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| TAURUSTX 22 RDS T.O.R.O. |
| 2024-07-20 |
| The damn thing just runs. It cycles reliably with anything I feed it, including subsonic rounds and high-velocities. I don’t have a clue how Taurus’ engineers figured it out, and so I have an email into them at the time of this writing that asks them as much. But what I can tell you right now is that not only does the handgun have 99% reliability through 500 rounds and counting, but it’s as accurate as any .22 pistol I own, including several target-model Rugers. I can hit my 75-yard, 6-inch steel target every shot from a standing, unrested position. At 25 yards rested, I’m getting .80 inch groups. No doubt its accuracy is enhanced by the gun’s Performance Trigger System that slides backwards slightly before coming to its second stage and then breaking over cleanly at 4.75 lbs, which is excellent for any handgun, much for a polymer-framed .22. The reset is as good (short, fast, and crisp) as any I’ve ever felt on any striker-fired gun, period. The other cool thing about this pistol that makes me like it more than the M&P (and certainly the cheapy-feeling plastic-slide Glock 44) is that it comes with both a 16-round and a 22-round extended magazine. That means less time loading and more time shooting, and trust me when I say it’s easy to burn through some rounds with this thing. The TX 22 has numerous other features such as a light/accessory rail and a manual safety if you’re into such contraptions, but what I like most is its overall feel, from its grip angle and contour, to its balance and the familiarity of its controls. It’s like shooting a competition-grade centerfire, only it’s a .22 that I can shoot for pennies on the dollar. Right now I’m seeing the gun itself going for $300, making it one of the best gun bargains going. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |