Prof Young
New member
First outing was a disappointment. I grabbed a hand full of different 22LR out of the ammo closet, picked up the gun, scanned through the owner's manual and hit the range. Shoot about 200 rounds and could barely get through a whole magazine without a problem. At about 50 rounds I dug into the range bag, found the oil and went to work. No improvement. Failed to feed, stove piped, failed to eject, etc. Not a very satisfying experience.
On the up side, at 7 yards, I could get a two inch group without too much concentration. In general it was shooting high.
Took it home, cleaned and lubed it. Changed the front sight to a taller one.
Second range trip I paid more attention to the ammo I took. (See attached pic.) All of these are 1200 fps or faster. The AE (which until now I didn't realize was a Federal product) is 38 grains, rest are 40. I ran 200 more rounds through the gun. The AE and Aguila had only one jam each out of 50 rounds.
The Thunderbolt was flawless and I could feel the stronger recoil. The Federal Automatch barely ran at all.
So clearly this little gun likes it hot, and prefers copper coated bullets. Oh, and the taller front sight brought my groups much closer to point of aim.
All in all I'm happy with it. Be a good practice gun and range toy.
Merry Christmas one and all.
Prof Young
On the up side, at 7 yards, I could get a two inch group without too much concentration. In general it was shooting high.
Took it home, cleaned and lubed it. Changed the front sight to a taller one.
Second range trip I paid more attention to the ammo I took. (See attached pic.) All of these are 1200 fps or faster. The AE (which until now I didn't realize was a Federal product) is 38 grains, rest are 40. I ran 200 more rounds through the gun. The AE and Aguila had only one jam each out of 50 rounds.
The Thunderbolt was flawless and I could feel the stronger recoil. The Federal Automatch barely ran at all.
So clearly this little gun likes it hot, and prefers copper coated bullets. Oh, and the taller front sight brought my groups much closer to point of aim.
All in all I'm happy with it. Be a good practice gun and range toy.
Merry Christmas one and all.
Prof Young