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Finally got to the range to play around with my new plinker/trainer. I shot 200 rounds of CCI Mini-Mag HV after wiping down the factory oil and applying BreakFree CLP to the recommended spots (this was not their recommended lube, though). Used their 10 round magazine though I still wish I had their 15 round. Did an equal amount of shooting 2-hand, strong and weak hand. Things I learned so far:
Decent accuracy for me. Centered nicely and I shot a 8” group at 25 yards. A lot of that is me and I’m sure the kit, when benched, could shoot tighter groups. I also flinch. A little. I learned this because…
I had about a dozen malfunctions – failure to feeds (FTF). Simple re-rack without the magazine tap did the trick.
Also had 3 failure to extracts, which makes me wonder if this slide likes to run with a little more lube than a Glock slide.
Even with a stock Glock frame, the trigger pull felt a tinyyyy bit lighter and maybe a little crisper at the break, compared to the stock slide. Maybe it’s the TSG-22’s firing pin spring or the sear.
Detail stripping is easier than I first expected. See my first post. It’s easier to remove the firing pin assembly now, just takes a simple tap, but you still need that hex driver.
I was able to get away without having to use loc-tite. My kit came with some kind of loc-tite equivalent but I decided not to use it, and the screws stayed tight after 200 rounds.
Lastly:
Switching back to the stock slide makes me feel like I’m firing a hand cannon. I’ll make a point of firing at least 50 rounds of 9 mm ammo at the end of a 22LR session.
Decent accuracy for me. Centered nicely and I shot a 8” group at 25 yards. A lot of that is me and I’m sure the kit, when benched, could shoot tighter groups. I also flinch. A little. I learned this because…
I had about a dozen malfunctions – failure to feeds (FTF). Simple re-rack without the magazine tap did the trick.
Also had 3 failure to extracts, which makes me wonder if this slide likes to run with a little more lube than a Glock slide.
Even with a stock Glock frame, the trigger pull felt a tinyyyy bit lighter and maybe a little crisper at the break, compared to the stock slide. Maybe it’s the TSG-22’s firing pin spring or the sear.
Detail stripping is easier than I first expected. See my first post. It’s easier to remove the firing pin assembly now, just takes a simple tap, but you still need that hex driver.
I was able to get away without having to use loc-tite. My kit came with some kind of loc-tite equivalent but I decided not to use it, and the screws stayed tight after 200 rounds.
Lastly:
Switching back to the stock slide makes me feel like I’m firing a hand cannon. I’ll make a point of firing at least 50 rounds of 9 mm ammo at the end of a 22LR session.
