Taurus PT-22

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nsf003

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My grandmother wants a Taurus PT-22 so she can shoot with me and as a defensive arm. Is this a good gun? It has the tip up barrel so she doesn't have to rack the slide. She used to shoot a semiautos a lot but that was 40 years ago. What ammunition should she load for self/home defense. I am trying to talk her into getting a .38 for protection and the .22 for plinking with me. :) Is there anything I need to know about this gun? Thank you.

Edit: What about limp wristing? Will she have to make sure her wrist is locked or does she have some leniency?


nsf003
 
I've got well over 2,000 rounds of Winchester Wildcat through mine with absolutely ZERO failures of any kind -- feeding, ejection, or firing. None.

I had some with CCI Blazer, but I attribute that to a harder rim (they'd fire on the second strike, but not the first), so I went back to Wildcats.
 
Just don't dry fire it. I bought mine over ten years ago. Dry fired it the first day I had it and broke the firing pin and I haven't had it fixed yet. One of these days I'll actually send it back to Taurus and get it fixed.
 
I had one, and it was a great little gun. It performed well with CCI Mini-Mags. I did have problems with cheap, "dirty" ammo. Use decent ammo and keep the gun clean.
I found it to be alot of fun, and easy to become accurate with.

Regards,
Mike
 
I've carried the PT-22 for many years in the hot summer months here in Florida. I stoke it with Quik Shok ammo. Easy to conceal. I wonder if the PT-22 can be racked by a lady as mine is tough as heck. Anyone know if this is normal?
 
PT 22

Have had a PT 22 for a long time now. Never had a problem with it . It's alot of fun to shoot and easy to carry. The slide has always been stiff to rack.



Litlman...............
 
I shot a buddy's last month

I like it enough to want one for myself.:D
The slide is almost impossible to rack, should you experience a FTF, or malf. Speaking of which, it had its first one while I was shooting it.:(

As DAOs go, I would rate it very acceptable, particularly when you consider it's not an expensive piece. My research indicates that it's not intended for ultra HV ammo. Using it can cause the frame to become peened and impair function.

For Grandma? I would rate it as better-than-nothing. However, I would rather see you steer her toward a .22 revolver for reliability reasons, as well as an easier manual of arms.
 
Altho its a great little gun,{my dept allows it as deep cover} I would say for Grandma gowith the Berreta tomcat in 32,a little more punch for self defense and it still has the tip up bbl.
 
Leadbutt, How much more recoil would the .32 Auto TOmcat have as opposed to the .22 PT-22? She can't have much recoil, she thinks my dad's Ruger P94 has too much recoil. Thanks.

nsf003
 
nsf003, if you are going to consider the Tomcat in .32, you may as well upgrade to .380 or 9MM. The Tomcat isn't the thinnest framed pistol out there.

I do like the revolver idea best, but then again, the best firearm for your grandma is the one that she''ll be confident to use.
 
Just dont give it a steady diet of Stingers, Quick Shoks, Augila. I cracked the slide on mine and Taurus sent a nasy note back with it saying dont shoot hyper velocity ammo in it. Good little gun but Grandma may have trouble loading the mags.
 
Mine was a dog. Not a complete dog, but it would jam towards the end of most magazines. That siad, I still wish I had it.
 
Yeah, forgot about racking it.
The slide was very stiff. I remember the dealer, big tough former LEO had a bad time with it.
It eventually got easier, or I got stronger. All kidding aside, may prove too tough to rack the slide for your Grandma.
How about the Taurus .22 revolver (model 94?) Holds nine rounds, which is cool, but $75-$100 more. May be worth the extra money for her to be able to use it more easily, plus the greater reliability of a revolver.

Regards,
Mike
 
Uh guys?

Why are you racking the PT-22?

The preferred method of loading it is to hit the barrel latch to flip the barrel open, drop a round in the breech, and snap the barrel back into locked position.

There's no extractor to worry about.

The reason the slide is so hard to rack is because you're pulling it back against the dual mainsprings, which are connected to the hammer by struts.
 
You're right Mike,
But what if the shooter just cleared a jam, and doesn't have a single round handy to pop in the tip up barrel?

The tip up barrel is a great feature, and is the preferred method, for sure.
That's what drew me to the gun, and the Jetfire too.

Regards,
Mike
 
There is no need to rack the slide. The tip-up barrel is for loading the gun. If the gun jams, you should just use it as a club. I can't think of a single jam that can be cleared quickly. There is no extractor so you can't just rack the slide to get a round out of the barrel. If the round is in there good, you'll have to get a good stick to push it out.

I liked mine after I finally found some ammo that would work in it. DO NOT use stingers, or other ultra super killer .22 rounds. They do all kinds of nasty stuff to the gun. Stick with the normal stuff.

My gun would jam on most .22 rounds. The winchester wilcats worked perfectly though. I would say that I put about 1000 rounds of that stuff through it without a problem.

I wish I still had mine for a "leave it in the car and forget about it" gun.
 
I know some people have said that they have had dud shells swage in the chamber of the PT-22, but I've never experienced that, either.

I even tested that by pulling the bullets on some .22s and trying to get the cases to swage into the chamber by repeatedly snapping the hammer on them.

I never could get it to work, as when I popped the barrel, the case slid out with no problems.
 
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