I always wanted one of these after having shot Bart Blosser’s P22 a decade ago. Dad eventually spotted one at the now-defunct Granger Guns just off SR 23, being sold as “Used”, though it showed few, if any, signs of wear. It was priced well below normal retail price for a new one, so I picked it up. I also thought it would make a great trainer for new and/or smaller-handed shooters.
This is the Target model, which has a 5-inch barrel instead of the standard 3.42-inch barrel. It also has a faux-compensator which adds a little weight for recoil management, but also extends the sight radius. The gun is quite fun to shoot, and fits very well in smaller hands. The grip is a little small for me to shoot comfortably, but when plinking .22LR, it is not a huge concern. My hands do get tired if I shoot it for too long though, mostly due to the extra cant in my dominant due to the narrow grip.
Updates
I added a 1/2″x28 threaded barrel adapter to enable suppressor mounting. The factory model comes with a thread protector which is hidden under the compensator. The adapter extends the threads out past the comp. and makes it a standard 1/2″x28. The gun looks pretty comical with the enormous, steel Thompson Machine THIRTY .30-cal suppressor hanging off the end. One almost has to use the suppressor as a foregrip to shoot, and the factory sights have no hope at all of peeking over the suppressors profile.
I also added magazine extensions from Tandemkross to allow a total of 15+1 in the factory mags. It actually took about a year of shooting them in this configuration before the magazine internals loosened enough to allow the extra five rounds. But even if the extensions did not accommodate any extra rounds, they would be worth it for the extra grip area they afford. The gun is much more comfortable with the extended grip.
Future Plans
I would like to add a captured recoil spring, since reassembling after cleaning with the loose spring is fairly tedious and frustrating. There is also a fiber optic front sight post I would like to use.
