22s less cool…. Go eat a Stick!!! Love me some 22s!

After trying a .22, .380, and 9mm and doing a ridiculous amount of research, I just bought my first gun at the tender young age of 76 - a TX22. I got it solely for home defense with no intention of carrying. I paid $280 online and recently saw the same gun in a local shop for $400. After a few lessons at the range, I'm sure I made a wise decision.

6:25 Anyone who REALLY knows their guns, KNOWS that a 22 CAN & WILL take someone down. Close range whether its a 9mm or 22, if you shoot off 4-5 rounds of the 22, it WILL take them down.

Love mine so much, I purchased a second. Ammo quality can be an issue, especially when you get a few hundred rounds in. Bore brush her well, or your accuracy deteriorates quite a bit. Bolt face gets powdered/waxed up as well. A little maintenance goes a long way. Great for accuracy @ 30 feet up to around 4-500 rounds. Good after that. Put over 10,000 rounds through my first, and around 5000 through my second. Only have issues when I get to the above stated threshold. Note-if you are in stale air (no breeze), the 'gunsmoke' will affect your accuracy..as with all shooting. At around $.06 a round, you can't beat the economic value for training. Excellent trainer, would trust as a daily carry as well.

I have always had a passion for 22. First rifle just so happened to be the first thing i ever fixed. Winchester model 250 dad bought at a tire shop in 63. The takedown pin had broke in the middle of the trigger linkage causing it to go off unexpectedly on my dad. He had taken it to a gunsmith in town and the guy kept it a week, returned it and told my dad the trigger sear was bad. Curious 8 year old me tore it apart one day and found the first thing in dissassembly was broken. Checked the rest out, all else was good to go. Made another pin out of a piece of dowel rod until dad machined me a nice solid stainless one. After that it was my rifle and i commensed to wear it out. 2 bricks of thunderbolts a week dang consistently from the age of 8-16. Come to find out you can still get parts for those unlike what the lazy lying “gunsmith “ told us. Im currently on the 3rd takedown pin, 3rd firing pin, 2nd extractor, and second lock up mechanism. I slowed down shooting alot as an adult because time constraints and other obligations, but i still love it. Hands down my favoritest firearm ever. I still drag it out and plink in the back yard with it every time im home at 42 years old. Having gotten robbed right at the beginning of the pandemic, the bastards took my entire arsenal and my safe, but fortunately left my winchester 22, my grandads 410, and the mossberg maverick that would have been waiting for their punk asses had I been home. Anyhow there for a couple years only thing i had and had much ammo for was my old trusty 22. It reignited that love of such a simple effective firearm. I might have went a bit overboard on 22 buildings my arsenal back. The Taurus tx 22 is definitely one i picked up and haven’t regretted. I daily carry a ruger lcp in 22 and feel more than adequately armed with it in my pocket loaded with 11 round of federal punch. It is hard to beat the underrated, underestimated 22lr.

Good, concise review. I've had two of these for a couple of years and they are so much fun. I get out with friends and family for training, and the low cost of ammo is a big plus. Can't beat CCI ammo for these imho.

Where are you finding this for $200? Everywhere I see it, it's minimum $300

Just left the gun shop bought a new shotgun then I asked to check out some other firearms when I picked this up I was like Holly crap I love how this feels and it was super light

Mine would get extreme lead fouling with Winchester Western. Changed it to CCI and now runs perfectly.

Where did you find it for $200?

It's recently upgraded to have a red dot mount and threaded barrel as standard now. It's an even better package now than it was when it was released

Finally got one. $250. Fifty dollars off. Sale at Scheels in Iowa. Wanted one for 2 years. My new boss who is a veteran and ex policeman said he put about 1000 rounds through his. No hiccups. I also purchased a Galloway Precision stainless steel guide rod and spring. Have not shot it yet.

I am waiting for the TX 22 Lr compact. I have not seen it at Academy yet.

my buddy and I picked these up about 2 years ago. We stopped counting at 6k rounds each , over 400 reloading of the magazines, no issues, accuracy is amazing, great training. I purposely did not clean mine waiting until see the round count before the first failure to feed or eject. Well, about 2k rounds of plated HV I had a failure to fully feed. Toothbrush bolt face, solvent patch feed ramp and chamber, two minutes later I continued my range day! We average about 300 rounds a month or more, so, I may have over 7k rounds thru it now. Great Video, fits in the Glock holsters , trigger and grip helps transition to Glock or small frame Sig 250/320.

your videos are improving... don't forget us small guys when you get big

I own the TX22 and an additional TX22 Competition slide and love it/them. I have never seen it for $200.00 though.

