Prof Young
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Shooters:
Got a used Phoenix HP 22A at an auction. Came with a three inch barrel, a five inch barrel and two 10 round mags one of which has an extended pinkie grip. I paid a touch more than it probably is worth, but hey it’s more fun stuff.
First pic below is on the cleaning bench. I found the owner’s manual on line and learned how to disassemble it. The mag release took some coaxing as did the barrel once the mag release was released. Both the barrels needed a good scrub, but rest of gun was relatively clean.
Once all was cleaned and oiled I read the assembly instructions. Twenty minutes later I was still struggling to get the return spring to stay in so I could reattach the barrel. Watched a youtube on the process but it didn’t help much. Then reread the assembly instructions. Some language that, at first, seemed cryptic came clear. The secret is to lay the back side of a magazine (or any long, flat, thin object) over the return spring to hold it in place while you pull the slide all the way back until it locks in place. This fully compresses the spring and it stays in place making barrel insertion easy. Whew.
Second pic below is at the range. I put 180 rounds down range via four brands of ammo. 50 through five inch barrel and rest through three inch barrel. Only had three fail to feeds and those were all with Armscor hollow points. May polish the feed ramps and see what happens. I did one mag dump, with the blazer ammo, and it ran fine. Both mags worked well.
At five yards I could get 3-4 inch groups no sweat. Concentrate a little and the groups got down to 2-3 inches, concentrate a lot and the groups got down to 2.5 inches. All easier to do with the five inch barrel. I may paint the front site (non-adjustable blade) so I can see it better. Rear site is black and adjustable.
The mag will not come out unless the gun is on SAFE. Kind of a pain but okay. There is also a hammer block safety that works well. No last shot slide hold back. No plastic save for grips.
Could be a CC gun but not ideal. Would make an okay BUG. A great addition to my collection of little guns. All in all a lot of fun. It may be the gun I use to learn to shoot with my non-dominant hand.
Thoughts and comments welcome!
Life is good.
Prof Young
Got a used Phoenix HP 22A at an auction. Came with a three inch barrel, a five inch barrel and two 10 round mags one of which has an extended pinkie grip. I paid a touch more than it probably is worth, but hey it’s more fun stuff.
First pic below is on the cleaning bench. I found the owner’s manual on line and learned how to disassemble it. The mag release took some coaxing as did the barrel once the mag release was released. Both the barrels needed a good scrub, but rest of gun was relatively clean.
Once all was cleaned and oiled I read the assembly instructions. Twenty minutes later I was still struggling to get the return spring to stay in so I could reattach the barrel. Watched a youtube on the process but it didn’t help much. Then reread the assembly instructions. Some language that, at first, seemed cryptic came clear. The secret is to lay the back side of a magazine (or any long, flat, thin object) over the return spring to hold it in place while you pull the slide all the way back until it locks in place. This fully compresses the spring and it stays in place making barrel insertion easy. Whew.
Second pic below is at the range. I put 180 rounds down range via four brands of ammo. 50 through five inch barrel and rest through three inch barrel. Only had three fail to feeds and those were all with Armscor hollow points. May polish the feed ramps and see what happens. I did one mag dump, with the blazer ammo, and it ran fine. Both mags worked well.
At five yards I could get 3-4 inch groups no sweat. Concentrate a little and the groups got down to 2-3 inches, concentrate a lot and the groups got down to 2.5 inches. All easier to do with the five inch barrel. I may paint the front site (non-adjustable blade) so I can see it better. Rear site is black and adjustable.
The mag will not come out unless the gun is on SAFE. Kind of a pain but okay. There is also a hammer block safety that works well. No last shot slide hold back. No plastic save for grips.
Could be a CC gun but not ideal. Would make an okay BUG. A great addition to my collection of little guns. All in all a lot of fun. It may be the gun I use to learn to shoot with my non-dominant hand.
Thoughts and comments welcome!
Life is good.
Prof Young