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Jennings J-22 .22LR pistol

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GlennW

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#1
I'm thinking about getting one of these just for a cheap plinker/fun gun, an earlier pre-Bryco version. They get tons of bad press, but I'd like to hear from people who have owned and shot them.

And no matter what anyone says, the little dude with the sword looks badass. :hiding:
 
#2
They are junk. (I have had two)

You will have more frustration than fun. Save up an extra few bucks and buy a used buckmark, Ruger or any number of revolvers in .22

You could spend 100 bucks on a gun that doesnt work or a few hundred on one that does.
 
#3
Veritasmench said:
They are junk. (I have had two)

You will have more frustration than fun. Save up an extra few bucks and buy a used buckmark, Ruger or any number of revolvers in .22

You could spend 100 bucks on a gun that doesnt work or a few hundred on one that does.
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Did yours have the horizontal sliding safety, or the up and down sliding safety?
 
#6
Pretty sure that Beretta makes a tiny .22lr (Minx?). S&W Made one in the past, not sure they still do.
There's the Walther TPH.

There's also the Taurus PLY22 Pocket Pistol. You might want to search out "pocket pistols" or similar... (edit: there's also the Beretta Bobcat, of which the Taurus is a copy. Also, the Minx is .22 short. my bad.)
 
#9
These things are garbage- literally.

Save up some money, buy yourself a nice Ruger Mark II, Mark III, 22/45 or Browning Buckmark. Shoot pistol for the rest of your life with no malfunctions.

Another .22lr pistol that's been getting good press, and I've had the pleasure to shoot is the Beretta U22 Neos. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beretta_U22_Neos

I guarantee this pistol is a lot easier to break down and clean than a Ruger Mark pistol, and it's less expensive too.
 
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Ironbar said:
These things are garbage- literally.

Save up some money, buy yourself a nice Ruger Mark II, Mark III, 22/45 or Browning Buckmark. Shoot pistol for the rest of your life with no malfunctions.

Another .22lr pistol that's been getting good press, and I've had the pleasure to shoot is the Beretta U22 Neos. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beretta_U22_Neos

I guarantee this pistol is a lot easier to break down and clean than a Ruger Mark pistol, and it's less expensive too.
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I've had a Neos for 5 or 6 years now- it has been 99% trouble free for well over 2500 rounds, and I've got no complaints about accuracy. I had my eyes on a Ruger 22/45, but I got the Neos in trade. I had intended to sell it and get the Ruger, but I liked it enough to keep.

The Neos is far too big for a pocket pistol though. My pocket pistol is a Ruger LCR in 357 magnum. They make a 22lr version too.
 
#18
I had a blue Colt OM for a while, beautiful gun, but that recoil spring was a PITA. It wasn't all that light either. I still have a Combat Target in matte black, it isn't going anywhere.
 
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GlennW said:
I had a blue Colt OM for a while, beautiful gun, but that recoil spring was a PITA. It wasn't all that light either. I still have a Combat Target in matte black, it isn't going anywhere.
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Haven't been an active shooter for a while, so I've never heard of a Combat Target before. Just googled it, and it sure looks sweet. Is yours stock, or have you had any work done to it?
 
#20
DeathFromBelow said:
Haven't been an active shooter for a while, and I've never heard of a Combat Target before. Just googled it, and it sure looks sweet. Is yours stock, or have you've had some work done to it?
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100% stock, except I cut away the wrap around part of the grips that covered the front part of the frame. They look like regular grips now, and fit my hand better. I did send it back to the factory to have them fix the trigger pull, it was very flakey when new. They were made for a year or two around 1996-97.

Edit: not 100% stock, it has a Clark? one-piece guide rod for the recoil spring, and I swap recoil springs to suit the load I'm shooting.
 

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