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S281 · 12-27-2005, 09:43 PM

I was over on rimfirecentral.com and there is a ton of info on the p22. Basically i found out that everybody there says one of the major no no's is feeding it the crap thunderbolt ammo that i put in mine. So i'm going to get some other 22 ammo and go shoot it again. Hopefully that was the problem.

PeninaD · 12-28-2005, 08:14 AM

Also on that site I see that they are talking strongly about only using Teflon lube for the slide rails, as they are not steel, easily damaged by grit that sticks to gun oil/ silicone based lubes.

baa · 12-28-2005, 10:53 AM

Gun Butter works great.

XD_Dan · 12-28-2005, 10:58 AM

Upon several recommendations, I broke mine in with hotter ammo. Now it eats anything I feed it. I have found that copper-washed ammo works much better than exposed lead.

I had a few FTF's and several misfires at first, but now my P22 is quite reliable.

xd4life · 12-28-2005, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by baa

I am ordering a silencer for it next month. :P

What supressor are you looking at getting??? If you go through AA (Advanced Armament) they will help you with all the paperwork needed.

Yea the P22 is crap man just crap. You should have gotten a quality High Point. So send it to me you wont have anymore problems J/k

I had similiar problems when my pistol was new and I was not happy with it. Luckily I was at the range where I bought the pistol and had the guy there shoot it and he had similiar problems, The onsite gunsmith broke the gun down and ran a piece of fine sandpaper down the rail's and frame cleaned it lubed it and polished the feed ramp a bit and it has never failed since.

Go shoot it some more and then when you fall in love with it got get it supressed.

I_Route · 12-28-2005, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by S281

I was over on rimfirecentral.com and there is a ton of info on the p22. Basically i found out that everybody there says one of the major no no's is feeding it the crap thunderbolt ammo that i put in mine. So i'm going to get some other 22 ammo and go shoot it again. Hopefully that was the problem.

I had a similar issue with my Ruger MKII. Failer to fire, feed, eject, etc. Got some good CCI 22 and have never looked back.

Good luck!

baa · 12-28-2005, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by xd4life

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Originally Posted by baa

I am ordering a silencer for it next month. :P

What supressor are you looking at getting??? If you go through AA (Advanced Armament) they will help you with all the paperwork needed.

I am looking at the Gemtech Outback. The local indoor range has a P22 with that silencer for rent. I talked to the range officer/ gun cleaner guys and they said it's easy to clean and has had at least 5k rounds through it with no problems. It's also really freaking quiet!

I figure that it's a decent price and I have seen it tested in the worst possible conditions (range rental gun) and it appears to be a sturdy silencer. Looks like it will run me around $260ish + the transfer tax. I have to get a trust setup first before I can get it ordered.

Back on topic- Allow me to state again. Thunderbolt Ammo = CRAP. It will not feed my old mossberg .22 (a rifle that feeds everything else I have ever crammed in it) my Remington 597 (which is also not very picky,) my wife's Taurus P22 (very picky) or the Walther P22, nor would it feed worth a crap in my friend's Ruger MkIII or Beretta Neos. Crap I tells ya!!

**hobocircus** · 12-29-2005, 04:48 AM

I find Remington Blunderbolts to feed well into a revolver

Blunderbolts, Winchester Wildcats, PMC Zappers = poopy ammo.

crushert · 12-29-2005, 07:45 AM

I bought a used P22 for my 9-year-old daughter to shoot and it's worked great. The only ammo I've put through it so far has been probably 500+ rounds of Remington Golden Bullets and the Remington ammo (hi-velocity?) that comes in the promotional tins. Not a problem with them.

Like someone else said, you need to make sure you got mags with an 'A' stamped on them. Read this somewhere before I bought mine and asked to check before I purchased it.

P.S. My daughter won't hunt, but she LOVES to go to the gun range and shoot 'her gun' and be the trapper when I shot clays.

S281 · 12-29-2005, 01:36 PM

Man, rimfirecentral.com is definately the place to go if you have a P22. There is just a ton of info on it. Sounds like all the problems i had with my gun are the same that everybody has. The people over there have figured out a cure for pretty much everything wrong with the P22. Most of them are pretty minor mods that get it working properly. I think I will get some new ammo and see what problems it has for sure, before i decide which mods to do.

12-28-2005, 08:14 AM	#12
PeninaD XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PA Posts: 216	P22 lube Also on that site I see that they are talking strongly about only using Teflon lube for the slide rails, as they are not steel, easily damaged by grit that sticks to gun oil/ silicone based lubes. __________________ XD9 Service Marlin 336 Marlin 22mag

12-28-2005, 10:53 AM	#13
baa XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 209	Gun Butter works great. __________________ Baa!

12-28-2005, 10:58 AM	#14
XD_Dan XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Huntsville, TX Posts: 887	Upon several recommendations, I broke mine in with hotter ammo. Now it eats anything I feed it. I have found that copper-washed ammo works much better than exposed lead. I had a few FTF's and several misfires at first, but now my P22 is quite reliable. __________________ XD 9mm SC C.C. trigger job, Custom griptape, Pearce extensions XD 9mm Tactical C.C. trigger job, polished ramp/bbl, DGR, 16#recoil spring, Hogue grip, Magwell Texas XD Practical Shooters Association

12-29-2005, 04:48 AM	#18
hobocircus XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The Nevada Desert on a Dry Lakebed. Living in a trailer with thunderstorms looming in the distance. Posts: 3,375	I find Remington Blunderbolts to feed well into a revolver Blunderbolts, Winchester Wildcats, PMC Zappers = poopy ammo. __________________ Ported V-10 XD9 Service SOLD Tactical XD9 in Basic Black I like to shoot Wolf ammo out of my Hi-Point pistol and rifle.

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12-27-2005, 09:43 PM	#11
S281 XDTalk Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 64	I was over on rimfirecentral.com and there is a ton of info on the p22. Basically i found out that everybody there says one of the major no no's is feeding it the crap thunderbolt ammo that i put in mine. So i'm going to get some other 22 ammo and go shoot it again. Hopefully that was the problem.

12-29-2005, 07:45 AM	#19
crushert XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 274	I bought a used P22 for my 9-year-old daughter to shoot and it's worked great. The only ammo I've put through it so far has been probably 500+ rounds of Remington Golden Bullets and the Remington ammo (hi-velocity?) that comes in the promotional tins. Not a problem with them. Like someone else said, you need to make sure you got mags with an 'A' stamped on them. Read this somewhere before I bought mine and asked to check before I purchased it. P.S. My daughter won't hunt, but she LOVES to go to the gun range and shoot 'her gun' and be the trapper when I shot clays.

12-29-2005, 01:36 PM	#20
S281 XDTalk Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 64	Man, rimfirecentral.com is definately the place to go if you have a P22. There is just a ton of info on it. Sounds like all the problems i had with my gun are the same that everybody has. The people over there have figured out a cure for pretty much everything wrong with the P22. Most of them are pretty minor mods that get it working properly. I think I will get some new ammo and see what problems it has for sure, before i decide which mods to do.