lock the slide back. It should stay back. If it starts slamming home with the slightest of disturbance, the gun will need to go back to the factory. |
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Just a further heads up. I have a thread about the gun over on Glocktalk. One other person contacted me via PM because the system is not allowing him to post to my thread yet, because he is new. But he also picked one of these up and said he is also having feeding problems, even after having got his back from the factory. I also went shooting yesterday, and the gun shop employee was telling me I should send mine back and tell them to fix the feeding problem because they did not specify that in the manual that you have to use a certain type of ammo for the gun to run correctly. He was telling me that another customer (that would make three that I know if) was in there a couple of days ago, and he was having a problem with every third round not feeding.
http://glocktalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1151272 |
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These things seem to interest folks who like Glocks, because of the resemblance. But it's not like a Glock.
External hammer Decocking safety No double action ...hmmm, decocker but no DA? I guess you have to thumb cock it. For what it's worth, Advantage Arms kits for Glocks seem to be becoming more available again. If you already own a Glock, the AA kit is a great solution. I've had mine for about 4 years. Runs great. Only problen is that my daughter ran off to Houston with my G19. |
Well I will give it a shot (no pun intended) and if it doesn't work it goes away.