Prof Young
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LGS has a Taurus PT 22 with rosewood handles for a decent price. Looks fun. If you have one or have shot one . . . I'm all ears.
Live well, be safe
Prof Young
Live well, be safe
Prof Young
Tell me about your Taurus PT 22 . . .
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Mike Irwin
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I've had one since the early/mid 1990s.
I hated the "slab" grips that it came with, so spent several hours carving and sanding them to contour them properly. Dug out the medallions and filled them in with wood putty, and stained them dark walnut. Very nice looking, and very good fit in my hand.
I've shot mine almost exclusively with Winchester Wildcat. With that ammo it's been 100% flawless - over 2,000 rounds without a failure to fire, failure to eject, or failure to feed.
The only ammo problems I ever had with it was with CCI Blazer. I think the cases are a bit harder, and it took two trigger pulls to set off most of the rounds.
For what it is, it's also pretty accurate. At 7 yards I can keep all of my shots within a hand-sized area.
I've carried it extensively over the years, and have never felt underarmed.
I hated the "slab" grips that it came with, so spent several hours carving and sanding them to contour them properly. Dug out the medallions and filled them in with wood putty, and stained them dark walnut. Very nice looking, and very good fit in my hand.
I've shot mine almost exclusively with Winchester Wildcat. With that ammo it's been 100% flawless - over 2,000 rounds without a failure to fire, failure to eject, or failure to feed.
The only ammo problems I ever had with it was with CCI Blazer. I think the cases are a bit harder, and it took two trigger pulls to set off most of the rounds.
For what it is, it's also pretty accurate. At 7 yards I can keep all of my shots within a hand-sized area.
I've carried it extensively over the years, and have never felt underarmed.
Best looking paper weight that looks like a gun I had! I really wanted my PT22 to work and I tried countless times just wasn't meant to be! I tried all kinds of ammo, different mags, kept it CLEAN but no luck! I don't remember ever getting through a complete mag? Your mileage may vary but mine $ucked!!
Glenn E. Meyer
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Mine was terrible. Jammed every mag, and I bought new ones to try out. Happened with many different brands. It even ejected entire live rounds. Once, it slammed the slide shut on an unfired round, bending it in half.
Ditched it. They are very variable. Your choice to play with one.
Ditched it. They are very variable. Your choice to play with one.
lee n. field
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Not mine, but one I got for my brother when he was overseas. '94 or '95. Seems to be built well, in the sense that it won't fall apart in normal use like a Jenning/Lorcin/Bryco/whatever-they-are-now.
His if finneckey. I suspect that is because his one and only magazine has a split seam.
Prof Young
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thanks for the info.
Thanks for the info. Think I'll take a pass on this one.
Live well, be safe
Prof Young
Thanks for the info. Think I'll take a pass on this one.
Live well, be safe
Prof Young
Yea, I would not get one.
Mine jammed from the first range trip (bought it in the late 1990s when they very first came out). I sent it to Taurus, and they fixed it. It worked 100% after that - but by fixing it, they did something to the mag lips. Because of that, the gun ONLY worked with that 1 mag. And, I had to load the mag 1 less - because there was no way to squeeze in that last round because of the way the mag lips had been bent inwards.
The frame takes a battering from the slide too, after a while. Frame is aluminum and the slide is steel.
Mine jammed from the first range trip (bought it in the late 1990s when they very first came out). I sent it to Taurus, and they fixed it. It worked 100% after that - but by fixing it, they did something to the mag lips. Because of that, the gun ONLY worked with that 1 mag. And, I had to load the mag 1 less - because there was no way to squeeze in that last round because of the way the mag lips had been bent inwards.
The frame takes a battering from the slide too, after a while. Frame is aluminum and the slide is steel.
aarondhgraham
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Consider the Taurus 22-PLY instead,,,
Consider the Taurus 22-PLY instead,,,
It's the polymer version of the PT-22.
The nomenclature is confusing as the guns use the same slide,,,
And the slide on the 22-PLY says PT-22 right on it.
The PT-22 is the steel frame,,,
The 22-PLY is the polymer frame version.
But the important part is this,,,
The old steel frame PT-22 pistols have a jamming reputation,,,
They seem to have fixed the problem with the polymer framed 22-PLY.
Everyone who has one (that I know of anyways) loves them,,,
I have both the .22 version and the .25 ACP versions,,,
I can't remember the last time one jammed on me.
They (PT-22 and 22-PLY) take the same magazine,,,
And their mode of operation is identical.
I will admit the wood grip steel versions are prettier though.
Anyways, if you are actually wanting to buy a mouse gun,,,
Rather than just seeing and buying one on impulse,,,
I urge you to at least take a look at a 22-PLY.
Aarond
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Consider the Taurus 22-PLY instead,,,
It's the polymer version of the PT-22.
The nomenclature is confusing as the guns use the same slide,,,
And the slide on the 22-PLY says PT-22 right on it.
The PT-22 is the steel frame,,,
The 22-PLY is the polymer frame version.
But the important part is this,,,
The old steel frame PT-22 pistols have a jamming reputation,,,
They seem to have fixed the problem with the polymer framed 22-PLY.
Everyone who has one (that I know of anyways) loves them,,,
I have both the .22 version and the .25 ACP versions,,,
I can't remember the last time one jammed on me.
They (PT-22 and 22-PLY) take the same magazine,,,
And their mode of operation is identical.
I will admit the wood grip steel versions are prettier though.
