Does anyone own one of these or have experience with them? How do they stack up against the Taurus TX22? Pros and cons regarding both please. Thanks!
I have two of these. I shot a magazine through each one but that is all I'm able to do due to lack of easy range access. I gave one to a friend who is a firearms instructor along with 1000 rounds of ammo. He is going to take it to his range and let students shoot it as well as himself. This will be a good test of whether it works or not. Others who have bought these say they have had no malfunctions with theirs after 2000--3000 rounds. Hand cycling--mine feed all projectile shapes and cartridge lengths.Does anyone own one of these or have experience with them? How do they stack up against the Taurus TX22? Pros and cons regarding both please. Thanks!
Having been a Kel-Tec moderator years back for the SU-16, I do admit some of the KT pistols can be a little less than 100% reliable, but for a .22lr pistol I'm not too worried about that. I do love the looks of the TX22 but have yet to handle and shoot one. I've found that BJ Pawn shop in Denham has both and I will give them both the side by side comparison minus the shooting of course. I think I will like the TX22 better though.I prefer the TX-22. I own a few Kel-Tec firearms (PMR-30, CMR-30, P-17) and they’re all fun shooters. Personally, I’ve found the Taurus to be 100% reliable, dead on with the sights, and the full size feel does it for me, although it is incredibly lightweight. It feels very familiar in the hand like a few striker fired poly frame 9mm pistols I own. Shooting cheap ammo and being able to practice as much as I do while shooting less of my 9mm and .40 ammo in the process is a win. The other pros mentioned apply to me as well but a huge plus is the WingMan mag bumpers knocking capacity up to 20+1 with zero issues. (Tandem Kross) I’ve converted 8 mags for range fun and left the rest as is.
The P-17 was a little finicky at first, I guess til break in was achieved. Had quite a few FTF’s the first hundred rounds or so, seemed to be early in the mag load and the gun absolutely does not care for anything less than high velocity loads. I got lucky when I bought mine but would hate to be looking for one now. The Taurus, on the other hand, has been plentiful at academy. I bought a second one this year to put up. I like the P-17 but it’s not likely I would buy another.