On a whim I bought a TX 22 yesterday and immediately hit the range.
The gun shop and range are the same place and they give you 14 days of free range time when you buy a gun.
I field stripped the gun clean it and lube it and fired away. I was shooting ever brand of 22 I had. CCI, Thunderbolts, Federal, and so on. I had close to a hundred round down range and it was running perfect. Then I tried CCI Stingers. 16 rounds in the mag and got three round to fire, each one hung up and had to force the slide. That was it for the Stingers. Went back to shooting and every round was keyhole. I put a number of round on the target, nothing but keyhole. Walked out of the range with gun and target in hand and told them I don't want the gun. We field stripped the gun and looked down the barrel saw nothing but ugly. The young lady behind the counter broke out a cleaning kit and I spent a half hour or more scrubbing the barrel. I guess the Stingers sheared off some lead and fouled the barrel. The gun was shooting fine again. I guess the TX 22 doesn't like Stingers. I will hit the range later today and give another workout.
The gun shop and range are the same place and they give you 14 days of free range time when you buy a gun.
I field stripped the gun clean it and lube it and fired away. I was shooting ever brand of 22 I had. CCI, Thunderbolts, Federal, and so on. I had close to a hundred round down range and it was running perfect. Then I tried CCI Stingers. 16 rounds in the mag and got three round to fire, each one hung up and had to force the slide. That was it for the Stingers. Went back to shooting and every round was keyhole. I put a number of round on the target, nothing but keyhole. Walked out of the range with gun and target in hand and told them I don't want the gun. We field stripped the gun and looked down the barrel saw nothing but ugly. The young lady behind the counter broke out a cleaning kit and I spent a half hour or more scrubbing the barrel. I guess the Stingers sheared off some lead and fouled the barrel. The gun was shooting fine again. I guess the TX 22 doesn't like Stingers. I will hit the range later today and give another workout.