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I bought a Beretta M9-22 .22lr pistol a couple of months ago and this last Friday was the first time I got a chance to shoot it. My wife and I put about 150 rounds through it and didn't have any issues at all (not that I was expecting any) while we were shooting it.
It shot well and since it was just a .22lr it was easy to shoot. I didn't really have any problems with the ammunition even though it was a cheap box of 500 Remington 22 Thunderbolt. I did notice some particles of what I assume was unburnt powder hitting my face around my safety glasses a few times. I also noticed a number of low power rounds, although everything shot did make it out of the barrel ok.
I've not shot a 22 pistol in a long time, rifles yes, but the last 22 pistol I shot was my Ruger Blackhawk I had back in the 70's and I didn't get to shoot it that much before I sold it to my uncle when I was sent to Germany. Although the Beretta shot very well, there were to things I noted while shooting it.
One, it's a pain and takes up a lot of time putting 15 .22lr bullets in the 5 magazines I have. It's a good thing the Hilljak Quickie Loader I have for our S&W .380EZ magazines also works on the Beretta 22 magazines. I just slipped it over the top and it was easy to hold the the follower pin down as I dropped in the .22 rounds. It made it easier, but it still took a while to get them all re-loaded.
The other thing I noticed, probably because I've been shooting 9mm, .380, .38 and .357 guns that the .22 just seemed a bit under whelming. After shooting the 150 rounds through it I was glad to get back to my Beretta 92fs and the S&W .380EZ that we also brought with us during this session. I guess the .22 just isn't as much fun as it was when I was younger or maybe I'll need to shoot it a lot more to enjoy it as much as my other guns. Or maybe I need to get 10 more mags so I don't have to spend so much time reloading. LOL!
It's a nice gun, well balanced and works like my Beretta 92fx and seems to be well made. Although it wasn't all that exciting to shoot this time, it will still be in the bag when we go shoot the other guns.
Mike
It shot well and since it was just a .22lr it was easy to shoot. I didn't really have any problems with the ammunition even though it was a cheap box of 500 Remington 22 Thunderbolt. I did notice some particles of what I assume was unburnt powder hitting my face around my safety glasses a few times. I also noticed a number of low power rounds, although everything shot did make it out of the barrel ok.
I've not shot a 22 pistol in a long time, rifles yes, but the last 22 pistol I shot was my Ruger Blackhawk I had back in the 70's and I didn't get to shoot it that much before I sold it to my uncle when I was sent to Germany. Although the Beretta shot very well, there were to things I noted while shooting it.
One, it's a pain and takes up a lot of time putting 15 .22lr bullets in the 5 magazines I have. It's a good thing the Hilljak Quickie Loader I have for our S&W .380EZ magazines also works on the Beretta 22 magazines. I just slipped it over the top and it was easy to hold the the follower pin down as I dropped in the .22 rounds. It made it easier, but it still took a while to get them all re-loaded.
The other thing I noticed, probably because I've been shooting 9mm, .380, .38 and .357 guns that the .22 just seemed a bit under whelming. After shooting the 150 rounds through it I was glad to get back to my Beretta 92fs and the S&W .380EZ that we also brought with us during this session. I guess the .22 just isn't as much fun as it was when I was younger or maybe I'll need to shoot it a lot more to enjoy it as much as my other guns. Or maybe I need to get 10 more mags so I don't have to spend so much time reloading. LOL!
It's a nice gun, well balanced and works like my Beretta 92fx and seems to be well made. Although it wasn't all that exciting to shoot this time, it will still be in the bag when we go shoot the other guns.
Mike