Posted: 1/21/2010 11:23:27 AM EDT
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I finally broke down & bought one .I took it to the range the other day & put 100 rds out of it .I was using winchester lead ball 40 gr wildcat
first 2 clips good & then after that went down hill.one clip i had a jam everyother shot ,one clip i only had one .I dont know if it was the ammo or what .every now & then i would get a clip to fire with no problems . Iam going to try some different ammo & see if that help any ideas ? i was shooting it at 10 ,15 & 20 .I was surprised how accurate it was . |
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I don't have any experience with that pistol, but I do agree on trying some different ammo. I'd also suggest a thorough scrubbing of both the gun and magazines. Pay particular attention to the chamber area, and proper lubrication. Could just be the packing grease that has hardened in storage. Those pistols (later models) don't get a lot of bad press beyond cosmetic complaints. Should be good to go after some break-in. I'm fond of CCI MiniMags, and run them exclusively in all of my non-target semiauto 22s. Good luck |
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Try to find Federal bulk packs, they work well with my gun. Also keep in mind that the 22A usually need several hundred rounds to be broken in.
What kind of "jam" are you experiencing? Feeding, extracting? A more powerful load will usually work better on a new gun until the surfaces mate better. |
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Try to find Federal bulk packs, they work well with my gun. Also keep in mind that the 22A usually need several hundred rounds to be broken in. What kind of "jam" are you experiencing? Feeding, extracting? A more powerful load will usually work better on a new gun until the surfaces mate better. its dosent extract ,a couple of them i had to use a rod to get them out . |
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I finally broke down & bought one .I took it to the range the other day & put 100 rds out of it .I was using winchester lead ball 40 gr wildcat first 2 clips good & then after that went down hill.one clip i had a jam everyother shot ,one clip i only had one .I dont know if it was the ammo or what .every now & then i would get a clip to fire with no problems . Iam going to try some different ammo & see if that help any ideas ? i was shooting it at 10 ,15 & 20 .I was surprised how accurate it was . try different ammunition, im assuming you bought it new, when my father bought his, he bought it new and he had to basically break it in with a few hundred rounds, the thing was jamming like crazy but after that its worked fine. weve found that winchester super x and remington golden bullets work great with them. |
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I have two of the S & W 22a's and they are as good a gun as one can buy for under $400. The feed and fire totally reliable. I can not complain about a thing on them. I bought the first one and liked it so much I got another one.
I am not new at this. I have "a few other" .22 pistols from the big names. The Smith holds it own against them all. Sure, my majorly reworked Ruger has a nicer trigger but the conversion trigger in the Ruger costs almost as much as the entire 22a. |
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I have two of the S & W 22a's and they are as good a gun as one can buy for under $400
I paid $125 plus tax for my 22A and in that price range it was the only rimfire handgun that I found about ten years ago. In the $400 bracket, I would consider the Ruger MkI-III more durable and less prone to parts breakage. My 22A has closee to 90,000 rounds through it now and recently sees little use. I went through four firing pins, a sight rib, and finally the frame cracked. Ruger Mk pistols can go that far with much less trouble. |
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I picked up my 22a for $199 and I shoot Federal bulk and Remington Golden Bullet through it most of the time. The only issues I have are ammo related. Occasionally I get a round that fails to fire, but it is rare. With the cost of centerfire ammo what it is, I find myself shooting my 22a more than anything else. I can shoot 550 rounds of Federal Bulk for approximately the same cost as 50 rounds of 9mm. For what I paid for it, my 22a has already paid for itself.
To the OP, give it a good cleaning and try some different ammo. |
| For starters strip it down and give it a good cleaning and lube it up really well. Next stick with some high velocity 40grain ammo such as Federal 40grain game loads. Also for the breakin period stick with copper coated/jacketed ammo. It will take 500 or so rounds to get it broken in but once it is it will eat anything you load it with. |