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Smith & Wesson 22A .22LR

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2	5360	Wed February 21, 2007

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100% of reviewers	$230.00	6.5

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Description:

Adjustable Target Sights
5 1/2" Barrel
Grey Frame with Black Barrel and Slide
Full Length Sight Bridge with Integral Weaver Style Optics Mount
Tool-less Takedown
Soft Touch Rubber Grip
Ambidextrous Magazine Release
For plinking, practice, competitive target shooting or other recreational purposes, there's no better choice than Smith & Wesson's classic Rimfire pistols. Known for their superior performance, the Rimfire pistols are available in 5 1/2" and 7" barrels. New is the Rimfire Model 22A with polished sides on the barrel and slide. Whether it is your first handgun or a tool to hone your skills, these extremely accurate target pistols are perfect for shooters at all skill levels.


	GlocKingTN TGO Senior Member		Posts: 1,460 Registered: January 2007 Location: Bolivar, TN see this user's products

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GlocKingTN

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Registered: January 2007
Location: Bolivar, TN
Posts: 1460

Review Date: Tue February 20, 2007

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $230.00 | Rating: 7

Pros:	Lightweight gun. Very affordable to target shoot with. Ammo is very cheap as well. This gun has very little, if any, recoil.
Cons:	This .22LR does have a habit of jamming alot. The part for grabbing and ejecting the casing isnt very well made.

I bought this gun for my wife to shoot. She likes it very much. The main downfalls I see with it is that it jams alot. It is very lightweight and has almost no recoil. Its great for just going out and shooting up some ammo at paper targets.

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molonlabetn

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Registered: January 2007
Location: Manchester, TN
Posts: 4921

Review Date: Wed February 21, 2007

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 6

Pros:	Very accurate (compared to other similare semi-auto rimfires), easy to mount optics, good trigger
Cons:	It is a pain to disassemble and re-assemble, less-than-ideal grip ergonomics and controls, un-reliable when dirty or with cheap ammo

I had mine for a little over 2 years, paid $250 for it back in Fall 2003, and put close to 9000rd through it. Most of the time I had a BSA red-dot mounted... and it was a tack-driver, all the way out to 75yd. Very controllable recoil (even for a .22lr), and the trigger was crisp and light, especially once broken-in. I did begin having some problems with light-strikes near the end of its tenure in my gun cabinet, and it noticably preferred jacketed ammo. The gun was laborious to clean properly, and needed it frequently or it would jam. The extractor was patrially to blame, since a majority of the jams were spent cases which would remain in the breech, wedged against the recoil-spring guide-rod at the top of the chamber.

I sold mine in favor of a Ruger 22/45... But overall, I did prefer the 22A for it's accuracy and trigger... the Ruger is a tradeoff for reliability with cheaper ammo.

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