First of all let me say I absolutely love this firearm. The action, the magazine, its very accurate, and its easy to break down and clean.
It does however have 3 major faults.
1 - You want to use copper plated ammo. If you don't it tends to get magor build up of lead at the end of the barrel. Mine cycles the cheap hollow points with no problems. (something I can live with)
2 - I have the occasional problem when the extractor won't pull out a brass, usually when its a live round, and I have to use a rod. (also something I can live with)
3 - Major problem... The slide release... Two big problems with this. (A) 22LR is dirty, and the slide release can get grit between it and the frame. (B) This pistol is 9 months old and has had approximately 1500 rounds through it. Either the pin that the release is mounted on has worn down or the hole that the pin goes through has been warped. What ever the problem is, the slide often becomes jammed open. The nobb that you would use to close the acrion needs to be pulled towards the rear. Now I don't claim to be an expert, but I would think that its a little early to have parts wearing out.
Any comments?
It does however have 3 major faults.
1 - You want to use copper plated ammo. If you don't it tends to get magor build up of lead at the end of the barrel. Mine cycles the cheap hollow points with no problems. (something I can live with)
2 - I have the occasional problem when the extractor won't pull out a brass, usually when its a live round, and I have to use a rod. (also something I can live with)
3 - Major problem... The slide release... Two big problems with this. (A) 22LR is dirty, and the slide release can get grit between it and the frame. (B) This pistol is 9 months old and has had approximately 1500 rounds through it. Either the pin that the release is mounted on has worn down or the hole that the pin goes through has been warped. What ever the problem is, the slide often becomes jammed open. The nobb that you would use to close the acrion needs to be pulled towards the rear. Now I don't claim to be an expert, but I would think that its a little early to have parts wearing out.
Any comments?