Anyways, if you are actually wanting to buy a mouse gun,,,
Rather than just seeing and buying one on impulse,,,
I urge you to at least take a look at a 22-PLY.
Aarond
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Bro-in-law had one and it ran for a little while before it started failing ALL the time. A quick inspection showed that it had snapped one of the long, oddball, poorly-designed "fingers" for lack of a better word. There are two of these "fingers" that serve as the recoil spring for the tiny little slide.
The fingers are spring-loaded and they are used to direct that spring energy as a dual recoil spring for the slide. Problem is... these are not durable parts. One look at them and you can guess how/where they will snap.
So I called Taurus and asked them to please send me a couple. To their credit, they DID send me two of them, for free, post paid, and quickly. I only needed to replace one, so now I had an extra.
Back to the range! I think it was right about 100rds? The other one snapped just as the first one had. At this point I used the EXTRA they had sent, gave him the pistol back and said "it works now -- don't shoot it, get rid of it" and he traded it toward something else at the big gun store he always shops at, the one that gives him awful trade value on everything he turns in there.
I can only imagine the Beretta version of this pistol has to be better. But one look at this curious recoil-spring design and you will quickly imagine how/where these little "fingers" can (and will) fail.
Heck no I wouldn't buy one of these pistols.
The fingers are spring-loaded and they are used to direct that spring energy as a dual recoil spring for the slide. Problem is... these are not durable parts. One look at them and you can guess how/where they will snap.
So I called Taurus and asked them to please send me a couple. To their credit, they DID send me two of them, for free, post paid, and quickly. I only needed to replace one, so now I had an extra.
Back to the range! I think it was right about 100rds? The other one snapped just as the first one had. At this point I used the EXTRA they had sent, gave him the pistol back and said "it works now -- don't shoot it, get rid of it" and he traded it toward something else at the big gun store he always shops at, the one that gives him awful trade value on everything he turns in there.
I can only imagine the Beretta version of this pistol has to be better. But one look at this curious recoil-spring design and you will quickly imagine how/where these little "fingers" can (and will) fail.
Heck no I wouldn't buy one of these pistols.
I have a Taurus PT22PLY (poly framed version) for about a year now. Once I found the right ammo, CCI Mini Mags, it has been extremely reliable. I've put 400 rounds down the barrel with zero failures. It's my summer time pocket pistol. Weighs in at something like 14 ounces loaded, so that's a plus. Every other weekend I shoot two mags through it just to make sure everything is still working, and it has yet to fail me. It does shoot about an inch to the left at 7 yards, but that's no big deal for me.
Mike Irwin
Staff
The fingers on mine are original.
Closing in on 3,000 rounds.
Closing in on 3,000 rounds.
Mine was a POS . pull trigger 8 or 9 times might fire once. Then repeat again
Dealer sent in for warranty Got back few weeks later paper work said polished feed ramp ?
Still had same problem . Dealer sent back with note again telling problem . Few weeks pistol back paper work said polished feed ramp and installed new grips 
Dealer took back and I bought a Beretta 21 and never looked back .
Dealer sent in for warranty Got back few weeks later paper work said polished feed ramp ?
Still had same problem . Dealer sent back with note again telling problem . Few weeks pistol back paper work said polished feed ramp and installed new grips Dealer took back and I bought a Beretta 21 and never looked back .wnycollector
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I picked up a PT22-ply last summer. Mine has been very reliable and accurate with Winchester Wildcat and CCI mini mags. It runs ok on Federal 525 round bulk ammo but the accuracy suffers. All in all, I find it to be a fun little gun.
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I really like the PLY that I bought. I was really amazed with the grip and trigger. It used to go to the range all the time. I had to clean the chamber after about every 80 to 100 rounds depending on ammo. Although if it started fail I could put 60 grain SSS or federal supressors in it and it would go another 40 or so rounds. Then one day the magazine that had shot at least 2000 rounds came apart at the spot welds. I ordered a new magazine it never worked right so I ordered another one but just the same. The gun has sat now for 3 years. I had alot of fun with that gun. Anyone have any ideas on getting it going again?
Here's what happened with mine.
First time to the range, discovered that the nice, light trigger pull couldn't ignite any of several top shelf brands of ammo I had (ammo which shot great in any of several other .22's I own.
Then, the really fun part...
Most every type of ammo I did get to fire (usually with multiple trigger pulls) keyholed at 10yds. Yup, clear sideways profile bullet holes.
Taurus paid to ship it back, with a note included describing all the issues.
When it came back, all they did was replace the hammer spring. It would now shoot reliably, but the keyholing continued.
Luckily, while it was at Taurus, I found a nice, older, high polish blue Beretta Bobcat used for a good price. This pistol shoots great, is accurate, and completely reliable.
Sold the Taurus with full disclosure.
First time to the range, discovered that the nice, light trigger pull couldn't ignite any of several top shelf brands of ammo I had (ammo which shot great in any of several other .22's I own.
Then, the really fun part...
Most every type of ammo I did get to fire (usually with multiple trigger pulls) keyholed at 10yds. Yup, clear sideways profile bullet holes.
Taurus paid to ship it back, with a note included describing all the issues.
When it came back, all they did was replace the hammer spring. It would now shoot reliably, but the keyholing continued.
Luckily, while it was at Taurus, I found a nice, older, high polish blue Beretta Bobcat used for a good price. This pistol shoots great, is accurate, and completely reliable.
Sold the Taurus with full disclosure.
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