I went to the gunshop where they were holding my "new to me" P22. I saw a second one there and asked to compare them. The one on hold was a complete 3" barrel P22 with box, mags paperwork, fired casing, etc. It was an AC date with an L prefix on the serial. $195
The other they had was identical except AE datestamp. The sales guy told me it belonged to a guy he shoots with and that he had traded it in. It just came back from a trip to the factory because it was stovepiping. $190
I took the latter, figuring that it was from a known owner and that it had just beeen factory serviced. Checked it out quickly and went to the range with a box of Federal hp hi-velocity, some Remington golden hp and some CCI stingers.
The first mags from the Federals had ftf (falure to feed) on every shot. I stayed with it and soon only the first two rounds were ftf and many times the whole mag would feed correctly. In total I shot 200 rounds of the Federal.
Tried the Remington. More recoil and louder. Every round fed perfectly. I fired a total of 60 rounds.
Tried the CCI Singers and every round fed perfectly--fired 30 rounds. They had a real kick and crack compared to either of the other rounds. Pretty interesting. most of the time I shoot my Ruger semi target with a bull barrel and the weight is the great equalizer--this light pistol really is affected by the ammo.
BTW, in between firing, I have the pisto a few seconds and carefully checked it for any malfunction or problem. I both shot slowly and also rapid fire to emply the mag as fast as i could and still be on the paper.
I wiped the muzzle and the ejection port area several times with a dry cloth.
When I got home I printed out the fixes located here http://www.sju.edu/~bc165187/p22fixes.html
I frield stripped the pistol and looked it over carefully again. One of the fixes has to do with ejection problems and ftf. The stove bolt should be tight according to the fix. When I checked it, it took a full turn + to get it tight.
Putting this little B****rd back together is one of the challenges of the century. The recoil spring and guide rod just do not want to cooperate. I finally put the rod and spring through the guide hole, compressed it and held the extended end of the rod and then put it together.
If I can I will head to the range again tomorrow to see if tighteneing the screw improved feeding with the Federals.
In all, slight frustration, good feel and accuracy and a couple of hours well spent.
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Edited to clarify that ftf is failure to feed.
The other they had was identical except AE datestamp. The sales guy told me it belonged to a guy he shoots with and that he had traded it in. It just came back from a trip to the factory because it was stovepiping. $190
I took the latter, figuring that it was from a known owner and that it had just beeen factory serviced. Checked it out quickly and went to the range with a box of Federal hp hi-velocity, some Remington golden hp and some CCI stingers.
The first mags from the Federals had ftf (falure to feed) on every shot. I stayed with it and soon only the first two rounds were ftf and many times the whole mag would feed correctly. In total I shot 200 rounds of the Federal.
Tried the Remington. More recoil and louder. Every round fed perfectly. I fired a total of 60 rounds.
Tried the CCI Singers and every round fed perfectly--fired 30 rounds. They had a real kick and crack compared to either of the other rounds. Pretty interesting. most of the time I shoot my Ruger semi target with a bull barrel and the weight is the great equalizer--this light pistol really is affected by the ammo.
BTW, in between firing, I have the pisto a few seconds and carefully checked it for any malfunction or problem. I both shot slowly and also rapid fire to emply the mag as fast as i could and still be on the paper.
I wiped the muzzle and the ejection port area several times with a dry cloth.
When I got home I printed out the fixes located here http://www.sju.edu/~bc165187/p22fixes.html
I frield stripped the pistol and looked it over carefully again. One of the fixes has to do with ejection problems and ftf. The stove bolt should be tight according to the fix. When I checked it, it took a full turn + to get it tight.
Putting this little B****rd back together is one of the challenges of the century. The recoil spring and guide rod just do not want to cooperate. I finally put the rod and spring through the guide hole, compressed it and held the extended end of the rod and then put it together.
If I can I will head to the range again tomorrow to see if tighteneing the screw improved feeding with the Federals.
In all, slight frustration, good feel and accuracy and a couple of hours well spent.
****
Edited to clarify that ftf is failure to feed.