thefollowertothen drop out of
the magazine.
As for disassembly of the pistol, it
should be familiar to anyone who has
field-stripped a modern striker-fired
pi stol. After removing the magazine
and ensuring the pistol is unloaded,
pull the trigger to deactivate the
striker. Pull down on the takedown
lever just forward of the trigger and
the slide will then come off forward
and up from the frame.
The TX22 isn’t the first Taurus pis-
tol both designed and manufactured
in the United States. That distinction
goes to the recent Taurus Spec-
trum. But my experiences with the
Spectrum and the TX22 are similar.
Both are fun to shoot, well made and
reliable, leading me to hope these
an d future U.S.-produced Taurus
firearms will be free of the quality-
control issues that have sometimes
plagued the company’s Brazilian
imports.
The market is full of purpose-built
target .22 handguns like the Smith
& Wesson SW22 and Ruger Mark IV.
Those guns have fixed bull barrels
and will be inherently more accurate
than the TX22, but they’re also more
expensive. The TX22 isn’t trying to
be one of them.
The TX22 isn’t a specific lookalike
of any existing centerfire semiauto
on the market, although I think it’s
closer in looks to the HK VP9 than
anything else. With its control layout
and accessory rail for a light and/
or laser, it could very well serve as
a “trainer,” but this wasn’t Taurus’
sp ecific aim.
The company refers to the TX22
as a “sporting pistol” aimed at the
“s hooting enthusiast market,” meant
to have “broad consumer appeal.”
These quotes come from Taurus’
marketing materials, and in this case
I’d say they accurately describe the
TX22. I found it just fun to shoot, no
matter what kind of shooting I was
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Additional 10- and 16-round TX22
magazines are available from shop
taurus.com for just $22 apiece. Taurus
doesn’t offer any holsters for it, but I
found holsters designed for the TX22
from Crossbreed and Forged Tec
online.
The TX22 is not a dedicated target
gun or trainer or meant for kids or
new shooters. Instead, the TX22 is
meant to be suitable, to one degree
or another, for all of those shooting
endeavors. It has a great trigger and
adjustable (if somewhat basic) sights.
It is light, well balanced and as soft-
recoiling a .22 as you can find. Last
but not least it’s designed and made
in the USA at an affordable price.