Thanks for the review.

The TX22 grip angle looks very similar to CZ grip angle. That would be awesome for training purposes.

I'll take cheap & fun over cool though. Haha I agree about some people's safety.

I love mine. It shoots great.

Good review thanks

Its a great gun and wont break the bank buying or shooting it. Those who knock the .22lr for stopping power are just Internet Tough Guys. I promise you if you get shot center mass with a .22lr round from pistol-fighting range, it will be the worst day of your life -- if you live to tell about it. Folks talk about .22lr like its a damn airsoft round. The Va Tech mass murderer put half his victims down with a Walther P22. If you can shoot a .22lr on target and do so effectively more than other calibers, you should shoot the .22lr for self defense. A 22.lr on target beats a .45ACP that misses or scrapes.

Having some special work done to my TX22 compact 😂

In my country it's almost 3X price.. but I'm gonna buy it anyway.. Philippines has a pricey imports.. hope we can buy some accessories and suppressor's as well.. in here it's not impossible if you'll wait 5-10 years 😅😅

Just got the the newest tx22 it’s 🔥

Show me where they r for 200i buy two if them

I have the compact version.

These cost about €850 ($930) in Ireland

Like your review and direct explanation of the pistol but my only question is you mention a few times “cost “ where is it for $200 I have one and it was over $200 like little over $300 and others maybe wonder as well so be sure of cost or where to get for what you say $200?. But thanks for good review.

More expensive in stores * still not too bad

I love mine

Nice work Elliott👍 thanks.

I had 1 --- traded it ---- took the barrel out and the rifling was EXTREMELY BAD ---- almost nonexistant on one side and ~4 times as thick on the other side ----- no wonder I couldn't hit shit (broad side of a barn) with it ----- point of impact was horribly different each shot. I'll never buy another unless I can check the rifling out before I buy! Guess I just got a BAD/LEMON TX22

$288 here in florida for the none safety od green splatter 😊 Cant wait for the weekend! 🐿 - - - 🔫 pew pew...oh wait there made here 😂😉😝🤫

dollar for dollar is it better than keltec p17

I spent 315 for mine with over 300 bullets

I dead accurate with my 22

Yeah, I've been trying to find that. Gun for 200 hundred dollars and it's not happening. .

Check out tandemized TX22's, oof

You forgot the Colgate tooth paste add

$200? 🤔 The Lord knows when we lie Elliott

Where did you find it for $200

22's are more cool lol. I just got 1k rounds for $60. Im a have fun next week

the firing pin was casts

I just bought this for 296 bucks..

He is dry firing a 22 that gun is going to be messed up 22s are rimfire guns not center fire so it’s going to mess up his firing pin

Think this is a good truck gun. Like I carry a 9mm but this would be perfect for me to like shoot snakes while fishing, weedeating cutting grass. Keeps my nicer carry gun cleaner lol and like this guy said it’s fun to shoot

And, I don't think you can find any pistol, in any caliber, for $200. Maybe hi point. Please don't assume.

They are $299.99 ! No where you can find one for $200.00 gotta get story right if you going to do a video.. I just bought one today..

I gave 350

So your not going to shoot it

I paid $310

340$ for mine

Have1,, 2 mags split down the back,, Taurus will not warranty them,, less than a year old! Love the gun,, Hate their customer service!

$200 hmm $299 for mine

why would you shoot a possum? rats rabbits pests I can understand but opossums to more good than bad.

Do you have Law Enforcement or Military background?

oi hi is chain

Lol @ 200$😂🤣 its 300+

One of the things I don't like is reviewers not reviewing their own content and leaving mistakes in the vid without an edit. @3:19 you meant mag release, not safety. Also, never have I seen a 200 tx22. You must live in magic rainbow land where they grow on trees.

Dude what are you wearing ?

200 😂 lol

They are 280 now lol and don't sell your land to bill gates! Save a farm delete bill😂

Question: Other than the obvious fact that you have a lot of money to spend on guns and gear, what actual experience do you have that makes you such the expert on weapons reviews? Just curious is all.

More like $300ish

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