Anyone own/fire a S&W Model 22A - 22LR .

 

http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/ ... sFirearm=Y

Any feedback welcome, good or bad.

thanks.

I just bought one yesterday, I'll let you know next time I go the range

I have shot Maksims before and liked it enough to go buy one for myself. I bought the model with the bull barrel and shot it last Tue nite. shoots nice.

 

Easy to take apart and clean too.

I shot Maksims and NJpilot's, both shot very nice. I prefered the grips on njpilot's.

What kind of grips does maks have? NJPilot's are factory, right?

It's very picky about the ammo you put through it. I've been told CCI mini mags are the way to go. I haven't tried them, but my gun does the following:

American eagle hollow point 38 gr. plated- Fail to feed

Remington plated- Fail to fire

Remington Thunderbolts- Many Fail to fire

Federal Champion 40 gr. Round nose Fail to fire

 

All fail to fires were rotated and rechambered with a nice new strike on the rim. Might be the ammo...

 

Another thing is you can't keep it someplace damp because the rear sight will rust.

What kind of grips does maks have? NJPilot's are factory, right?

 

I don't know, I just know Kieth's felt more comfortable or am I confusing it with the 622 I fixed? Now I am confused, too many S&W 22's. Maks, do you have different grips?

I believe the grips are the same. The only difference I believe is the bull barrel compared to the light barrel and mine has the HI-VIZ front site.

 

My CZ has different grips than yours and Maks's.

I believe the grips are the same. The only difference I believe is the bull barrel compared to the light barrel and mine has the HI-VIZ front site.

 

My CZ has different grips than yours and Maks's.

 

 

 

Ok. I must be confusing it with the 622.

Great info, thanks to all.

the only different grips on the sw22a that I have seen is tom's tgz's. =)

 

Mine, njpilot's, and chad's have all the same grips. Chad's has shorter barrell. I have regular size, and pilot has bull barrell.

 

At first it was a bit finicky... but after 1k rounds... shoots anything. but dont use crap ammo and it will be awesome. solid nose bullets work best. Federal is great.

 

Only real issues i had are with remington golden bullet 36gr hollow points.

I own a 22A never had a problem with any ammo. The frame crack on top of the trigger because the hook at the end of the barrel that connects to the frame broke, don

I purchased a Smith & Wesson 22A in June. I take it to the range every time I go (usually twice a week), and although it is fun to shoot, it jams at least 5 times every 50 rounds for me. I don't use cheap ammo - I get high/hyper velocity CCI ammo every time, and it still fouls up. :x I called Smith & Wesson last week to ask them about the problems I've been having and they bluntly told me, "The problem is probably on your end." I'm no firearms expert by any means, but I highly doubt that the gun misfiring (for example) the 4th bullet out of 10 in the magazine is my fault. Also...what kind of customer service is that??? I'm sure Smith & Wesson is a fine company that makes wonderful firearms, but this experience hasn't really been good for me. I'm thinking of trading it in towards my next pistol...

I believe it was NJPilot's that I've fired. Its a good gun and shoots strait, but personally I don't like it. My biggest gripe is the sights. Compared to the larger bore guns I enjoy firing these are too narrow. That and considering I prefer full metal frame guns it felt too plasticy for my tastes. As always YMMV.

I believe it was NJPilot's that I've fired. Its a good gun and shoots strait, but personally I don't like it. My biggest gripe is the sights. Compared to the larger bore guns I enjoy firing these are too narrow. That and considering I prefer full metal frame guns it felt too plasticy for my tastes. As always YMMV.

 

 

the 22a felt plasticy? um, it is an all metal gun with rubber grips. =)

Walther P22 is plastic. =P

Just fired my 22 last night and I like it, very accurate, adjustable sights, good feel with the rubber grips.

 

It's great for practicing your shooting inexpensively for under $300

I believe it was NJPilot's that I've fired. Its a good gun and shoots strait, but personally I don't like it. My biggest gripe is the sights. Compared to the larger bore guns I enjoy firing these are too narrow. That and considering I prefer full metal frame guns it felt too plasticy for my tastes. As always YMMV.

 

 

the 22a felt plasticy? um, it is an all metal gun with rubber grips. =)

Walther P22 is plastic. =P

 

By plasticy I meant it felt too much like a kids toy in my hands.

I'm going to shoot it today with the minimags to see what happens. I should be at the bullet hole by 2. I'll have on my khaki shorts and my red devils shirt and black devils hat. If you want to shoot it just say hello =-)

 

-Chris

 

Just got back...

 

Okay my 22A likes CCI minimags. I fired 200 with 1 fail to feed. No fail to fire.

 

Winchester Wildcat. Shot 50. 5 fail to feed. 1 fail to fire. The one fail to fire was also stuck in the chamber. The range officer was nice enough to pry it out for me with a small screwdriver. I guess there's something else I need to bring with me from now on.

 

Finally CCI Standard Velocity:

Oh boy what a surprise... 300 rounds. NO Fail to feed and NO fail to fire.

 

The attached picture is with the CCI Standard Velocity 10 round groups at 40-50 feet. (I took the target home with me as you cannot take pictures at the Bullet Hole)